14 DAY TRIAL // Popcorn Time has been making waves among the world’s pirates and is now trying to make them even happier. After announcing a few weeks ago that Chromecast support was already in testing for Alpha users, the tool is also adding support for Apple TV.
Popcorn Time first made its way onto the Internet last year, gaining millions of users in a very short time by making BitTorrent streaming possible. While the original app was shut down in a very short time, the project was picked up by others, and within a few weeks, there were several forks available for download on the Internet.
One of the most popular of these forks announced that the latest version now comes with Airplay support, which means it is now possible to stream movies directly to Apple TVs and other supported devices.
Although it may sound strange, the Airplay support is currently available only for the Windows version of the app, but a Mac version is surely going to be delivered soon, most likely early next week. The Linux version will probably be delivered around the same time.
As mentioned, it was only a couple of weeks ago that the Chromecast support was added to the service, making it that much more versatile.
Time4Popcorn has told TorrentFreak that their goal is to bring Popcorn Time to every platform, operating system and device that can play videos, which is why Airplay is just one small part of a “huge revolution we’re making to the torrents and movies world online.”
It seems that one of the surprises the developers are preparing for the near future is a native iOS app which will work with jail-broken iPhones and iPads since chances are very slim that the Apple App Store will host it.
With all the press time the application has been getting, the service has also captured the attention of the Hollywood studios, which seem to be quite adamant about taking Popcorn Time down.
In fact, a few weeks ago, the MPAA managed to get two popular forks removed from Github after it claimed that the apps were hurting the major movie studios. Development has obviously not been hindered by the takedown and, if anything, it seems like the people behind the projects are working harder than before to make the service that much more useful to users everywhere.
Time4Popcorn is currently still in Beta mode, and the extra features may take a little longer until they make it out of Alpha.