Apple Brings Live News to TV App on Apple TVs, iPhones in the US

Back in September last twelvemonth, Apple tree revealed its plans to bring live news streaming to its TV app on iOS and tvOS, and also demoed the functionality live. It now appears that the characteristic is ready for prime time, as the latest update to the Television set app on Apple'due south mobile and Television platform has added a 'News' department under the 'Lookout Now' options in the Tv app.

According to a report, the 'News' section volition showcase alive news channels for users to keep a tab on events happening around them. The section will exist populated by the alive news feed of channels like CNN, CBS, Play a joke on News, Bloomberg, Cheddar, and CNBC, allowing users to directly stream live news content from the same channels on their iPhone, iPad and Apple tree TV.

However, the 'News' section is only attainable to users in the United States. Likewise, the library of live news streaming channels listed under the Watch Now department is quite small, compared to the number of live sports channels bachelor to users in the Television app on iOS and tvOS.

The Television app asks for a user's 'Unmarried Sign-On login credentials' to give unhindered access to the live news feed of the channels. The biggest advantage is the fact that users volition no longer have to rely on standalone apps to view live news content, every bit this content volition now be aggregated in the 'News' section of the TV app's Scout Now menu.

Apple tree has also added a nifty Siri-integration feature that will allow users to stream a aqueduct'south live news content on an Apple Tv set by only request the virtual assistant to practise and so via a voice command. The Watch Now section is now live in the TV app for users who are running iOS 11.ii.5 and tvOS 11.2.5 on their iPad/iPhone and Apple Goggle box.

Source: https://beebom.com/apple-live-news-streaming-apple-tv-iphones/

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