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What’s new in tvOS 17
- - Play audio throughout your home
  - Stream audio and video with AirPlay
- Use screen savers
- Customize the Home Screen
- Use iOS or iPadOS Control Center
- 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
- TV app at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass, or a channel
- Navigate the Apple TV app
- Search
- - Explore Home
  - Manage recommendations
- Apple TV+
- MLS Season Pass
- Sports
- Store
- Library
- Adjust settings
- Arcade at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Arcade
- Find and play games
- Adjust game controller settings
- 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
- FaceTime at a glance
- Use FaceTime
- Watch together using SharePlay
- 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
- Fitness at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Fitness+
- Set up Fitness with Apple Watch or iPhone
- Browse and play workouts
- Use the library in the Fitness app
- Work out together using SharePlay
- Find apps
- Purchase and download apps
- Get podcasts
- Control podcast playback
- Organize podcasts into stations
- Adjust podcast settings
- Watch iTunes movies and TV shows
- Change iTunes movie and TV show settings
Use the Search app
- Stream content to Apple TV
- View photos from your Mac
- 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
- Restart Apple TV
- Reset Apple TV
- Update Apple TV software
- Accessibility features
- Use Zoom to magnify
- Use Hover Text to see enlarged text
- Reduce screen motion
- Use audio descriptions
- Navigate Apple TV by tapping
- Set AirPods controls
- Set hearing controls
- Type instead of speaking to Siri
- Add an accessibility shortcut
- 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
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Explore Home in the Apple TV app

Screen showing Home — Stream *Lessons in Chemistry* on the Apple TV app

The Home screen in the Apple TV app is the place to start watching movies, TV shows, news, and live sports (not available in all countries or regions). Find what you want to watch, add items to your Up Next list, or just start watching.

Browse content

Open the sidebar in the Apple TV app on Apple TV, then select Home.
In the Home screen, navigate down to view recommended content—TV shows, movies, news, and sports, including collections hand-picked by experts, dedicated categories based on your viewing history, recommendations customized just for you, both of you, or all of you (depending upon the number of users you’ve added to Apple TV), and items shared with you from the Messages app on another Apple device.
Sports events in progress display live scores (to manage sports notifications, see Adjust Apple TV app settings).
Navigate to a category row (Hit Movies, for instance), then navigate right to see available content in that category.
Select an item in a category row to see its rating description, available viewing options, and purchase or rental information.

Browse channels and apps

Open the sidebar in the Apple TV app on Apple TV, then select Home.
In the Home screen, navigate down to the row of channels and apps, then navigate right to browse either of the following:
- Channels & Apps: Directly access all the channels you’ve subscribed to or apps you’ve connected to the Apple TV app. These channels and apps also appear in the sidebar.
- More to Explore: Find new channels or apps to subscribe to or watch.
Select an item to open it.

Play a movie, TV show, news program, or sports event

Find what you want to watch in the Apple TV app , then select it.
Do any of the following:
- Play the item: Select Play or Open In.
- Subscribe to Apple TV+: Select the subscription button, then follow the onscreen instructions to begin playing the show.
- Subscribe to an Apple TV channel: Select the subscription button, then follow the onscreen instructions to begin playing the show.
- Buy or rent a movie: Select Buy or Rent, then select the option you want and confirm your purchase or rental. For details, see Pick a movie or TV show to watch.
- Buy a TV show episode or season: Select Buy, then select the option you want and confirm your purchase. For details, see Pick a movie or TV show to watch.
- Watch a sports event: Select Live Now. For details, see Browse and watch live sports.

During playback, press the Back button (Siri Remote 2nd generation or later) or button (Siri Remote 1st generation) to see additional information, extras, and an option to replay from the beginning.

See what’s up next

The Up Next row displays content you’ve already started to watch or plan to watch.

In the Home screen of the Apple TV app , navigate to the Up Next row, then navigate left or right to see shows you’ve recently watched or added to Up Next.

Shows and movies appear in the order you’re most likely to want to watch them. For example, when a TV episode is finished, the next episode automatically appears in Up Next. And if you’ve already caught up on a show, whenever a new episode becomes available, it immediately appears in the beginning of the Up Next row.

If your favorite sports team is playing on MLS Season Pass, Friday Night Baseball, or on an app you’re signed in to, such as ESPN, the live game in progress appears in Up Next. Alerts appear onscreen if the game is close so that you can quickly switch to the action. To manage sports notifications or turn live sports scores on or off, see Adjust Apple TV app settings.

If you have an iPad or iPhone and are signed in with the same account you use for Apple TV, your viewing progress and episode selection stay in sync in the Apple TV app on those devices. For example, you can start watching a show on your Apple TV and finish watching it on iPad, or vice versa.

Add a movie, TV show, or sports event to Up Next

In the Apple TV app , select an item to see its rating, description, available viewing options, and purchase or rental information.
Select Add to Up Next.
A notification appears confirming that the item has been added.

Remove an item from Up Next

In the Apple TV app , do either of the following:

Navigate to an item in the Up Next row, press and hold the clickpad center (Siri Remote 2nd generation or later) or touch surface (Siri Remote 1st generation), then select Remove from Up Next.
If you’re viewing a page for an item you’ve added to Up Next but haven’t started watching, select In Up Next.

Start watching from Up Next

In the Home screen of the Apple TV app , navigate to an item in the Up Next row, then select it.
When you ask Siri to play a TV show, Apple TV automatically starts the next episode you haven’t seen, whether it’s the middle of season 1, or last night’s episode.

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Apple TV User Guide