Whereas it may not really feel prefer it, your first-generation Apple TV 4K is closing in on a decade outdated. Whereas yours is perhaps like mine and nonetheless work, it is clear the writing is on the wall. This December, Disney+ will cease engaged on among the outdated units, together with the first-gen 4K mannequin. It isn’t time to panic, nonetheless, as all it’s a must to do is go into the settings and hit a number of buttons to verify your system retains the app.
In accordance with Disney, you may must be on a tool that helps no less than tvOS 16 or later. This implies every part from the Apple TV fourth-gen and on ought to nonetheless work as soon as the cutoff date arrives. This implies all three generations of Apple TV 4K are protected as properly. The unique three Apple TV units had been discontinued by the point a Disney+ app ever existed. Though a lot of the fashions are nonetheless supported, you continue to must be sure to’re maintaining your tvOS updated. I up to date my first-gen Apple TV 4K to tvOS 26 and observed no modifications in any respect, so I do not blame you if you happen to do not suppose a lot about it in case your system would not see any modifications. It is easy to neglect about these updates, however now there’s an essential motive to remain updated if you have not. If you have not or will not replace, you possibly can all the time use the Disney+ app in your sensible TV or one thing else to verify nothing’s interrupted.
It is perhaps time for an improve
Open your pockets, or wait
I have been making an attempt to depart behind my first-gen Apple TV 4K for some time now, and I preserve pushing it again based mostly on the rumors of a fourth-gen 4K mannequin dropping quickly. Going to a third-gen mannequin can be an enormous improve for me, and I would lastly be capable of see what the fuss about Liquid Glass is all about, however I would relatively get the latest product than purchase one thing that is already three years outdated. The issue is that I do not know if a fourth-gen Apple TV 4K is coming this yr. Rumors appear to point it is proper across the nook, however these similar rumors have been saying that every one yr.
The Apple TV 4K is already the costliest streaming field by a big margin, and contemplating it hardly goes on sale, that hole widens even additional round Black Friday. Luckily, this Disney+ change is not forcing anyone right into a untimely improve so long as they keep up-to-date with their tvOS modifications, however it’s clear a few of these older fashions are nearer to the top of their lives than we would suppose. At the very least I haven’t got to hurry out and get a mannequin in December.
