Apple TV’s Universal Search function received a major update this week, adding 10 new apps to its movie and television episodes search results in the United States. Apps added include: Apple Music, Animal Planet GO, Crunchyroll, CuriosityStream, Investigation Discovery GO, Science Channel GO, TBS, TNT, TLC GO, and Tribeca Shortlist.
Universal Search allows Apple TV users to use their Siri Remote to conduct voice searches or text-based searches to find movies and television episodes across a number of supported channels. While the feature supported only a few channels at launch, Apple has been steadily adding support for new channels.
The Universal Search function now supports numerous apps in the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the U.K. However, the feature is limited to iTunes and Netflix in France, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. In a number of other countries and regions, only iTunes content is supported.
The following apps are supported by Apple TV Universal Search:
- Movies and TV shows in iTunes
- A&E
- ABC
- AMC
- Animal Planet GO
- Apple Music
- Bravo
- CBS
- Comedy Central
- Cooking Channel
- Crunchyroll
- CuriosityStream
- CW Seed
- Discovery GO
- Disney Channel
- Disney Jr
- Disney XD
- DIY
- E!
- Food Network
- FOXNOW
- FXNOW
- FYI
- Hallmark Channel
- HBO GO
- HBO NOW
- HGTV
- History
- Hulu
- Investigation Discovery GO
- Lifetime
- MTV
- MUBI
- Nat Geo TV
- NBC
- Netflix
- PBS
- PBS Kids
- Science Channel GO
- SHOWTIME
- SHOWTIME Anytime
- Starz
- Syfy
- TBS
- Telemundo
- The CW
- TLC GO
- TNT
- Travel Channel
- Tribeca Shortlist
- USA
- VH1
Apple’s website offers a comprehensive list of all of the app supported by Universal Search, broken down by countries of availability. It can be viewed here.
(Via MacRumors)
