Apple’s television application, TV + streaming service and MLS season passes are launched on Android

On Wednesday, Apple announced that its Apple TV application, including its Apple TV + streaming service and MLS season Pass, arrives on Android devices. While the company previously offered a version From its application for Google TV, the newly published application will support a larger range of Android -based devices, including phones, tablets and even foldables. In addition, Google customers on living room and mobile platforms will now be able to subscribe to Apple TV + and the season of the MLS season through Google Play Billing.

Before, Google TV users should have an existing account on Apple TV + before using the application. Users will now be able to create an Apple account on their device and pay the service as they do on Apple devices. The price will remain the same at $ 9.99 per month.

The expansion of the TV application will allow the Apple streaming service to reach a wider user base, especially on non -American markets where Android devices are more strongly used.

Apple’s TV + service brings with it a number of best programs, such as “Severance”, “Slow Horses”, “The Morning Show”, “presumed innocent”, “narrowing”, “hijack”, “loot”, “Palm Royale”, “,” “Masters of the Air” and “Ted Lasso”, among others. Original films by Apple as “Wolfs”, “The Instigators”, “The Family Plan”, “Killers of the Flower Moon “,” Coda “, and more are also included.

The Android version of the TV application will also offer access to commonly used features, such as offline downloads, recorded monitoring lists and “Continue” feature that synchronizes your watch history through devices. The latter will work even if you use a mixture of devices in your household, such as a Android phone or tablet combined with an Apple TV streaming box, for example.

Users of the Android TV application will also be able to see when new episodes or television seasons will fall. However, the application does not yet offer native notifications to alert users to updates and new arrivals. While users travel the TV + content, they will be indicated by some of the most welcome popular TV + content, which they can add to their surveillance list or instantly distribute.

The live sports broadcast of Friday Night Baseball is also available for Android users.

MLS Season Pass is available as an option ($ 12.99 / month or $ 79 / season), with the 30 MLS clubs available from the weekend of February 22. Section of suppliers ”in the application.

A key difference between the Android and Apple versions of the application is that Android users will not have access to the store in the application, where users can rent and buy films and programs.

Optimized for Android, the new application uses the principles of design of Android materials, including the adaptive arrangements that adapt to different screen sizes such as phones, tablets and foldables.

The application arrives five years after the launch of the Apple TV + Worldwide technology giant, its first foray into original streaming content.

Apple’s premium streaming service has acquired a reputation for having high quality content, especially in categories like theater and science fiction. This is the first streamer to win an Oscars for the best film with his victory in 2022 for “Coda” and recently saw his original nominated programs for 2024 Emmy All the main categoriespulling In 10 victories (including Creative Arts Awards.)

Apple TV for Android takes place to Google Play users from Wednesday.