Get more from AppleTV with these easy tricks

Apple TV: Make the most of your subscription service

Apple's movie and TV show streaming service is now available for just $5 a month, and you can try it for a free one year with a purchase of Apple's phone, tablet or computer. This allows you to watch Apple original shows such as See, The Morning Show and Servant. If you've signed up, you may find that the platform has more features than you think.

Manage your subscription

Like Netflix, you can cancel and restart your Apple TV subscription at any time. If you've watched all the shows you want to watch, Apple offers a convenient way to cancel.

If you use a Mac, you can view your subscription status through the App Store: Click your name (bottom left corner), then click to view information , and then click Manage (next to Subscribe ). Or, in any web browser, log into the Apple TV website and click on your avatar (top right corner), Settings , and Manage (under Subscribe ).

You can also start and stop subscriptions on your iPhone or iPad. Open Settings, click your name, and select Subscribe —If you are currently subscribed, you will see Apple TV in the list; if you are unsubscribed, you will see under the Expired title.

Use picture-in-picture mode

If you want to watch shows on Apple TV and do other operations, you can use Picture-in-Picture mode on macOS or iPadOS. However, this trick doesn't work on iPhones - you're either watching or not.

On macOS, after starting playback on the TV app, click the Picture-in-Picture button - it is the rightmost button on the bottom row. This will keep the play window above all other windows. Resize the edge by clicking and dragging it, or move it by clicking and dragging the center.

On iPadOS, click the Picture-in-Picture button in the upper left corner (third from the left). Again, the window will be on top of all other applications, so you can continue watching while performing other tasks. Click on the window and drag it to move it.

Offline viewing content

You are not always able to connect to stable Wi-Fi when you are out, so Apple TV allows you to download shows and movies ahead of time. Open the TV app on your iPhone or iPad, click on the show, and you will see the blue download icon (arrow coming out of the cloud) next to each episode.

Slightly different in TV apps on Mac. Here you need to click to enter each episode and you will see the Download button. Whether you are on a computer or on a mobile device, shows and movies can be watched for 30 days before they expire.

If you find yourself unable to connect to the internet, accessing downloaded content is easy. On iOS or iPadOS, click the library in the TV app, and then click Downloaded . On macOS, click the library in the TV application, and then click TV show or Movie . Manage children's viewing content

If you have set up home sharing for other Apple apps and services, note that it also extends to Apple TV, allowing up to five people to access the same subscription. If you haven't set up your home sharing yet, you can find the link in the System Preferences panel on your Mac and the Settings app on your iOS and iPadOS devices (under your account name).

In addition to allowing you to share your Apple TV subscription, Family Sharing allows you to limit what children in your family can watch by banning certain levels of TV shows and movies. On your iPhone or iPad, you can access these options by turning on

Settings

and then tap Screen Time and Content and Privacy Limits (Find TV Shows and Movies ). If you use a Mac, you need to open

System Preferences

from the Apple menu and select Screen usage time, content and privacy and Store. You can also change parental control settings by accessing Apple TV account settings on the network and switching the Content Limit toggle to on. Set streaming quality

Apple makes its shows and movies in HD 4K quality, the version you see by default when playing content from the platform. However, if you are using a slow Wi-Fi connection or don't want to use the entire data plan, you can lower this setting if you need it.

On macOS, after running the TV application, click

TV menu

and select

Preferences and Play . You can choose from three different video quality options: Good, Better and Best available. If you watch on your iPhone or iPad, open Settings

and select

TV, iTunes Video, and select the playback quality you want to use on your Wi-Fi and cellular network connection. If you want to prevent yourself from running out of data plans, you can use the same screen to limit playback to Wi-Fi only. While the menu refers to iTunes, the same settings work for Apple TV. Watch on non-Apple devices

If you don't have an Apple-made device to watch Apple TV, don't worry - you can watch it on almost any computer, whether it's a Chromebook or a PC, using the Apple TV web app. Just log in with your Apple ID credentials.

The web app is a simplified version of the TV app, but you can still scroll through the shows you are watching and what you haven't watched yet. Don't try this option on macOS, though - you will be redirected to the native TV app.

You can also use web apps to watch Apple TV on your Android phone, but for it to work properly, you need to request a mobile browser to load the desktop version of the Apple TV website. On Chrome for Android, you can do this by clicking on the three dots in the upper right corner and selecting Desktop Website.

Watch on the big screen

The most obvious way to put an Apple TV on your living room TV is to plug in the Apple TV set-top box, but if you don't have one, don't worry - Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices also offer official Apple TV apps.

You can also use Chromecast or Android TV devices, but you will need to cast directly from a browser with Apple TV web app. Open the platform on Google Chrome or Chrome OS, then click the three dots in the upper right corner, select Cam , and select your device. Playing with this method is not the smoothest, but it works.

Or, if your smart TV supports AirPlay 2 (more and more modern TVs now support it), you can load the Apple TV on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac and click the AirPlay button (arrow pointing to the rectangle) to transfer the video to your TV.

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