How to watch Apple’s ‘Spring Forward’ event live

BY Gautam Prabhu

Published 9 Mar 2015

image Spring forward live stream

Apple’s March 9 ‘Spring Forward’ event where it is widely expected to provide more details about the Apple Watch and possibly also unveil the 12-inch Retina MacBook Air, starts in just over 12 hours from now.

The good news is that Apple has announced that it will be live streaming the event.

If you want to watch the event here’s how you can live streaming the event:

Apple TV:

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 March 9 ‘Spring Forward’ logo on the main menu to watch the event live on your television.

Apple Events - Spring Forward Channel

Mac:

If plan to watch it on your Mac, then launch Safari browser and point it to the following url: http://www.apple.com/live/ [Please note it won’t on other browsers.]

iPad, iPhone or iPod touch:

If you plan to watch it on an iOS device, then point mobile Safari to the same URL – http://www.apple.com/live/

PC

According to Apple, the live stream will work only on Apple devices, but there is a workaround:

  • Download VLC media player from VideoLan’s website.
  • Open the program. Click on Media (top left) > Open Network Stream.
  • In the url field, copy and paste this url – (Hat tip: 9to5Mac for the url)
    http://p.events-delivery.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1503ohibasdvoihbasfdv/m3u8/atv_mvp.m3u8
  • Click Play.

Let us know how it goes in the comments.

We are also live blogging the event and will be bringing you the most comprehensive coverage of the event, so hope to see you there to discuss the new details, pricing, launch date and availability of Apple Watch as they’re announced at the event.

What time will the event start:

The event is set to kick off at 10:00 am PT. Check our post to find out when Apple’s October 16 event will start in your time zone.