Hands-On With the New Apple TV: An Overview of Siri and SearchAlong with an App Store, Siri voice integration and universal search are important software-based features available on the new Apple TV. With Siri voice integration, it's possible to search for content and control video playback, while universal search allows users to look for movies and TV shows across a range of different apps.
In the video below, we went hands-on with the new Apple TV to give
MacRumors readers an in-depth look at how the new Siri and universal search features work in person.
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Siri is linked to universal search, as the main (and simplest) way to seek out television shows, movies, and apps on the Apple TV. Siri is able to do things like pause, rewind, and fast forward, and there are also some cool tricks. For example, asking Siri "What did he say?" during a bit of missed speech in a TV show or movie will rewind a few seconds and display subtitles. Searching through television shows by specific actors, scenes, and episodes is another nifty feature.
At the current point in time, universal search is limited to a handful of sources that include Netflix, iTunes, Hulu HBO Go, and Showtime, but Apple plans to make a universal search API available, expanding the number of apps that can take advantage of the feature.
For more on the new Apple TV, make sure to check out
our complete hardware overview and our look at
the tvOS App Store. We've also
rounded up a list of Apple TV apps and we've
shared some tidbits about the new device.
On our forums, our readers are discussing the new Apple TV in the
dedicated Apple TV forum. Of particular interest is a thread where new Apple TV owners are
discussing their first impressions of the device, and there's also a forum dedicated to Apple TV apps.
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