How to install Popcorn Time on Apple TV 4

Popcorn Time is an old acquaintance for many of us, not without controversy. For those who do not know it, it is a service that allows you to watch movies and TV series outside of official subscriptions and channelss. It works through torrents files however, it is not necessary to download them. Through a nice interface similar to that of official services such as Netflix or others like that, just browse through the catalog and press play on what we want to see.

Porcorn Time It is not an official application for iOS or for Apple TV, nor will it ever be. However, it is possible to install it as if it were one more app. It is not necessary to have the jailbrea doneBut the process is not extremely simple either. Next, we will tell you how to install Popcorn Time on the fourth generation Apple TV. Prepared?

Install Popcorn Time as one more app on Apple TV

For obvious reasons, Popcorn Time cannot be downloaded from the App Store on a fourth-generation Apple TV, but there is a mechanism that will allow its execution on this device of the bitten apple. Let's see how to do it.

Prerequisites

To install Popcorn Time on a fourth generation Apple TV it will be necessary to have the appropriate software and hardware. That being the case, the truth is that it will only take a few minutes. This is all you'll need to be able to successfully complete this task.

  • You must have access to an Apple developer account. You can use a free account and effectively, you can install Popcorntime however, and to summarize, every seven days you will have to repeat the process, a great task. But if you use a full developer account, that term rises to one year. To sign up and get an Apple developer account, visit developer.apple.com.
  • You also need a Mac with OS X El Capitan or higher.
  • Xcode 7.3 or higher. Xcode 8, which is available in the Mac App Store will not work for now as the code files needed for the Popcorn Time application have not yet been updated for the latest APIs. You can download Xcode 7.3.x for free from developer.apple.com.
  • tvOS 9.2 or higher installed on the fourth generation Apple TV.
  • A USB Type C to USB A cable for charging on Apple TV.

The step by step process

Step 1: download the Popcorn Time files

First, download the Popcorn Time files that are available through a repository on GitHub. In order to get them, you will need to clone the most recent version of the repository. Open the Terminal on your Mac and enter the following commands to clone the repository files to the Mac Desktop folder:

cd ~ / Desktopgit clone https://github.com/PopcornTimeTV/PopcornTimeTV.git

Install Popcorn Time on Apple TV 4

Step 2: install Cocoapods

You will need to install Cocoapods to access third-party libraries. For it. From the Terminal of your Mac, you must enter the following:

sudo gem install activesupport -v 4.2.6sudo gem install cocoapods

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Step 3: more commands

Do not leave the Terminal because, now that you have Cocoapods installed, you have to execute the following commands from the Terminal to ensure that everything works correctly once you have the app on your Apple TV. Execute the following commands:

cd ~ / Desktop / PopcornTimeTVpod install

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Step 4

Open the PopcornTimeTV folder on the desktop (the one created in step 1) and look for the PopcornTime.xcworkspace file. Double click on it to launch it in Xcode.

Step 5

In Xcode, in the lower left sidebar Targets, select Popcorn Time and then click on the tab general. In Identity, you should see a field that titled Bundle Identifier. In the text box on the right, change the text to "com. (YOUR NAME) .PopcornTime", as you can see in the following image.

Step 6

Now select TopShelf (underTargets) and repeat the previous step but adding ".TopShelf" at the end: "(YOUR NAME) .PopcornTime.TopShelf". Make sure that (YOUR NAME) is exactly the same in steps 5 and 6.

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Step 7

On the tab general Tab in Identity, click on the drop-down box next to Team and sign in with your Apple developer account.

Step 8: from Mac to Apple TV

Connect the Apple TV to the Mac using the cable we mentioned at the beginning. Press CMD + R in Xcode to compile and execute the project on the device. You can also press the Play button on the toolbar to start the compilation.

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READY! Now turn on your Apple TV and Popcorn Time should appear as one more app on your home screen.

From my personal point of view, this is a mess, especially when there are already apps like VidLib in the App Store that allow you to see all the movies and series you want without the need for complex installations like this one, which, in addition, will involve payment from the developer account. Now only you must decide whether or not it is worth it.

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