Apple TV second and third generation
It’s probably time to get rid of that thin second or third-generation Apple TV set-top box, as even Netflix is abandoning the older gear.
In an email to customers, Netflix has warning users of old Apple TVs that their days of using the service on the decade-old hardware is coming to an end. In the email, the company says that it is sun-setting support for them on July 31, 2024.
For now, Apple’s Home Sharing, AirPlay. And Apple apps still work on the older device which were the last to have optical audio out. It feels like it’s just a matter of time until the company turns them off, though.
The first generation is long gone, and ran a variant of OS X. The second generation was launched in September of 2010, with the third generation following on in 2012. Both second and third-generation units used an offshoot of iOS.
The new Apple TV, released on November 4, 2022 is effectively the seventh generation of Apple TV hardware, not counting an incredibly minor hardware revision in the third generation. It is also the third unit capable of 4K.
