Last week, along with the iOS 5 beta 8 and OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 5 , Apple released a new test version of firmware for the set-top box Apple TV. The main novelty of it was an updated user interface.
Design software shell Apple TV 7.0 has changed in accordance with the "flat" style operating systems iOS 7 for iPhone / iPad and OS X Yosemite for the Mac. In the test assembly seen the updated channel icons, font and subtle gradients, as in OS X 10.10.
By design, the icons on the TV screen application icons reminiscent of the mobile and desktop "operatsionok» Apple. Music, Settings, Movies, iTunes Radio - images on icons copied almost completely. Preserved only the rectangular shape of the old icons, explains an aspect ratio of most TV panels. In general, the organization of the sections and the location of the menu in the Apple TV interface remained the same.
In previous beta releases of Apple TV 7.0 «appearance» software looked in the old style iOS 6. Apple has also added to the device functions "Family Access" service and support iCloud Photos.
At the moment, access to Apple TV beta have only previously registered developers, but in the fall, Apple plans to release a public version. Maybe it will happen simultaneously with the launch of iOS 8.
Earlier there were rumors that Apple TV will provide support for Siri, you control the set-top box by voice commands. Now this is not possible, since the microphone is not present on the device or on the remote control. So that users have to wait for the output Apple TV 4G, or updated the Remote for iOS-enabled devices Siri.