Control what’s playing on Apple TV
Whether you’re watching a TV show or a movie, or listening to music or a podcast, you’re in control.
Play or pause
Siri Remote (2nd generation): Press the clickpad center, or press the Play/Pause button
.Siri Remote (1st generation): Press the touch surface, or press the Play/Pause button
.
When you pause playback, the playback timeline appears, showing elapsed and remaining time. The solid bar indicates how much of the item is cached (temporarily downloaded on Apple TV).
Rewind or fast-forward
You can move rapidly forward or backward through video in several ways. During playback, use the Siri Remote to do any of the following:
Skip backward or forward 10 seconds: Press left or right on the clickpad ring (second-generation Siri Remote) or the touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote). Press again to skip another 10 seconds.
Continuously rewind or fast-forward: Press and hold left or right on the clickpad ring (second-generation Siri Remote) or touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote). Press left or right repeatedly to cycle through rewind or fast-forward speed options (2x, 3x, 4x). Press the clickpad center or the Play/Pause button
to resume playback.
Scrub video backward or forward on the playback timeline
You can scrub through video thumbnails backward or forward on the playback timeline to find a scene.
Pause the video by pressing the Play/Pause button
, or by pressing the clickpad center (second-generation Siri Remote) or touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote).A small preview thumbnail appears above the playback timeline at the bottom of the screen.
Do either of the following:
Siri Remote (2nd generation): Swipe left or right to scrub backward or forward in time. For more precise control, rest your finger on the outer edge of the clickpad ring until a ring icon appears onscreen, then circle your finger counterclockwise or clockwise around the clickpad ring.
Siri Remote (1st generation): Swipe left or right to scrub backward or forward in time.
Do either of the following:
Start playback at the new position: Press the clickpad center or touch surface.
Cancel and return to the original position: Press the Back button
(second-generation Siri Remote) or the 
button (first-generation Siri Remote).
Get more info
During playback, you can get more information about a movie or TV show.
Siri Remote (2nd generation): Press down on the clickpad ring or swipe down on the clickpad to show the Info pane.
Siri Remote (1st generation): Swipe down on the touch surface to show the Info pane.
Turn on subtitles and closed captioning (if available)
During playback, you can turn on subtitles or closed captioning.
Siri Remote (2nd generation): Press down on the clickpad ring, or swipe down on the clickpad to show the Info pane, press or swipe right to show the Subtitles pane, then press or swipe down and choose the option you prefer.
Siri Remote (1st generation): Swipe down on the touch surface to show the Info pane, swipe right to show the Subtitles pane, then swipe down and choose the option you prefer.
Turn on Picture in Picture viewing
You can play movies or TV shows in a small viewer that runs in the foreground while you play or browse other content on Apple TV.
Note: Picture in Picture may not be available in all apps. Check with your app’s developer to see if it’s supported.
In the Apple TV app
or app of your choice, choose a movie or TV show to begin playing.During playback, rest your finger on the clickpad (second-generation Siri Remote) or touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote) to show the playback timeline.
Swipe up or press up on the clickpad, or swipe up on the touch surface to highlight the Picture in Picture
button that appears onscreen, then press the clickpad center or touch surface.
Watch Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth on the Apple TV app The currently playing movie or TV show moves to a small viewer in the corner of the screen.
In the main area of the screen, navigate to and select another TV show or movie to play simultaneously.
The new video plays in full screen, behind the small corner viewer.
During Picture in Picture playback, do any of the following:
Watch Wolfwalkers and Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth on the Apple TV app Swap the larger picture with the smaller picture: Rest your finger on the clickpad or touch surface of the Siri Remote to show the playback timeline, then select the swap pictures button
that appears onscreen.Swap audio from the larger to the smaller picture: Press the TV button
on the Siri Remote. To swap audio back to the larger picture, press the Back button (second-generation Siri Remote) or button (first-generation Siri Remote). Close the smaller picture: Rest your finger on the clickpad or touch surface of the Siri Remote to show the playback timeline, then select the close picture button
.
To see more options, press the TV button
on the Siri Remote, and do any of the following:
Watch Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth and Wolfwalkers on the Apple TV app Move the viewer to any corner of the screen: Select the onscreen move button
to relocate the viewer to a new corner. Select again to move it to the next corner, and so on.Return to viewing full screen: Select the full-screen button
.Stop playback and close the viewer: Select the close button
.
Press the Back button
(second-generation Siri Remote) or button (first-generation Siri Remote) to continue watching in Picture in Picture mode.