The third beta release of tvOS 9.2 also brings Siri support for App Store search. The company has been looking to bring Siri search support for Apple Music on the Apple TV. Once you’re in a text box that supports voice dictation, you’ll be prompted to hold down the “mic” button on the Siri remote to input text using voice.
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Apple TV is the biggest victor in this week’s beta extravaganza, tvOS 9.2 beta 3 adds voice dictation, which means users will be able to speak into the Siri remote to enter text and fill in forms.
The fourth-generation Apple TV is generally great, but it does have a few issues, one of which is entering text with the included remote.
It removes the hassle of using an on-screen keyboard. Dictation supports the spelling of user names and passwords, in addition to quick word entry in search boxes. Additionally, users can now also group apps into folders on the home screen of the Apple TV.
We’ll update this post with any new features that are discovered in the third beta of tvOS 9.2.
Lifting the hood of tvOS 9.2 beta 3 reveals a bunch of startling revelations and things that we wished were there in the first ever release of tvOS. I have actually debated internally whether I really need an app, just to avoid the five minutes it will take to find and install. With multiple reports speculating at a March 15 special event at which Apple hopes to put momentum back into iPad sales, many now expect these updates will ship in conjunction with or slightly before the event.
Apple has introduced an Apple Watch like Activity Viewer within iOS 9’s Health app. This is useful because it will help users make better sense of the information gathered by the app.
Changes to Apple TV come amid upheaval in the way we consume television.
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Meanwhile, other improvements in this new software version include support for Apple’s animated Live Photos, which snap both a still image along with a brief video clip simultaneously.
