How to Watch the Apple Event on March 21 Live

BY Gautam Prabhu

Published 21 Mar 2016

Apple March 21 2016 iPhone SE event

Apple’s ‘Let us loop you in’ event kicks off in just over 24 hours from now at 10:00 am PST or 1:00 pm ET, where it is expected to unveil a new 4-inch iPhone dubbed iPhone SE, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch bands.

The event is being held in the company’s Town Hall auditorium located on its 1 Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, California. Apple has announced that it will be live streaming the event, and also already released the Apple Events app for the event in the tvOS App Store for Apple TV 4.

How to Watch the Apple iPhone Event Live

If you need help, then you can follow the instructions below to watch Apple’s March 21 event live on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Windows PC.

Apple TV 4

If you’ve the new Apple TV 4 then download the Apple Events app from the tvOS App Store for free if you haven’t done so already. Apple released the Apple Events app in the tvOS App Store just a few days back.

Apple Events for Apple TV 4

Apple TV 3 and Apple TV 2

If you have Apple TV 3 or Apple TV 2 with Apple TV software 5.0.2 or later, then navigate to “Apple Events” channel with the ‘Let us loop you in’ event logo on the main menu to watch the event live on your television.

Mac

If plan to watch it on your Mac, then launch Safari browser and point it to the following url: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/

iPad, iPhone or iPod touch

If you plan to watch it on your iPhone or iPad, then point mobile Safari to the same URL – http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/

Windows 10

Windows users can also live stream the event on their PC officially. But there’s a limitation. You can only do it if only on the Microsoft Edge browser which comes with Windows 10.

If you’re on Windows 10, then point Microsoft Edge to the following url – http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/

Android/Windows 8.1 or lower

There is a workaround to watch the live stream of the event on Windows or even on an Android device. We will update the post with the steps just before the event, so don’t forget to check this post on the day of the event.

  • Download VLC, the VideoLan media player.
    • Windows users can download the VLC app from this link.
    • Android users can download the Android app from this link.
  • Launch the VLC app.
  • Navigate to the ‘Media’ tab and select ‘Open Network Stream’.
  • In the URL field, type (or copy) the following link. This is the direct location to the stream (which is the stream Apple TV uses internally):

http://p.events-delivery.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1603kjbnadcpjhbasdvpjbasdvpjb/m3u8/atv_mvp.m3u8

  • Press Play.

What time will the event start

The event is set to kick off at 10:00 am PT or 1:00 pm ET on Monday, March 21. Check our post to find out when the Apple event will start in your time zone.

➤ Apple’s ‘Let Us Loop You in’ Event Start Time

You can get in the mood for Monday’s event with the ‘Let Us Loop You in Event Wallpapers’ for all your devices.

We’ll be bringing the live coverage of the event, so don’t forget to join our liveblog to discuss the announcements. Are you planning to tune in to watch the event live?