Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by thought_alarm on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:11PM
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Just visit icloud.com or appleid.apple.com in the web browser of your choice. It's not rocket science.
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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by largepeepee on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:16PM
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He already did, he mentioned in the comments there was no option to approve it so he's stuck at that page.
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by Karsteski on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:13PM
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You're missing the point though. The device should be usable on its own. This is extremely anti-consumer, it doesn't matter if there's a simple solution
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by denkmoon on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:14PM
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These devices are pointless "on their own". What would an Apple TV do without any external dependencies? Play the pre-loaded screen savers?
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by wincy on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:19PM
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What? You can watch Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and do a ton of other things that absolutely don’t require an iOS or macOS device to activate it.
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by saurik on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:34PM
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You can also buy first-party stuff from iTunes on your AppleTV without any other device; maybe you need to have used a computer at some point in the past to make the Apple ID, but it certainly isn't an ongoing requirement to own anything except a TV (as AppleTV isn't actually a TV, despite the name ;P), and having an Apple ID is probably also required to download even free apps from the App Store.
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by falcolas on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:23PM
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Based on my last two experiences, you can't on Roku - you can't watch Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+.
Worse, you need a working payment method with Roku to use the device.
Personally, I find that a bit more egregious. EDIT Nevermind this last bit. I didn't see that the top level workaround... doesn't work around the issue.
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by NikolaNovak on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:08PM
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I am Confused as what you're trying to say. I have Roku express and a TV with built in Roku. Neither requires me to own any weird additional devices to watch Netflix, Disney,prime etc?
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by falcolas on Monday January 16, 2023 @09:16PM
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It requires an active Roku account (including a valid credit card), which this thread was specifically about - requiring an Apple account to watch Netflix et. al.
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by andrewmackrodt on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:14PM
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It's mentioned in the replies that there was no prompt to accept the new terms and conditions when using a browser. Interestingly, the word messages also excludes macOS, mentioning only iOS or iPadOS.
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by breezedream on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:14PM
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The thread indicates the OP tried this and was not prompted. Therefore this does not resolve the issue.
Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by makeitdouble on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:13PM
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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth...
by Rebelgecko on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:15PM
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Do you have to fudge the user agent to iPhone or iPad?