14 DAY TRIAL // aTV Flash, the user-friendly software that supercharges your black set-top box from Apple, has received a major update. The new version is free to existing customers, while a new copy costs 30 bucks (around 23 EUR).
Although it requires the user to jailbreak their Apple TV, aTV Flash is pretty simple to use as well as safe for your little black box, according to the developers.
“Installation is a snap and doesn’t require any physical changes to the AppleTV,” says fireCore, the guys who also make Seas0nPass - the Apple TV jailbreak tool.
fireCore recently released version 1.2 of aTV Flash, which adds a cool video zoom function to the media player, a screensaver for when you pause the device, a “Recently Visited” section inside its nifty web browser, support for MicroDVD .SUB files, and a file delete option, just to highlight some key enhancements.
The full changelog for aTV Flash 1.2 can be found below.
Visit fireCore here to download everything you need to beef up your Apple TV — at least until Cupertino unleashes the full-featured HD TV set we’ve been hearing about for so long.
Added video zoom options (available through Playback Menu) Added watched indicators to grid view Added ‘Recently Visited’ section to Browser top shelf Added support for MicroDVD .SUB files Added screensaver during pause Added file delete option Added activity indicator for metadata clearing Added ‘tune’ icon placeholder for audio files without metadata Added episode number to the fetched name the list view Added Reload Metadata’ option in contextual menu for folders Added ‘no items’ message to the ‘Unwatched’ filter of the list view Added gray ticket image caching Added loading screen when opening Manage Extras menu Improved scrubber bar logic Improved audio feedback for watched and pre-playback screens Improved poster loading for large folders Improved support for DVDs without menus Improved subtitle support for right-to-left languages (e.g. Hebrew) Improved installer device detection Resolved minor memory management issues Resolved issues with subtitles settings while playing a playlist Resolved issues with yellow subtitles displayed for movies converted with HandBrake Resolved conflicts with default audio player Resolved issues with passwords that contain @ symbols Resolved issues with metadata loading for files that contain ‘/’ in folder or file name Resolved buffer overflow in libafpclient observed when navigating folders with long names Resolved issues with installer Bonjour detection Resolved rare crashes during web browsing Changed metadata format to S.# / Ep.# for TV Shows Disabled metadata processing during movie playback Corrected audio feedback when pressing Menu while in grid view Minor UI improvements Other miscellaneous bug fixes