On November 1, 2019 Apple joined the ranks of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ with its personal unique streaming service. Apple TV+ encompasses a broad assortment of reveals and many extra within the pipeline funded by Apple’s mountainous money pile.
Beneath, you’ll discover a compendium of every part we find out about Apple’s streaming platform.
Up to date August 21, 20253: Apple has towards raised the value for its streaming service. Apple TV+ now prices $12.99/£9.99, up from $9.99/£8.99.
How do I entry Apple TV+?
You possibly can enroll and watch Apple TV+ content material by means of the TV app, which is obtainable on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Mac. It’s additionally out there on many recreation consoles, sensible TVs, Roku, and Fireplace TV gadgets. You can too watch Apple TV+ on a browser at television.apple.com.
The expertise of the TV app, although, varies from gadget to gadget. On a Roku, sensible TV, recreation console, or in a browser, you’ll solely see Apple’s personal content material. That features Apple TV+ content material in addition to Apple TV Channels and any films or TV reveals you’ve bought by means of iTunes or the TV app.
On iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV {hardware}, you’ll additionally see reveals from different streaming providers like Hulu, Paramount Plus, HBO, or Amazon Prime. The TV app aggregates content material from supporting third-party apps working on the gadget. Netflix doesn’t help the function, sadly.
Can I watch Apple TV+ reveals on non-Apple gadgets?
Sure! You possibly can watch Apple TV+ by means of the TV app, which is obtainable on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Mac, in addition to many recreation consoles, sensible TVs, and different streaming gadgets. You probably have a brand new set from Samsung, LG, Sony, or Vizio, you must also be capable to use AirPlay 2 to broadcast content material straight out of your iPhone or iPad to the set.
You can too watch on the net utilizing Safari, Chrome, or Firefox by heading to television.apple.com. See: AirPlay suitable TVs which have Apple TV construct in: Information.
How a lot does Apple TV+ value?
Apple has raised the value of Apple TV+ a number of occasions because it’s preliminary value of simply $4.99 a month. It at present prices $12.99/£9.99 a month. There aren’t a number of “tiers” of Apple TV+ subscriptions—you at all times get one of the best video and audio high quality, Household Sharing, and all options.
You possibly can renew your subscription for one yr for $99/£89, which primarily offers you two months free every year. Alternatively, you possibly can cancel at any time and simply pay for a month while you wish to watch a selected present.
Apple TV+ can be included in all three tiers of the Apple One providers bundle, which ranges from $19.95/£18.95 per 30 days to $37.95/£36.95 per 30 days.
Does Apple TV+ have a free trial?
Sure, however it solely lasts for seven days, however there are methods to get an extended trial. Learn: Learn how to get Apple TV at no cost.
The U.Ok. and South Africa are exceptions—Apple affords no free trial there.
Is something on Apple TV free?
Some persons are understandably confused when having paid for an Apple TV+ subscription, or purchased an Apple TV set high field, they discover that solely Apple authentic reveals are included of their subscription. Apple showcasing reveals from different providers, and permitting leases and purchases of different reveals and flicks in all probability doesn’t assist this confusion.
There may be some content material you possibly can watch at no cost even with out an Apple TV+ subscription although. You possibly can watch the primary episodes of many reveals, which might at the least inform you whether or not or to not subscribe to finish the season. Typically Apple makes reveals out there at no cost, for instance, sure Charlie Brown episodes and a few films.
Learn: What’s free on Apple TV+?
Do Apple TV+ reveals have advertisements?
No. Although you’ll typically see a trailer for an additional Apple TV+ present earlier than the one you plan to observe. That is much like many different streaming providers, and it’s skippable.
What reveals and flicks can be found proper now?
Subscribing to Apple TV+ offers you entry to a library of unique content material, fairly than entry to an enormous back-catalog of TV reveals or films, so there’s not as a lot out there as on another providers. That mentioned, over time the content material has elevated.
We preserve an in depth listing of all of the at present out there content material Apple TV+.
What reveals and flicks are coming sooner or later?
Apple has nothing if not deep pockets and a want to win. The corporate has spent a small fortune buying unique reveals and flicks from different manufacturing firms and has even began its personal (Apple Studios) to supply its personal.
It’s protected to say there’s rather a lot on the way in which, however the tempo of recent releases pales compared to opponents like Netflix.
We preserve an inventory of all of the reveals, sequence, and flicks coming to Apple TV+.
Does Apple launch episodes as soon as per week or drop whole seasons directly?
Apple’s strategy varies. With brand-new reveals, Apple will typically launch the primary three episodes directly, with the remainder of the season coming at a price of 1 episode per week. Second seasons and later might begin off at only one per week, and a few restricted sequence (particularly documentary sequence) make all of the episodes out there directly.
New releases to Apple TV+ usually occur on Friday at midnight (so you possibly can watch the newest episode of Ted Lasso at 9pm on Thursday evening, Pacific Time).
Can I obtain reveals for offline viewing?
Sure, with a few caveats. Apple seems to put no limits on downloads of the identical content material throughout iPhones, iPads, and Macs owned by the identical account. For instance, we downloaded the identical episode of Servant on all three of those gadgets by means of the TV app with no hassle.
However that’s the place the liberty ends. Apple doesn’t mean you can obtain Apple TV+ content material on the Apple TV, nor does it permit for it on different streaming gadgets, sensible TVs, or when watching reveals on a browser.
Reveals you obtain to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac will likely be out there for 30 days, after which your gadgets will mechanically take away them. You can too manually delete them by means of the TV app.
Does Apple TV+ permit simultaneous streaming?
Apple TV+ permits for six simultaneous streams directly, which is greater than you’ll get from every other on-demand streaming service in the marketplace. A number of members of the family with Household Sharing can all stream their very own content material directly.
How do I modify the streaming high quality so I don’t burn by means of my knowledge?
A single episode of an Apple TV+ present like See can use over 2GB of your cell knowledge. You possibly can stop Apple’s service from hogging a lot knowledge in your iPhone or iPad by going to Settings > TV. You’ll see choices to make use of mobile knowledge or not, can change between Automated and Excessive High quality streaming, and might change the standard of downloads over mobile.
Can you utilize Household Sharing with Apple TV+?
Sure. A single Apple TV+ subscription might be shared with as much as 5 extra members of the family.
Every member of the family has their very own watch historical past and suggestions—it’s as if they’d their very own particular person subscription.
Are all Apple TV+ reveals out there in 4K?
Sure. Early on, Apple introduced that each one reveals can be out there in 4K HDR/Dolby Imaginative and prescient and that “most” reveals would have Dolby Atmos sound, however it didn’t say simply how good it could be. In keeping with
FlatplanelsHD’s Rasmus Larsen, Apple TV+ affords one of the best 4K streaming high quality of any service in the marketplace. It’s so good, the truth is, that the 4K bitrates are higher than what you’ll see in some iTunes films.
When Larsen wrote his publish in November of 2019, See had the best bitrate of any Apple TV+ present, with a median bitrate of 29Mbps and a peak of 41Mbps. Snoopy in House averaged 13Mbps, which is spectacular for a cartoon. Netflix’s 4K bitrates, by comparability, are inclined to peak at round 16Mbps.