Fifth-generation Apple TV pilot is said to be unwilling to make set-top boxes

science and technology news site 9to5Mac said, while fourth-generation Apple TV set-top box just listed a month, but its next-generation product has entered the production phase.

This message is the source of Taiwan media DigiTimes, Apple's supply chain manufacturers Quanta is said to have received the next generation Apple TV set-top box production order is expected early production might be in 2016.

Enter the trial phase, which means this product development process has finished.

The speed is amazing, because the latest fourth generation Apple TV released in September this year, officially listed only in November. But considering the third-generation Apple TV is at June's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) launch, the fourth generation is said to be the cooperation did not on well so will be delayed until September. So, back to the right point in time this year, explained make sense.

We just worry about whether people really update to the Apple TV has such high demand? If a year like a phone upgrade, Apple must come up with something to attract more people, just like they do on the iPhone.

Is said to be a new generation of Apple TV hardware configuration will increase, but the key fact is that Apple uses to create mobile set-top box, "hardware + ecosystem" model. This line of thinking in the fourth-generation set-top box begin to take shape, in addition to watching network TV shows, Apple Remote control handle into game, joined his tvOS ecosystem, and distribute the SDK API, to attract application developers to give it more.