The Apple TV’s Universal Search feature, which allows viewers to discover content across multiple streaming apps via a text or Siri voice search, has added support for several new apps in the United States, Canada and other locales.
In the United States, AHC Go (American History Channel), Destination America Go, Discover Life Go, Filmstruck, Shudder, Sundance Now, and Velocity Go have been updated with Universal Search support.
In Australia, AnimeLab and DocPlay support Universal Search, as do City Video and Crave in Canada.
In France, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, and Spain, the MUBI app has been updated with support for Universal Search.
The Universal Search functionality first debuted a few years back as a feature of the then new fourth-generation Apple TV. While the original list of supported apps was limited to iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and Showtime, Apple has since slowly added new apps that are compatible with the feature.
Currently, Universal Search includes support for:
Users can control which apps appear in Universal Search by doing the following.
On your Apple TV, go to Settings > Apps > TV. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > TV. Then you can adjust these settings:
