Yet again proving the ingenuity of software hackers, two iOS devs have taken the second-generation Apple TV and created a hack that allows them to run iOS applications through the device via an emulator. Their hope is that Apple will take notice and be forced to create an app store that is usable by the device.
Jul 30, 2014 tvOS 10+ (Apple TV 4+) broken for now TopShelf Support ( Setup ) Feel free to suggest/request features or report bugs by posting an issue, but please read up on our Issues Usage first, before posting. Steve Troughton-Smith and Nick “TheMudkip” worked together on a jailbroken Apple TV to code an emulator called MobileX that takes advantage of the fact that the device is in essence an iOS.
Steve Troughton-Smith and Nick “TheMudkip” worked together on a jailbroken Apple TV to code an emulator called MobileX that takes advantage of the fact that the device is in essence an iOS device under the hood. Sporting an iPad-like A4 chip as well as a modified version of iOS 5, the new Apple TV has the horsepower to run apps in the emulator smoothly. In videos demonstrating MobileX in action, the duo had Facebook, Angry Birds and YouTube running on their television screen, as well as Cydia, the rogue app store for jailbroken devices. A video of the hack in action is embedded below.
Before you go rushing to download the hack package to enjoy some Angry Birds action on your television, here’s the bad news: Troughton-Smith says they aren’t releasing the hack to the public just yet. He does say, however, that the team is giving away the proper software libraries so app devs can optimize their code for use with the Apple TV remote.
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Until apps are optimized using the aforementioned libraries, you can control the action on the screen using a Mac Magic Trackpad. While this solution sounds feasible, it can slow the performance of applications down because of the fact that it connects over a VNC connection. Simply put, the Trackpad has to connect to a middleman to talk to the apps running in the emulator.
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I admire the fact that the team has set out to achieve the lofty goal of being the catalyst that forces Apple to release an Apple TV app store. I think that they will get their wish, but not because of the hack they created. With the rumors of an all-in-one Apple television set continuing to fly around, an app store dedicated to iOS-enabled televisions is most likely already in the works. It also wouldn’t be surprising if the upcoming iPad 3 can connect to these new display devices in more than just an AirPlay display-mirroring capacity.