#Install sling tv on apple tv 1 tv#

It should make the channel names more clear, instead of using small, inscrutable icons. Next, Sling needs to redesign the mini guide so it makes sense again (and takes up less space). The process for channel surfing needs to lose all the unnecessary clicking around brought by the update. And swiping down should again take you directly into the program info.

#Install sling tv on apple tv 1 tv#

Sling can still salvage this redesign in fact, with a few key modifications it might even be better than ever.ДЇirst off, swiping (or clicking) up once when watching live TV should take you directly into the mini guide, like itвЂ™d been before. (Image credit: Sling TV) What Sling needs to do next The overall design has benefitted from cleaner elements and better search functionality.

To be fair, there are some good things about SlingвЂ™s latest update. ItвЂ™s turned a simple UX action that IвЂ™d previously performed dozens of times a day into an unpleasant and tedious Dance Dance Revolution combo move. Now you have to swipe all over the place to see the same thing: Up, down, right, right again, then down again. Swiping down on the Apple TV remote used to quickly show the info for what youвЂ™re currently watching: season and episode info, recording controls, etc. ItвЂ™s way harder to get quick info about what youвЂ™re watchingДЄnother massive downgrade in terms of ease-of-use comes with how you view program information.

ThatвЂ™s exactly what I hated about live TV on Hulu, and now Sling has essentially copied it. Sure, you could go over to the full-screen Guide page to surf around instead, but doing so takes you away from what youвЂ™re currently watching. Sling's new full-screen guide menu (Image credit: Sling TV)