Apple TV jailbreak does not bring perfect results like that of the iPad jailbreak or other iOS device, but aTV Flash (black) will let you install apps after the jailbreak without sacrificing its performance.
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iOS device users may love Apple and its gadgets, but its undeniable that we will do everything to break the boundaries set by the company on its products. The device is already our property the day we opened our wallet and spent money for it. That’s why we opt for every possible jailbreak we can find to get the freedom that we wanted, and Apple TV is not exempted from that.
It’s known that jailbreak on Apple TV with iOS 5.0 is not that flawless. An example is the disappearance of Cydia icon which is really important, since that’s where you will start downloading the tweaks and apps you favoured. Hats off to FireCore that is brilliant enough to develop and release aTV Flash (black) to let you optimize your jailbroken television from Apple.
The tool from FireCore brings tons of upgrades like the improved media player and NFS streaming. It also includes bug remedy that users are experiencing on the newer version. There’s also the support for additional translations of Chinese, Korean, Czech, and Catalan languages. You will have the manual subtitle time correction (-10.0s to +10.0s), buffering logic and installation routine, fixed playback issues.
Other additional features are: support for localized TV show pattern: TV Show/Season #/S##E##.extension, support for embedded .FLAC cover art, and support for .AC3, .DTS and .MOD files. Fixes include metadata fetching for ‘Show.Name.###.extension’ pattern, crashes observed in folders with signifcant number of files, playback error on DVD and ISO files observed when file path contains ‘?’ character, and many others.
Okay, I will stop blabbing now. Here are the complete steps on how to install the application.
Step 1. Jailbreak your Apple TV 5.0 (iOS 5.1) installation using Seas0nPass. Make sure it is connected to the same network as the computer you will be working from.
Step 2. Purchase, download, and install aTV Flash (black).
Step 3. Run aTV Flash (black) and it should see the Apple TV along with its IP address. Select the correct Apple TV in question via the drop down box if you have more than one jailbroken device on your network, then click continue.
Step 4. Once aTV Flash (black) finishes running, your Apple TV should reboot. Upon reboot you should see a new Maintenance icon.
Step 5. Use the new Maintenance option to install apps like Couch Surfer Pro, NitoTV, LastFM, and others.
If you already downloaded aTV Flash (black), you can update it by opening the apps on your Apple TV and choosing Maintenance > Manage Extras. Newbie can download the app through the FireCore website.
So you’ve completely installed aTV Flash (black) on your Apple TV. Make sure to take advantage of the new feature and gather as many possible apps for your TV for a more enjoyable entertainment experience.
