Hi all,
Since the TV app on my Apple TV has been updated to now include everything in one place it's become impossible to tell which films have audio description reliably.
Let me explain.
Before, I used to go to the Movies app, which allowed me to browse films and purchase or rent them from the Apple store.
This worked okay, as voiceover would read out if the film had an AD track or not.
Since the update, the Movie app is no longer working and there is a store section inside the TV app instead.
This new store section will let you know if the movie is available on streaming apps, as well as allowing you to purchase the film.
The problem is, the description of whether the movie has audio description or not is totally unreliable as it takes this information from the multiple ways of viewing, the streaming apps and the Apple store.
As an example, the film "The Menu", has an AD track in it's description.
However that refers to the version on Disney Plus. The version on the Apple store doesn't have one.
So I read the description, it said it had an AD track and I purchased the film, only to find out the copy I purchased has no audio description.
The same is in reverse.
The new Dungeons and Dragons film has AD showing in it's description, but that's for the version you can purchase from the store.
The version available to stream via Paramount Plus doesn't have an AD track.
Basically what I'm saying in a long winded way, is that it's now impossible to tell if you're getting audio description on a movie, based soley on the description mentioned in the Apple TV app.
If anyone has any ideas on how to get back to the old way viewing just the store description of a movie, rather than this current mishmash of store and streaming descriptions I'd be greatful.