Apple’s Watch OS and Apple tvOS don’t have many exciting features, unlike their iOS and iPadOS counterparts. But sometimes, Apple offers some interesting cool features once in a while that attracts tech lovers. Apple watchOS 8.5 and tvOS 15.4 are two classic examples of this. Both of them got released earlier this week, but neither offers some unique features on their own. However, both of them together offer a nice quality of life improvement for Apple users who make purchases on Apple’s set-top box regularly. The new Apple’s watchOS 8.5 has introduced a brand new feature that allows you to complete any purchases and subscriptions on your Apple TV from the Apple Watch. If you are wondering how to authorize Apple TV purchases on Apple watch, keep reading.
How to install watchOS 8.5 on your Apple Watch
To complete a purchase or subscription on your Apple TV from your Apple Watch, you need your Apple series 3 or later models with watch OS version of 8.5. The feature is only available for those models. The update is available for download and installation on the device via the companion Watch app on your iPhone. You have to download the latest version before you start a purchase. He is how you can do it:
Open your iPhone and go to the companion Watch app
There choose the “My Watch” tab
Select “General” from the main list
Then click on the option “Software Update.”
You will be asked to enter your iPhone or Apple Watch passcode
Enter the passcode and start the downloading process
Once the process gets completes, you will see your Apple Watch has started the installation process. The installation process can take a little time because it is sent over slow Bluetooth.
Once the process is done, restart the watch, and now you can complete a purchase on Apple TV using the Apple Watch.
How to Authorize Apple TV Purchases on Apple Watch:
To authorize Apple TV purchase on Apple Watch, you need to update your Apple Watch OS 8.5. Once the update is done, changelog for watch OS 8.5 tells that the update allows users to authorize Apple TV purchases and subscriptions with their Apple Watch. Now simply go to Apple TV and try to purchase something from there. You will be prompted to double-click the side button on your Apple Watch to authorize the purchase if you don’t have your iPhone with you. This feature also works with an iPhone or iPad and even with a mac, so basically it’s an extension of the same feature. After authorization, you can purchase anything from Apple TV.
One thing to remember is that this feature only works with watch OS 8.5 or newer. This feature also needs Apple’s tvOS 15.4 software or later. Both of them together can join a captive Wi-Fi network that requires additional sign-up steps.
What else is new in watchOS 8.5?
Apple recently launched its watch OS8.5, where you get many new cool features and some improvements to the old features. Also, they have provided all the security update lists separately. But some of the most prominent features that the update includes are as below:
Apple has improved the irregular heart rhythm feature and has added new emoji characters, including melting face, heart hands, biting lip, beans, bubbles, face with a diagonal mouth, eggs, troll, palm-up hand, low battery, lotus, coral, and more.
Apple’s Watch OS 8.5 also enables another feature that allows you to restore an Apple watch using a nearby iPhone.
The update has also fixed an important security feature in Apple’s male privacy protection feature.
Note: Previously, Apple security was vulnerable because it could reveal your IP address whenever you download remote content from the mail, such as images. But now, watchOS 8.5 automatically stops remote images and other content from downloading. You can also select whether the mail app should allow remote content only for current mails or all incoming emails.
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That’s all. Now you can easily authorize Apple TV purchases on Apple Watch following these simple steps.
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