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Table of Contents
Apple TV User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in tvOS 17
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- Intro to Apple TV
- Set up Apple TV
- About the status light
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- Your Apple ID
- Sign in with an Apple device
- Multiple users
- Other apps and channels
- TV provider
- Subscriptions
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- Siri Remote at a glance
- Navigate Apple TV
- Control what’s playing
- Adjust audio
- Activate Siri or dictation
- Open Control Center
- Enter text
- Switch quickly between apps
- Turn Apple TV on or off
- Control touch surface sensitivity
- Charge the Siri Remote
- Reconnect the Siri Remote
- Help locate the Siri Remote (2nd generation or later)
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- Control Center at a glance
- Switch users in the Profiles tab
- Quickly change settings in Control Center
- Open additional tabs in Control Center
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- Play audio throughout your home
- Stream audio and video with AirPlay
- Use screen savers
- Customize the Home Screen
- Use iOS or iPadOS Control Center
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- Talk to your Apple TV
- Search for content and apps
- View search results
- Play live content
- Other things to ask Siri
- Use Siri on HomePod or an iOS device
- Use Siri to navigate
- Use Siri dictation
- Adjust settings for Siri
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- TV app at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass, or a channel
- Navigate the Apple TV app
- Search
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- Explore Home
- Manage recommendations
- Apple TV+
- MLS Season Pass
- Sports
- Store
- Library
- Adjust settings
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- Arcade at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Arcade
- Find and play games
- Adjust game controller settings
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- Photos at a glance
- View photo memories
- View iCloud Photos and Shared Photo Library
- View shared photos and albums
- Create a photo screen saver
- Create a slideshow
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- FaceTime at a glance
- Use FaceTime
- Watch together using SharePlay
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- Apple Music at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Music
- Now Playing
- Home
- Browse
- Videos
- Radio
- Library
- Search
- See what your friends are listening to
- Control music with Siri
- Adjust music settings
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- Find apps
- Purchase and download apps
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- Get podcasts
- Control podcast playback
- Organize podcasts into stations
- Adjust podcast settings
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- Watch iTunes movies and TV shows
- Change iTunes movie and TV show settings
- Use the Search app
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- Stream content to Apple TV
- View photos from your Mac
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- Restrict access to content
- Adjust privacy settings
- Manage storage
- Share Apple TV
- Family Sharing
- Adjust video and audio settings
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Set notifications
- Set the TV button
- Use the iOS or iPadOS keyboard
- Control your TV and volume
- Use other remotes
- Use Apple TV as a conference room display
- Change network settings
- Change language or region
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- Restart Apple TV
- Reset Apple TV
- Update Apple TV software
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- Accessibility features
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- Use VoiceOver
- Use a Bluetooth keyboard
- Use a braille display
- Use Zoom to magnify
- Use Hover Text to see enlarged text
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- Display bold text
- Increase screen contrast
- Use Display Accommodations
- Reduce screen motion
- Use audio descriptions
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- About Switch Control
- Turn on Switch Control
- Use Switch Control
- Use item scanning
- Adjust Switch Control settings
- Navigate Apple TV by tapping
- Set AirPods controls
- Set hearing controls
- Type instead of speaking to Siri
- Add an accessibility shortcut
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Apple TV Support site
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Disposal and recycling information
- Apple and the environment
- Copyright
You can use a supported TV or receiver remote, a network-based remote for home-control systems, or an infrared remote (commonly known as a universal remote) to control Apple TV.
If your TV or receiver supports HDMI-CEC, Apple TV uses the HDMI connection to allow it to be controlled by your TV or receiver remote. For more information, see the Apple Support article Control your TV or receiver with your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote.
A network-based remote sends signals to Apple TV through a network so the remote doesn’t have to be pointed directly at Apple TV.
To use an infrared remote, you need to let it learn the signals that the Siri Remote generates.
Use a network-based remote with Apple TV
Before you can use a network-based remote for home-control systems with Apple TV, you first need to add the remote to the Home app on an iOS or iPadOS device. Make sure the remote is turned on and connected to your network.
Open the Home app on the iOS or iPadOS device.
Tap the Add button, tap Add Accessory, then follow the onscreen instructions.
You may need to scan or enter an 8-digit HomeKit setup code found on the remote itself (or on its box or in its documentation). You can assign the remote to a room, as well as give it a name. The name defines how it’s shown in the Home app and on Apple TV, and also how you control it using Siri.
Teach an infrared remote to control Apple TV
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to Remotes and Devices > Learn Remote, then follow the onscreen instructions.
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