The new Apple TV has been hacked to run a web browser.
Developer Steven Troughton-Smith's has created tvOSBrowser, a very simplistic browser created for tvOS using a private API (aka UIWebView). Using tvOSBrowser, developer jvanakker posted a video demonstrating the Apple TV 4 browsing the web.
The browser allows for basic navigation. Tapping the top of the touch area on the Apple TV Remote lets you switch between cursor and scroll mode. Clicking the touch area clicks the webpage. Press the menu button navigates back, and pressing the Play/Pause button lets you input URLS. At this time there is no fuzzy matching or auto-search.
Unfortunately, Apple is not allowing apps to include UIWebViews as of yet so this can't be released on the tvOS App Store. However, we're hopeful that the company will change its mind as Apple TV apps become more popular.
Take a look at the video below...
Read More [via MacRumors]
Developer Steven Troughton-Smith's has created tvOSBrowser, a very simplistic browser created for tvOS using a private API (aka UIWebView). Using tvOSBrowser, developer jvanakker posted a video demonstrating the Apple TV 4 browsing the web.
The browser allows for basic navigation. Tapping the top of the touch area on the Apple TV Remote lets you switch between cursor and scroll mode. Clicking the touch area clicks the webpage. Press the menu button navigates back, and pressing the Play/Pause button lets you input URLS. At this time there is no fuzzy matching or auto-search.
Unfortunately, Apple is not allowing apps to include UIWebViews as of yet so this can't be released on the tvOS App Store. However, we're hopeful that the company will change its mind as Apple TV apps become more popular.
Take a look at the video below...
Read More [via MacRumors]