Apple released software update 2.3.1 for the Apple TV late Tuesday evening. Notably, the update appears to have removed all third party add-ons, including the much beloved Boxee. First Hulu, and now this?! Boxee can’t catch a break.
Apple has yet to release specific details about the update on its support page, but it should probably be updated soon. We think.
Hopefully any Boxee fans out there made sure to turn off auto-updates beforehand.
February 25th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Since it’s only a minor x.x.1 update, I’d say that’s probably the only thing that’s changed to the Apple TV.
Usually any substantial updates, even x.1, will have features Apple wants to promote, like 2.3’s streaming, 3rd-party remotes & volume control.
Needless to say, but I won’t be updating my Apple TV and lose Boxee…it’s one of the most essential aspects of it now.
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February 25th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Boxee works fine with the Apple TV 2.3.1 release, and Apple did nothing to try and “break” Boxee here. Every Apple TV update replaces the hard drive partition that the Apple TV software is installed in. Because the entire partition is replaced, anything else placed there by the user (Boxee) is also gone. Just reinstall Boxee like after every Apple TV software release and it still works great…
February 25th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
That’s great if we really can reinstall Boxee after this update.