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Setting up 4th Gen AppleTV--what a hassle

robertk328

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Got my ATV yesterday and was pleasantly surprised that I just had to go to activation pages for each app and enter a 6-8 digit code to activate. Is that how it was before the latest update or was it entering email address and password for each? My DirecTV password is cumbersome so I was prepared for the worst.
 

JBaby_9783

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Got my ATV yesterday and was pleasantly surprised that I just had to go to activation pages for each app and enter a 6-8 digit code to activate. Is that how it was before the latest update or was it entering email address and password for each? My DirecTV password is cumbersome so I was prepared for the worst.

You're experience is typical. I've had my tv prior to the update. Most channels work as you've described. I have ran into a couple that require you to enter your password. It hasn't happened often though. I can't even remember which apps those were.
 

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