NEW Apple TV, HomePod & Home Features with tvOS 18

tvOS 18 is out and brings some new updates and features to the Apple TV and HomePods. Both are great devices that keep becoming better. We have smart home updates too.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Insight
01:40 Automatic Subtitles
02:35 Enhanced Dialogue
03:30 Fitness+
03:50 Apple Watch Tip
04:12 iPhone Tip
04:45 Screensavers
05:23 FaceTime Updates
06:00 AirPlay Spatial Audio
06:44 Faster Local Siri
07:21 Guess Access
08:08 Ultra Wide Band Locks
09:00 Pick a Hub

[speedracer]

Unrelated to this video, but I thought of you yesterday when I saw a VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT on my echo show… i immediately unplugged all of them

[Dr_Cole]

Great update. As a big Apple Home user, the ability to select my hub is huge. Now the hub is finally set it and forget it.

[Bazools]

Getting my first ever Apple TV this month… can’t wait to connect it to my projector and HomePod mini. So hyped!

[garethjones]

Got a second HomePod arriving tomorrow, looking forward to using them as a stereo pair for my bedroom Apple TV

[williammartinez]

Hey Craig, like always a great video. The one thing that I definitely love the most about Apple TV and iOS 18 is that we can actually select what Apple TV can be our home hub. In addition, one thing I would love to see that we don’t have yet is that we can use multiple language with our HomePods like we do and Alexa and Google .

[gabrielegelfofx]

Multi HomePods for Atmos would be a killer feature. Spatial audio with two speakers is a compromise.

[_cb]

Thanks for the info, and for not being an AI voiceover bot 👍

[sxsignal]

great update! now would like to see Apple update (or know when) the Apple TV hardware, as I'm wanting to pick up 2 new ones

[garethjones]

I’ve signed up to the Beta update programmes for iOS, iPad OS, Watch OS & TV OS. I like taking an early look at what’s coming

[garethjones]

I have to admit that o was surprised that the crown control of volume was available on Spotify before it was available for TV control

[georgehafner]

Hello, I have a Schlage Encode Plus that supports Homekey, how do I set up the ultra wide band to work on my lock, it works by touching the lock now, but I would like to open the lock by just walking up to the lock to open. Thanks, love your videos always great info, have been a longtime 77 year old fan that loves Home Automation

[BreakTime]

Craig, just and FYI, Enhanced Dialogue is not supported on the 2017 first generation Apple TV 4K. I think everything is, but not 100% sure. Also, some people were having issues being able to pick which device is their main hub, I still can’t pick mine.
Great video, thanks.

[kylesustin]

Great review on the updates! Any word on when/if a brand new Apple TV will be coming out? I have the 1st gen 4k Apple TVs and want to upgrade but waiting for new ones to come out first.

[karenorgan]

I have Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS), but it doesn’t seem to have the three dots on the remote. Version 10.6.1 (21U580)

I tried to install iPadOS 18 earlier in the week, but it said the update wasn’t available and now it’s simply not there. I updated to the highest iPadOS 17 though.

[joshuakolton]

This is why Apple beats Amazon in the smartphone streaming boxes world.