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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
The first time you set up Apple TV, you choose which display language and region format to use. You can change this later in Settings.
Add a language
You can add multiple languages so that you can change the primary language or switch between different languages when the keyboard appears onscreen.
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General > Apple TV Languages, then select Add Language.
Select a language from the list, then confirm whether it will be the primary or an additional language.
Languages you add appear in preferred language order in the list. This means apps will use the first language listed, and keyboards will appear in your preferred language order.
Note: Siri and dictation may or may not be available, depending on the language you select. For more information, see the Apple Support article Use Siri on your Apple TV.
on When you use the onscreen keyboard, select the Language button 
to switch to the next language in your list of languages.
To change the order or delete a language, see the task below.
Edit keyboard languages
If you’ve added multiple languages to Apple TV, you can change their priority or delete them.
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General > Apple TV Languages, then select Edit and do either of the following:
Change the preferred language order: Select the Move button
next to a language in the list, swipe up or down on the Siri Remote to change the position, then press the clickpad center (Siri Remote 2nd generation or later) or touch surface (Siri Remote 1st generation) to confirm the new position.Remove a language: Select the Trash button
next to the language you want to remove.
Select Done to apply your changes.
next to a language in the list, swipe up or down on the 
next to the language you want to remove.Change the keyboard layout
You can change the layout of the keyboard that appears onscreen.
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General > Keyboard Layout and select one of the following:
Auto: Displays the Linear keyboard for touch-enabled remotes and displays the Grid keyboard for other remotes.
Linear: Displays keys in a line.
Grid: Displays keys in a grid.
Change the region format
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General > Region and select a region.
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