[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by masraum

Sounds like you had an old device if you couldn't install apps. My ATV is several years old, but it will download apps.
My guess is that the old device that you had was old enough (if it wouldn't allow apps to be installed) that it also didn't understand TFA.

Who knows, but as long as you're happy now, it doesn't really matter.

Originally Posted by Deschodt

With favors delivered like that, who needs a knife in the back ? ;-) in this case, their own device will not take the correct password for that ID, and worse, even indicate it's got a 2FA issue... At all.. "incorrect password" is all you get... you gotta google this weird failure for ages and make the apple ID page send you a new code at the right time, which you add a the end of your password (I'd never heard of that - on a TV screen keyboard with a remote), like mypassword+321546 within 30 seconds of receipt. I guarantee you more than one person has tossed their apple TV to the garbage in frustration...

Yeah I've got 2 FA on anything that matters (and apple ID has access to a card, so I can see the need), but piss poor interface work there from Apple. Also on 2FA, beware of an accidental phone change for whatever reason - try to get 2FA disabled on most services without the original phone - it is no picnic!! the fun is endless !

Anyway, Firestick 4K for now, Roku FTW later.

Steve is correct.

Only 4th gen apple TV's allow for app installs so the device you are trying is not 2-3 years old it's at least 6 or more years old.

If it's a gen 3 that came out 10 years ago.