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Can I mix UIKit and TVMLKit within one app?

Yes, you can. Displaying TVML templates requires you to use an object that controls the JavaScript Context: TVApplicationController. var appController: TVApplicationController? This object has a UINavigationController property associated with it. So whenever you see fit, you can call: let myViewController = UIViewController() self.appController?.navigationController.pushViewController(myViewController, animated: true) This allows you to push a Custom UIKit viewcontroller onto … Read more

Looping AVPlayer seamlessly

I had the same problem when streaming a video. After playing for the first time, there was a black screen when loading the video for second time. I got rid of the black screen by seeking video to 5ms ahead. It made nearly a seamless video loop. (Swift 2.1) // Create player here.. let player … Read more

How to play YouTube content on tvOS

UIWebView and MPMoviePlayerController are not available for tvOS. Our next option is to use AVPlayer to play YouTube videos. AVPlayer cannot play a YouTube video from a standard YouTube URL, ie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE. It needs a direct URL to the video file. Using HCYoutubeParser we can accomplish exactly that. Once we have the URL we need, … Read more

Web app in tvOS

EDIT: Before people keeps downvoting, I’m going to make clear that the UIWebView is present on the apple TV, but it’s PROHIBITED to use it, so, the only real way of loading web apps on an apple TV is creating them with TVML and TVJS If you want to use an UIWebView (as proof of … Read more