> The new TV app

Apple’s replacement for the Videos app in iOS 10.2

> Collecting what you’re watching

The new TV app in iOS 10.2 is designed to bring together what you might be watching from a bunch of different sources. Partly, it acts as a replacement for the Videos app, so your iTunes TV shows and movies will be available here. But app developers can also work with it, so shows from the HBO GO app can appear alongside titles from the SHOWTIME app. One company that isn’t currently supporting it is Netflix, however.

> Watch now

The TV app is cross-platform between iOS (on iPhone and iPad) and Apple TV. It remembers your progress in shows, so in the app’s Watch Now section, you can start watching on your iPad and pick up where you left off on Apple TV – and that applies to all the shows from the various different services. It remembers all your recent shows.

> Up Next

When you finish an episode, the TV app will queue up the next one automatically if you’re bingeviewing. For shows appearing weekly, when a new one becomes available the app will immediately add it to your line-up.

> Recommended

The TV app will recommend new shows and movies you might like. Much like Apple Music, these are chosen by curators at Apple, while also highlighting popular trending shows. It’s something different to the algorithmic recommendations we’re used to from Netflix.

> Siri

This doesn’t apply to iOS 10, but on Apple TV, the TV app will work with Siri, naturally. You can just ask Siri to pick up whatever you were last watching from the point you left it, or take you to the next episode.