Apple has announced which first-generation Apple TV will no longer have support for accessing the iTunes Store. This measure becomes effective due to security updates that the original Apple TV will not be able to receive.
The measure will take effect on May 25, 2018. First-generation Apple TV users will no longer be able to download content from the iTunes Store as of that date. Not to download it again, if they had already downloaded it sometime.
For Apple, the first-generation Apple TV is an outdated device. Let us remember that it is a product that was presented more than a decade ago (in January 2007), and that it was classified as obsolete two years ago.
If you are still a user of an original Apple TV, the only measure to avoid this is to buy a new one. Second-generation Apple TV and later are not affected.
Apple TV has improved a lot since that first generation that it depended so much on iTunes and that it was focused on storing our content. Today, Apple TV 4K has less storage (32 GB or 64 GB) than the original Apple TV had (40 GB or 160 GB), something that makes Apple's “streaming” philosophy clear. TV. What is certain is that any user of the first generation Apple TV will notice a tremendous change if they buy a next generation Apple TV.
This same security update also excludes computers using Windows XP or Vista. Both operating systems have stopped receiving support from Microsoft and Apple considers that they will not be able to receive this update either.
Therefore, PCs running Windows XP or Vista will no longer be able to access the iTunes Store on May 25. If they can continue to use old versions of iTunes limited. Although Apple recommends updating to versions later than Windows 7, they will be able to access the iTunes Store.
