After Google and Apple reached a deal to bring the Apple TV app to Android TV devices late last year, this week Nvidia has now added support for Apple TV to its Shield TV devices.
Previously, Apple TV was one of the last remaining major streaming services not available on Google TV/Android TV devices. However, as announced in a blog post back in December 2020, Google and Apple were finally able to come to terms that would bring the Apple TV app to Android TV devices, starting with the Chromecast with Google TV which got support for Apple TV earlier this year, with more devices to come throughout 2021.
The timing is good for Apple. Free trials for Apple TV are about to lapse for the service’s earliest users. And the second season of the service’s biggest hit, Ted Lasso, debuts July 23rd. The more places Apple TV Plus can be accessed, the better odds Apple has of getting some actual paying subscribers.
