AppleTV 2.4 Update, Remote App now has gestures?

Seth Weintraub
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June 24, 2009
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AppleTV just got a somewhat significant update (2.4) allowing for new gesture support.  Flick gestures can now be used to manipulate Apple TV's menu options. Also, Video and Audio have new flick gestures that can be used to advance, rewind and replay.  No word yet if it breaks your precious Boxee...but you'd be smart to hold off until some sucker finds out for you.  Check the comments.  MacRumors also got a screenshot below. 

 

We'll be following along as more information becomes avaialble.  Feel free to add your experiences in the comments.  In the words of a certain someone...cool, but not cool enough.

Comments (14)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 1:34pm

Podcast menu has totally changed

Changes to TV Shows:

1) The sort has been reversed.
2) It displays the episode number in the list as well as date
3) On the My TV Shows there is a new sort option for Unwatched.

lagging and slow remote responsiveness is gone

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 2:02pm

I am finding that if I stop playing a movie, the position is not remembered unless the movie is being synced with AppleTV. This was not the case with the previous version and is kind of annoying.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 2:22pm

Still wish they would add coverflow instead of those menus...it could work just like the iPhone/iPods

right and left to scroll
select to select an album and see the track listing
up and down to find the track you want
menu to return

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 3:57pm

I'd love it, too, but I somehow doubt the AppleTV has enough oomph to do that sort of thing smoothly. It'd probably end up frustrating you with sluggish response times.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 2:58pm

I was shocked it took Apple multiple releases to add volume support for audio, though even more shocked Apple left out volume support for video in the last release.

There must only be 1 guy at Apple that works on AppleTV.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 3:36pm

Does the apple tv have better support for iTunes U now?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 3:37pm

I think this is from the patent that Apple made recently that seemed Wii Remote-ish control.

appledude (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 5:18pm

The Apple TV updated has added the ability to now see which videos have not been watched yet. This has been available in iTunes but never on Apple TV. A very welcome addition if you have a large collection of videos.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 6:41pm

Is this the beginning of using the ATv for apps/games with the ipod/iphone as the controller.. possibly..?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | June 24, 2009 - 6:44pm

Is this the precursor of apps/games on the ATV using the iphone/ipod as a controller.. I'm thinking so..

Ted (not verified) | June 25, 2009 - 3:14pm

Need to reinstall... no biggy, instructions are here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGqPPks7TsI

Ted (not verified) | June 25, 2009 - 6:07pm

run the updaters from within the AppleTV menus, and it should work again.

Ted (not verified) | June 26, 2009 - 7:58am

Update Boxee FIRST... before you run 2.4!

Otherwise you'll need to reinstall.

theotherstevejobs (not verified) | June 25, 2009 - 7:47pm

i have a lot of Kurasawa (and other Japanese) movies that have 2 or 3 audio tracks - Japanese, english, and sometimes commentary.

i have to have 3 copies on my AppleTV, and only 1 on my iPhone. how the hell does that happen?
Downloading now - will inform.