Instead of making the world's largest flashlight, I made this:
I’m happy to announce the release of a new tvOS app called Blank. It turns your screen black and keeps it that way until you press any button on a remote. Seriously, that’s all it does. Here’s the screen you see when you launch the app for the first time: That second paragraph hints at […]
Thanks for all the kind words about Blank. I wasn't sure that anyone besides my wife (who came up with the idea) and me would want it!
Turns out there are a lot of folks who want Apple TV sound without video. If anyone at Apple is listening, please Sherlock me (after you do Now Playing Plus, of course!)
Also I forgot to mention that Blank's quote duration can be set in the tvOS Settings app. Some use cases will be better with “No Quote”.
Craig Hockenberry
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