Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have another Apple device

Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by srott2 on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:29PM (#34406327)

Similar to the Chromecast, I was trying to set one up.

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/2998456

"Download the Google Home app on your Chromecast-supported Android device."

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by slenk on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:38PM (#34406431)

There is literally a button in the link you provided saying how to do it on iOS also...

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by srott2 on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:46PM (#34407147)

OMFSM my bad o_O. I'll never get used to Material design, hope it follows Metro soon...

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by ikiris on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:35PM (#34406389)

The chromecast didn't have an actual UI to manage.

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by zamadatix on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:47PM (#34406542)

You used to be able to set it up via any device though not just Android/iPhone which made sense as more than just phones can use it. At least it's not just Pixels or something.

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by amiga-workbench on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:36PM (#34406399)

You used to be able to set them up from the Chrome browser, back when Chromecast support was implemented via a browser extension and not baked in.

They completely gutted Chromecast support in Chrome quite a while ago, you can't even adjust the playback volume from your computer any more.

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by davidmurdoch on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:42PM (#34406485)

I wonder if they had to gut it due to the Sonos suit.

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by notatoad on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:17PM (#34406866)

the volume adjustment feature disappearing was definitely in response to the sonos lawsuit

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by NikolaNovak on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:09PM (#34406768)

I've set it up with my iPhone.

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by jeroenhd on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:22PM (#34406928)

Yup, you need either an Android or iOS device. If you just have a PC or a laptop you just can't use a Chromecast for some stupid reason.

At least it's better than Apple TV, which requires you to own a device from the exact same brand, but it's still a shitty requirement. They managed to implement setup from a PC before, what's stopping them from doing it again?

I suppose you could use any of the many Android emulators out there to get around this restriction but it shouldn't be necessary. This is just user hostile design.

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