Firecore has just released an update of aTV Flash Black 1.2. This particular tool is intended for people with jailbroken Apple TV 2G units.
Describing aTV Flash Black 1.2 is extremely easy. It simply is the one tool that breathes a new life in an Apple TV 2G. aTV Flash Black adds a web-browser, ability to play different formats and much much more. The best part is that the installation is very easy. You just need a jailbroken Apple TV 2G. No physical modifications required.
aTV Flash Black 1.2 brings with a number of new options. These include the ability to zoom in on playing vidoes, a Kindle Fire inspired Recent Pages view on top of the web-browser. Watched indicators let you easily pick up from where you left off.
Full chanegelog of aTV Flash Black 1.2 is as follows:
- Added video zoom options (available through Playback Menu)
- Added watched indicators to grid view
- Added ‘Recently Visited’ section to Browser top shelf
- Added support for MicroDVD .SUB files
- Added screensaver during pause
- Added file delete option
- Added activity indicator for metadata clearing
- Added ‘tune’ icon placeholder for audio files without metadata
- Added episode number to the fetched name the list view
- Added Reload Metadata’ option in contextual menu for folders
- Added ‘no items’ message to the ‘Unwatched’ filter of the list view
- Added gray ticket image caching
- Added loading screen when opening Manage Extras menu
- Improved scrubber bar logic
- Improved audio feedback for watched and pre-playback screens
- Improved poster loading for large folders
- Improved support for DVDs without menus
- Improved subtitle support for right-to-left languages (e.g. Hebrew)
- Improved installer device detection
- Resolved minor memory management issues
- Resolved issues with subtitles settings while playing a playlist
- Resolved issues with yellow subtitles displayed for movies converted with Handbrake
- Resolved conflicts with default audio player
- Resolved issues with passwords that contain @ symbols
- Resolved issues with metadata loading for files that contain ‘/’ in folder or file name
- Resolved buffer overflow in libafpclient observed when navigating folders with long names
- Resolved issues with installer Bonjour detection
- Resolved rare crashes during web browsing
- Changed metadata format to S.# / Ep.# for TV Shows
- Disabled metadata processing during movie playback
- Corrected audio feedback when pressing Menu while in grid view
- Minor UI improvements
- Other miscellaneous bug fixes
You can purchase aTV Flash Black tool from FireCore's official website for $29.99. It really is worth its value. If you already have a previous version of aTV installed, just run an update through the Maintenance Page. New prospective users will have to buy it first.
You will require a jailbroken Apple TV 2G for this. In order to do that, follow this step by step guide on how to jailbreak Apple TV 2G on the latest 4.4.3 firmware.