It may be straightforward to neglect about Apple TV when Apple drops a bunch of updates for its units abruptly, however this one’s price testing for one cool new characteristic.
Together with the standard stability and efficiency enhancements, the tvOS 16.4 replace provides a brand new accessibility characteristic known as Dim Flashing Lights, which is able to robotically dim the show of video when flashes of sunshine or strobe results are detected. Shiny flashing lights can set off seizures and migraines, or simply create basic discomfort. The characteristic can be out there for iPhones in iOS 16.4 and iPads in iPadOS 16.4.
To activate the characteristic, head over to the Settings app, then Accessibility > Movement and activate Dim Flashing Lights. It’s not clear how the characteristic detects “repeated flashing or strobing lights” or how a lot the display screen dims. In our testing of “The Incredibles 2,” our display screen didn’t seem to get any darker throughout the scenes with flashing lights.
The tvOS 16.4 replace additionally contains greater than a dozen safety patches for a number of system capabilities, together with Podcasts, WebKit, and Bluetooth. You may get the brand new replace within the System tab within the Settings app. The replace is for all Apple TV 4K fashions and Apple TV HD.