Infuse 4, the powerful video player for the new Apple TV, has been updated to version 4.0.3, which brings DivX/Xvid (.avi) support, improved loading times, support for streaming for audio to AirPlay speakers and a whole load of minor improvements.

Here’s what’s new in Infuse 4.0.3:

• Stream audio to AirPlay speakers
• DivX/Xvid (.avi) support
• Additional font size/weight options for subtitles
• Option to use edge taps to jump between chapters
• Option to hide Recently Watched on home screen
• 10s icon while hovering
• Improved SMB loading times
• Improved audio track selection logic
• Improved Favorite edit screen
• Improved error resilience for SMB connections
• Improved metadata fetching
• Adjusted title sorting
• Updated localizations
• Disabled false positive playback warnings
• Various playback improvements
• A few other minor fixes

Learn more about Infuse 4 for Apple TV and check out the video showing the setup process and explaining how Infuse actually works on Apple TV 4.

Infuse 4 for Apple TV is a free upgrade for all current Infuse Pro users (v3 or later). Infuse 4 for iOS will also follow as a free update later this year.

There are 2 ways to download Infuse.

1. Search for Infuse in the App Store app on Apple TV.
2. Download Infuse or Infuse Pro on a computer or iOS device, then locate Infuse under the Purchased tab in the App Store app on Apple TV.

Note: The same features are available whether you upgrade to Pro via In-App Purchase, or purchase the standalone Infuse Pro app.

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Infuse 4, one of the most popular and powerful video players for the new Apple TV, has been updated to version 4.0.2 that brings major playback improvements.

Here is what’s new:

• Faster playback start/seek times
• Custom artwork for favorites (use favorite.png or favorite-atv.png)
• Added more zoom options (for removing encoded black bars)
• Added sort by filename option
• Improved sorting for files like ‘Toy Story’, ‘Toy Story 2’ and ‘Toy Story 3’
• Improved metadata refetching if initial attempt failed with a network error
• Improved metadata fetching efficiency
• Add Favorites via iOS Remote app (tap right side of touch screen)
• Long press to rename/remove Favorites
• Version number displayed in settings
• A handful of other minor improvements and fixes

Learn more about Infuse 4 for Apple TV and check out the video showing the setup process and explaining how Infuse actually works on Apple TV 4.

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Infuse 4, the powerful video player for the new Apple TV (as well as for iPhone and iPad) has received its first update. It adds faster metadata fetching, improved audio and video quality, additional Dolby and DTS passthrough options and a handful of other enhancements.

Here’s what’s new in Infuse 4.0.1

• Much faster metadata fetching (about 5-10x times as fast depending on the video type)
• Infuse Pro badging in Settings to indicate when Pro features are active
• Prompt to resume or start from the beginning when playing videos
• Skip forward/back 10 seconds by clicking right/left edge of touch pad
• Auto-load details when selecting item from lower shelf (on movie/show details page)
• Double-tap top of touch pad to quickly return to the top of the poster grid view
• Separate Dolby and DTS passthrough options (for Sonos Soundbar users – and anyone else who has a device that supports one but not the other)
• Fixed audio cutting out when navigating through Playback Settings (with passthrough enabled)
• Folder artwork overriding for TV series
• Option to clear recently watched list
• Fixed issue with selecting share protocol type in some cases
• A handful of other minor fixes

Learn more about Infuse 4 for Apple TV and check out the video showing the setup process and explaining how Infuse actually works on Apple TV 4.

Infuse 4 for Apple TV is a free upgrade for all current Infuse Pro users (v3 or later). Infuse 4 for iOS will also follow as a free update later this year.

There are 2 ways to download Infuse.

1. Search for Infuse in the App Store app on Apple TV.
2. Download Infuse or Infuse Pro on a computer or iOS device, then locate Infuse under the Purchased tab in the App Store app on Apple TV.

Note: The same features are available whether you upgrade to Pro via In-App Purchase, or purchase the standalone Infuse Pro app.

Most of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are still there: 

• Best deals on TVs for Apple TV
• Best deals on Bluetooth speakers for Apple TV 4
• Best deals on Bluetooth headphones for Apple TV 4
• Best deals on AirPlay speakers for Apple TV (2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.)
• Best deals on skins/stickers for Apple TV (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.)
• Best deals on Bluetooth keyboards for Apple TV 2 & 3
• TotalMount Pro for Apple TV (2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.) now 33% off

Be sure to follow Apple TV Hacks on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for all the latest Apple TV-related news.

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The wait is finally over! Infuse, one of the most popular video players for iPhone and iPad has just arrived on the new Apple TV. Like its iOS counterpart, Infuse 4 for Apple TV provides a clean way to enjoy a wide array of videos types from wherever you may happen to have them stored – be it a Mac, PC, NAS, Wi-Fi drive, or a server app like Plex, Kodi, or Serviio.

Additionally, Infuse 4 provides automatic movie details and artwork fetching, integrated trakt.tv sync, subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles, full support for Dolby (AC3) and DTS audio, HW decoding, streaming from remote share (SFTP, WEBDAV, etc.), and more.

Native trakt.tv sync allows Pro users to keep playback progress in sync between multiple devices (both tvOS and iOS): start watching a movie on your iPad, then finish it on your TV – Infuse will keep everything in sync, automatically.

Check out the video showing the setup process and explaining how Infuse 4 actually works on Apple TV 4. 

Infuse 4 for Apple TV is a free upgrade for all current Infuse Pro users (v3 or later). Infuse 4 for iOS will also follow as a free update later this year.

There are 2 ways to download Infuse.

1. Search for Infuse in the App Store app on Apple TV.
2. Download Infuse or Infuse Pro on a computer or iOS device, then locate Infuse under the Purchased tab in the App Store app on Apple TV.

Note: The same features are available whether you upgrade to Pro via In-App Purchase, or purchase the standalone Infuse Pro app.

Most of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are still there: 

• Best deals on TVs for Apple TV
• Best deals on Bluetooth speakers for Apple TV 4
• Best deals on Bluetooth headphones for Apple TV 4
• Best deals on AirPlay speakers for Apple TV (2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.)
• Best deals on skins/stickers for Apple TV (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.)
• Best deals on Bluetooth keyboards for Apple TV 2 & 3
• TotalMount Pro for Apple TV (2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.) now 33% off

Be sure to follow Apple TV Hacks on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for all the latest Apple TV-related news.

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Infuse, one of the most popular media players for iOS, is coming soon to the new Apple (it should be availabe on the Apple TV App Store by the end of the year). The first beta has been sent out to beta testers on Wednesday and some of them have already managed to record and share the videos showing the app in action on the Apple TV 4.

YouTube user AskUncleDave has posted a video showing off the setup process and some details on how Infuse 4 will actually work on the 4th generation Apple’s set-top box.

Infuse 4 will be a universal app (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV) and will come as a free update for all current Infuse 3 Pro users.

You can read the review of Infuse 3 for iOS on our sister site What’s On iPhone.

Also read:

• Apple TV 4 hacked to run a web browser
• New Apple TV hacked to enable app folders
• MAME emulator running on Apple TV 4
• AirParrot 2: the ultimate companion app for Apple TV 4
• Official Plex app for Apple TV released
• How Apple is fixing what’s wrong with console gaming today

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Firecore shared some new details on its upcoming Infuse app for Apple TV 4. The developers are “starting to see a beautiful bright light at the end of the tunnel”, meaning the new version of Infuse is coming soon to tvOS.

Infuse 4 will be a universal app (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV) and will come as a free update for all current Infuse 3 Pro users.

Firecore confirmed that the tvOS version will include streaming from remote share (SFTP, WEBDAV, etc.), a feature that is available in the iOS version of Infuse.

You can read the review of Infuse 3 on our sister site What’s On iPhone.

Also read:

• Apple TV 4 hacked to run a web browser
• New Apple TV hacked to enable app folders
• MAME emulator running on Apple TV 4
• AirParrot 2: the ultimate companion app for Apple TV 4
• Official Plex app for Apple TV released
• How Apple is fixing what’s wrong with console gaming today

Be sure to follow Apple TV Hacks on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for all the latest Apple TV-related news.

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