Hi all,
We have received our ATV developer kit as part of the second batch Apple have sent out. I have read that a USB-C cable was not included with this batch as you can now distribute test builds using Testflight which is now installed on the ATV. However, I cant see anyway to get the UUID of the ATV without connecting it to XCode, for which we need a USB-C cable?
Or am I missing something?!
Thanks
Craig
why don't you just buy a usb c cable?
Because;
a) I would like to deploy a build to test today, and we live in the middle of nowhere and the local stores dont sell USB-C cables
b) It was said that Apple didnt supply USB-C cables in the second batch as they were not needed - so I wondered if I was missing something, as you clearly do need a USB-C cable..
I had the same issue. I assumed USB-C is not needed, because of how it was expressed.
Appranetly it is needed, and I got it today.
Apart from the fact that it bearly fits together with HDMI cable plugged in at the same time (USB-C has to bend to fit), I still don't see Apple TV on iTunes.
But it appeared in Xcode 7.1 beta 3.
Overall, a bit more clear notice for developers regarding these steps would save some time. Also, because HDMI and USB-C ports are so close to each other, not all cables are safe to use, unless you don't mind risking of damaging device connection port or in a better case - cable.
Also, after playing arround a bit, managed to hang Apple TV. It stopped responding to remote controll interactions, so device stuck in Fly-by mode.
Found that pressing Play/Pause+Home buttons and holding for a bit, does force restart (helpful in my case, didn't need to unplug from electric grid).
Any way, thanks Apple for this Developer Kit 🙂
Now just need crazy and fun ideas.
>I still don't see Apple TV on iTunes. But it appeared in Xcode 7.1 beta 3.
This has been covered at length. iTunes won't see it unless it is in restore/install mode. Once tvOS is installed, Xcode 7.1b will see it. Your example is normal.
>I cant see anyway to get the UUID of the ATV without connecting it to XCode, for which we need a USB-C cable?
Correct, Xcode is required to find the UDID.
Get the USB-C to A cable and you'll be good to go. Good luck in the store.
