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OtinG · 03-21-2019, 03:38 PM

Thankfully I don't watch much sports any more. But I have noticed that on Roku and Fire TV boxes a lot of the TV channel apps require a subscription or proof that you have a cable/satellite subscription for that channel via an approved provider. Unfortunately not all of the apps accept all providers--few accept Hulu with Live TV. My Apple TV 3rd gen doesn't really have that many apps and Apple didn't allow you to install new ones nor even have access to an app store.

As far as Apple Books go, they lost me in the first few minutes several years ago. I bought one Book, quickly decided that iBooks (as it was then called) had almost no formatting options, and never bothered with it again. I have used the Kindle bookstore and app exclusively ever since. The only time I use the Books app is when I want to open a PDF that someone emails me. I have the Books app squirreled away in a folder named "Utilities" which is home to the dozen or so native apps I never or rarely use.

03-21-2019, 03:38 PM	#22
OtinG Old Gadget Guy Posts: 1,913 Karma: 6854865 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Oasis 3, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad mini 6, iPad Air 2020, Alexa Devices	Thankfully I don't watch much sports any more. But I have noticed that on Roku and Fire TV boxes a lot of the TV channel apps require a subscription or proof that you have a cable/satellite subscription for that channel via an approved provider. Unfortunately not all of the apps accept all providers--few accept Hulu with Live TV. My Apple TV 3rd gen doesn't really have that many apps and Apple didn't allow you to install new ones nor even have access to an app store. As far as Apple Books go, they lost me in the first few minutes several years ago. I bought one Book, quickly decided that iBooks (as it was then called) had almost no formatting options, and never bothered with it again. I have used the Kindle bookstore and app exclusively ever since. The only time I use the Books app is when I want to open a PDF that someone emails me. I have the Books app squirreled away in a folder named "Utilities" which is home to the dozen or so native apps I never or rarely use. Last edited by OtinG; 03-21-2019 at 03:41 PM.