Apple has released a new firmware update for the Apple TV. Both the Apple TV 2 and Apple TV 3 have been updated to iOS 5.1.
You can download the firmware by selecting Update Software from the General menu on your Apple TV. Direct download links can be found here.
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION:
Shared Photo Streams Accept invitations for Shared Photo Streams, browse photos and comments, and receive notifications of new content.
AirPlay Send audio content from Apple TV to AirPlay-enabled speakers and devices (including AirPort Express and other Apple TVs). Also includes the ability to require an onscreen code to use AirPlay with your Apple TV.
iTunes account switching Save multiple iTunes accounts and switch quickly between them.
Trailers Search movie trailers. In the United States, see show times for local theaters.
Screen savers New Cascade, Shrinking Tiles, and Sliding Panels screen savers.
Main menu Reorder icons on the second page by holding down the select button on the remote.
Subtitles SDH support for the deaf and hard-of-hearing as well as improvements to viewing and selecting subtitles.
Network configuration Support for setting up advanced network options using configuration profiles. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5437 for more information.
Stability and performance Includes general performance and stability improvements.
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Dan the Man - October 10, 2012 at 7:45pm
any ideas on whether or not this is jailbreakable on an atv2 using seasonpass with no shsh files backed up???
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2VTA - September 24, 2012 at 10:33pm
can we still jailbreak ATV2 on this firmware?
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SH - September 24, 2012 at 8:35pm
Is the youtube app available in this new apple tv update?
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Glasmo - September 24, 2012 at 8:59pm
The YouTube App should have been there before the update. I have an ATV3 and I've had it the entire time.
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Glasmo - September 24, 2012 at 8:22pm
Does nobody else want the ability to browse videos or photos by folder from their ATV? Now you can only do it by date and when you're dealing with thousands and thousands of photos/videos, it's unusable. Am I alone here?
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