Apple TV Update: Dictation, Folders Available With Today's tvOS Update

Apple unveiled two updates to the Apple TV today.
Apple unveiled two updates to the Apple TV today. Stephen Lam/ Getty Images

Starting with today's Apple tvOS update, you can finally dictate usernames and passwords directly with the latest Apple TV. No longer do you have to scroll and enter individual letters, numbers and characters. This makes getting straight to binge watching Game of Thrones on your friend's HBO Go account that much easier.

Apple said during its event Tuesday that the dictation will also work seamlessly with the App Store, and will continue to work with more and more apps.

"There's more coming and we’ll keep adding more over time," Apple CEO Tim Cook said of using Siri to interact with Apple TV apps. As of today, Apple said it has more than 5,000 apps available on the Apple TV.

Cook also announced that, like your iPhone and iPad menus, the Apple TV is getting easier to format and organize. With today's free update, you can now create folders for your favorite games, movies and other apps.

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