Apple TV app on LG smart TVs now natively supports Dolby Atmos

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No longer do LG TV owners need an Apple TV 4K to stream Atmos titles from the Apple TV app

Apple TV app now natively supports Dolby Atmos on LG smart TVs
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The Apple TV app on LG smart TVs now natively supports Dolby Atmos.

Previously, LG TV owners required an Apple TV 4K streamer to play Atmos titles from the Apple TV+ catalogue. Now, however, the TV's Apple app can itself natively decode the surround sound audio format.

It is uncertain exactly which LG smart TVs are privy to the new app update, but we'd expect it to be every model that currently sports the Apple TV app – the LG OLED series (2020, 2019), the LG NanoCell SM9X series (2019), the LG NanoCell SM85 series and above (2019), and the LG NanoCell SM83 series and below (2019). 

Becky Roberts
Becky Roberts
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Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.