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- It is not possible to buy or rent content through Apple TV on Android TV.
- The app instead tells you to use an iPhone, iPad, or other streaming device.
- Apple hasn’t given an official comment, but the change is likely due to Google’s 30% commission fee.
Over the past two years, there’s been quite a lot of controversy related to commission fees levied by both Apple and Google on their respective app stores. Although developers and content creators have fought back, the companies themselves haven’t really antagonized one another about it.
However, according to AppleInsider, Apple has blocked all rentals and purchases of media content from the Apple TV app on Android TV devices. This means if you have an Android TV (or Google TV) streamer, you can no longer buy content through Apple TV. Existing rentals and purchases appear to be unaffected.