I think that takes care of the naming questions on to the details. The Mac’s TV app can be used to view the content provided by the Apple TV+ service. That leaves Apple TV+, which is a premium streaming service available for $4.99/month (1 year free with iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, or Apple TV purchase). I think we can safely use the names Apple TV app and TV interchangeably when we’re referring to the app that is used to watch video on the Mac that is not called QuickTime Player. To make it more confusing, the help menu uses TV Help while the actual help files are called Apple TV App Users Guide. Apple has referred to it as the “Apple TV app” but the actual name of the app included with macOS Catalina is simply TV. Question: What the heck is the name of the new app for buying, renting, and viewing video content on the Mac?Īnswer: It depends. The first question we’re going to unravel is: Listening in on the New Podcasts App in macOS Catalina.Rocking Out with the Music App in macOS Catalina.If you would like to learn more about the new media apps from Apple, check out: In this Rocket Yard guide we’ll be looking at the new Apple TV app included with macOS Catalina.

New itunes sucks