Apple TV user will receive a small , but substantial feature rise in the coming tvOS update , via the humble mute button .
When testing the beta version of tvOS 18 – due this fall – a9to5Macreporter noticed that pressing the Siri Remote ’s mute button mechanically summoned something that might be useful in the absence of sound … subtitles .
When the same button is selected to unmute the boob tube , those same subtitle go away . The feature was quietly announced within an tvOS 18 PreviewpagefollowingWWDC , but failed to pick up traction at the fourth dimension .
So , if you need to quieten the television for a while , but still demand to stick to what ’s happening on screen , you ’ll be able-bodied to carry out this in a single mechanical press rather than rooting through the app you ’re using to bring up those closed captions . As the reporter who notice the alteration point out , why do n’t all mute push work this way ?
According to the report , the feature will be replicated across Apple ’s kitchen range of machine where video playback is usable .
So , for example , if you muffle the sound recording when watchingApple TV+on an iPad , Mac or iPhone you ’ll probably see the subtitles appear on projection screen . It ’s in all probability something that third - party apps are going to have to mix within their offerings .
Elsewhere tvOS 18 is wait to be a more modest update . However , it does admit a newfangled InSight feature that ’ll give users information about actors , characters , euphony and more within Apple TV+ TV shows and picture show . The feature is like to the IMDb - power X - Ray feature usable in the Prime Video app .
There ’s also a new Enhance Dialogue feature that graduates beyond HomePod speaker unit and come to connected equipment like AirPods and HDMI attached speakers . Speaking of subtitles , they ’ll now appear mechanically “ when the language in a show or cinema does not match the machine language … or when [ viewers ] skip back while watching something . ”
