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4th Generation Tablo App for Apple TV Now Available

Tablo App on Apple TV
Tablo App on Apple TV

The highly anticipated 4th Generation Tablo app for Apple TV is now available!

Owners of 4th Generation Tablo whole-home DVRs with supported Apple TV streaming devices can now visit the Apple App Store and download the Tablo app.

What You Can Expect

With the 4th Generation Tablo app for Apple TV, you can enjoy live and recorded TV from over 100 channels on any of the compatible Apple TV devices in your home.

The overall design will be familiar to anyone using other 4th Generation Tablo apps including:

  • A home screen highlighting favorites, recent recordings and recommendations.
  • The familiar live TV grid guide so you can see what’s on now and over the next two weeks.
  • And the streaming-style guides that let you browse upcoming TV shows, movies and sports.
Tablo Apple TV new series information screen

We also have the following new features:

  • Revamped library and series information screens that make it even easier to flip between completed and scheduled recordings as well as upcoming airings.
  • A streaming-style guide for live and upcoming news and newsmagazine broadcasts.
  • Dedicated screens for identifying and solving recording conflicts and deleting failed recordings.

 

Expect these Apple TV enhancements in our other apps soon.

Supported Apple TV Models and the 4th Generation App

The 4th Generation Tablo app for Apple TV is supported on Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K devices.

To download the app, select the App Store icon from the home screen of your Apple TV.

In the search field, type TABLO and select the dark blue Tablo app. The orange and white app is for our legacy devices.

4th Generation and Legacy App comparison.

The app will locate and connect to your Tablo as long as it’s on the same home network as your device.

For a full list of apps and compatible devices, visit www.tablotv.com/apps.

Top Shelf Integration

Tablo Apple TV app top shelf integration

Once you’ve downloaded the Tablo app for Apple TV and connected to your Tablo, you can also take advantage of Apple’s ‘top shelf’ feature.

By moving the Tablo app into the top row of apps on the home page, you can launch directly into a selection of popular live TV shows and your most recent recordings.

A Note About Player Software

Like other 4th Generation Tablo apps in the Apple ecosystem, this app does not use the built-in tvOS player software. This is because Apple products do not support the playback of MPEG-2 video natively.

For this reason, specialized player software is required. This player software is not able to differentiate between live streams and in-progress recordings as they both do not have specific start and end points.

Therefore, playback of in-progress recordings cannot be started from the beginning of the program.

Tablo Apps for Samsung & LG Also Now Available

In case you missed it, 4th Generation Tablo apps are also now available for Samsung Tizen smart TVs and LG webOS smart TVs. For full details, visit the Products and Features section of the Tablo blog.

We hope you enjoy watching Tablo on all your favorite streaming TV platforms!

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How to restart your phone/tablet

Sometimes, just restarting your smartphone or tablet can clear up issues with apps. The links below will provide detailed instructions on how to force close your Tablo app. 

Apple iPhone

Android smartphones 

Most Android smartphones and tablets can be restarted by holding the POWER button and then selecting RESTART or POWER OFF and RESTART from the POWER OPTIONS menu.

NOTE: Newer Samsung devices require you to hold the POWER/SIDE button and VOLUME DOWN to make the POWER OPTIONS menu appear. On the Google Pixel 6, hold the POWER and VOLUME UP buttons.

How to force close your Tablo app?

Sometimes, just restarting the app can fix things. The links below will provide detailed instructions on how to force close your Tablo app. 

Apple iPhone/iPad

Android smartphones/tablets 

Need help with the final steps?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.  Follow the steps in the video below for a full walkthrough of the remaining parts of the Tablo setup process.

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