HLS Streaming

Watch your own live HLS streams on Apple TV and iPhone. HLS Streaming turns any HTTP Live Streaming (.m3u8) address into a channel you can surf like live TV. Add the streams you already use — news, events, church services, cameras, your own broadcasts — and switch between them with a swipe. CHANNEL SURFING • Swipe up or down on the Siri Remote, or click the top and bottom of the clickpad, to jump to the next or previous channel • Channel Up/Down buttons on compatible remotes work too • On iPhone, swipe up or down on the video • A banner shows the channel number and what's next, and on Apple TV a Channels menu in the playback controls lets you jump anywhere SUBTITLES AND CLOSED CAPTIONS • Shows subtitles carried in the stream (WebVTT) and CEA-608 closed captions embedded in the video, including broadcast feeds that don't announce them • Choose Off, Automatic (follows your Accessibility setting) or Always On, plus your preferred language • Prefer closed captions over subtitles when a stream has both • Captions are shown at the bottom center of the picture, or exactly where the broadcaster placed them • Add your own WebVTT or SRT subtitle file to any channel YOUR CHANNELS, EVERYWHERE • Channels and settings sync through iCloud to every Apple TV and iPhone signed in with your Apple ID • Add a channel on your iPhone and it's waiting on your Apple TV DESIGNED FOR APPLE TV AND IPHONE • Big, focus-friendly channel cards with ambient artwork and Continue Watching • Use a channel's logo, or let the app create a poster from its name • Test any stream before saving it to check it plays and see which subtitles and captions it carries • Picture in Picture on iPhone HLS Streaming plays streams you provide. It doesn't include any channels or content of its own; a few public test streams are included so you can try it right away.