February 20, 2012

Get Genius Recommendations for Apps, Movies, and TV Shows

You're probably familiar with Genius recommendations, playlists, and mixes for music. Did you know Genius is also available for movies, TV shows, and iOS apps? The Genius button is on the upper right of the App Store Featured page on iPhone and iPod touch and near the bottom left on iPad. When you turn Genius on it recommends new apps based on ones you already have. You can sharpen its recommendations by removing ones you're not interested in from future suggestions with a swipe on iPhone and iPod touch and a tap on the Not Interested buttons on iPad. Also, you can look at recommendations within specific categories on iPad by using the Categories button on the upper left when you have Genius selected.

For Genius recommendations for TV shows and movies on your computer, select them in your library and use the iTunes sidebar (you can show and hide it with the switch on the lower right of the window) to see the recommendations. You can get recommendations in the sidebar to match particular TV shows and movies in your library by selecting them individually. For recommendations on Apple TV, choose Genius in the Movies and TV Shows menus.