With the IDX Featured Listings app, you can easily display your featured and supplemental listings on any AppleTV connected display. With our free app, you can ensure that your storefront or trade-show booth shows up-to-date pricing, status, and listing details with automatic updates from your IDX Broker account.
Installation:
- On your AppleTV, search for 'IDX Featured Listings' in the App Store. Click here for a preview of the app in the App Store.
- Install the app on your AppleTV, then launch the app. Once you have opened the app, click Link Account and remember the 4 digit number that appears on screen.
- On a separate device, log into your IDX Broker account, then go to the following link: https://idxbroker.com/activate/apple-tv/
- Input the 4 digit number from Step 2.
- Your IDX Broker account is now linked to your AppleTV app!
App Structure:
The app has 3 tabs:
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Properties
- Shows all listings returned from the account
- This panel will allow you to deselect listings that you do not want to display in the slideshow
- All listings are selected by default
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Slideshow
- Displays a slideshow of all selected listings
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Settings
- Slideshow Rotation - Amount of time each listing image is shown (between 5 and 60 seconds)
- Property Images - Show all listing images or only the first
- Supplemental Listings - Option to include supplemental listings
- Account - Sign Out button will take you back to the activation screen
- Multi-Office accounts will have an extra button available, allowing you to change which office's info is displayed between listings
Troubleshooting
- Issues activating?
- Make sure you are logged into your IDX Broker account before attempting to activate.
- If you have entered the 4 digit code on the activation page but the AppleTV does not move to the next creen, press the 'Menu' button on the AppleTV remote to go back a step and restart the process.
- New listing is not displaying
- Go to Settings, then click Sign Out and log back in. Otherwise, the listings should be refreshed from the IDX Broker account every 3 hours.
- No listings?
- Check the IDX Broker account and make sure your Featured ID is set. Click here for instructions on how to set your Featured ID.
- Verify that your account is fully approved to display MLS listing data. To check this, log into your IDX Broker account and click MLS on the navigation to the left.