Apple TV is INCREDIBLE when you know how to use it! (Tutorial & TVOS 17)

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In this video, I'll show you everything that you can do with an Apple TV 4K box!

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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - The Siri Remote
2:29 - Organising your Home Screen
3:50 - Finding something to watch
7:32 - The Apple TV App
9:19 - Playback controls
11:04 - Control Centre
13:00 - Extra Apple apps
13:42 - Settings
16:22 - FaceTime
17:12 - Force Quit Apps
17:27 - Choosing an Apple TV
18:49 - End

[ProperHonestTech]

Correction - the first Apple TV remote was made of aluminium and glass, not plastic.

[PaulTheTurkish-nywc]

For me the integration with the AirPods is the best feature of all. They link flawlessly and the spatial audio is very nice.

[RbNetEngr]

Two additional tips:

1. With the current remote, clicking on the Right or Left arrows of the navigation ring will skip the content forward or backward. The amount it moves depends on the app. For instance, YouTubeTV skips 15 seconds with each click.

2. Changing the Keyboard Layout (Settings -> General -> Keyboard Layout) from Linear to Grid makes it MUCH easier to navigate the on-screen keyboard to enter text.

[RTPeat]

One feature you missed which is a must have for me is the Match Content option in the video settings. If that is on and your TV is compatible it streams video at the frame rate and resolution of the content, otherwise the Apple TV converts it to whatever your Apple TV is set to.

If you have a mix of content, for example movies at 24 frames a second, UK and North American TV shows which have different frame rates everything streams without annoying jitters, which can be really obvious on panning shots for example.

Many of the apps honour the setting too, so Netflix and Plex will match. The main exception is the YouTube app that resolutely converts everything to the overarching setting of the Apple TV.

[lndstnder]

Nice little tip, but if you double tap the remote (no click) while the video progress bar is visible it will tell you what time it is and how late it will be when the video is complete.

[AndrewMaggs]

This was excellent, Apple should pay you a ton of money to have this video installed on every box and made available from a new Getting Started tile which they should definitely add.

[dankron_]

Old Siri Remote is not made if plastic, it's actually glass, i know because my 3yr old smashed 4 of them

[TerryManitoba]

ONE menu item I use ALL the time in YT. When I'm scrolling and found a video to watch - you long press the track pad button before you open the video - a menu pops up & you can "Save to Watch Later" & a few other things - Very Very Handy.

[RubenEASalas]

Very cool video. One thing that I love about the Apple TV that I suggest you to add, is the screen saver with those amazing videos!!

[ovpqokf]

Great video! Very comprehensive and easy for beginners. I was probably underutilizing the Siri function before, will use that more.

One suggestion to include, as some mentioned below, is settings in the “Video and Audio” section around SDR and HDR. These are important to understand and set properly to get a good experience, Apple actually makes things pretty easy in this area.

Main issue is that most streaming content is a mishmash of SDR, HDR and Dolby Vision. Also most menus for streaming services are SDR. So forcing the video to Dolby 4K or HDR 4K on Apple TV always will cause SDR content and menus to look terrible and blown out in a lot of cases. General advice in most cases is to set the output on Apple TV to “4K SDR” and then turn on the “Match frame rate” and “match dynamic range” settings to on. This will allow SDR content, such as menus, to be displayed as intended and then auto switch to HDR or Dolby when these frames are detected.

[bragg]

A vital setting to turn on is 'match content' in the video and audio settings, turn that on for frame rate and HDR. It then instructs the TV to alter frame rate and turn on/off HDR based on the content you are watching for smooth playback.

[Toggly]

Thanks for the great video - as always your stuff is really informative -- even for a long time Apple-user like myself!

One feature I LOVE is the ability to say out-loud "Hey Siri, turn off my TV" just before I fall asleep. Finding the remote always pulls me out of that blissful pre-slumber mode.
(I have a HomePod nearby, but as long as all your devices are on the same wi-fi network, your iPhone or even Apple Watch will listen and "speak" to the AppleTV).. 

A feature I haven't seen which would be great is being able to use the Find My app to locate a missing remote. Often the remotes (especially the older smaller ones) end up hidden behind a pillow or under the sheets or someplace that takes a while to find. A little chirp or beep after speaking "Hey Siri, find my remote" would be awesome and very "Apple" centric.

[stevepollard]

Excellent and informative introduction to the Apple TV 4K. A couple of things that I particularly like about this steaming box that you didn’t mention is the scrolling feature to quickly and accurately fast forward or reverse on many of the apps.

I also think the ability to switch quickly and easily between various different apps is another big benefit of the ATV4K box and provides much greater flexibility than using the built in apps on a smart tv or an Amazon fire stick for example where you have to completely exit one app before accessing another.

[nigelstockley]

You didnt cover the 'top shelf' functionality. Really useful for streamlining AppleTV usage. If an app is in the 'dock' i.e. the top row, it MAY have additional 'top shelf' functionality. Netflix does, the AppleTV app does, etc etc. You can just hover over an app on the dock then above it will show pertinent details such as the TV app showing your up next list without having to go into the TV app itself....
Very useful to know and understand.

[fmlazar]

One function you missed. The Apple tV can be used as an additional display from a Mac. It an also be used to mirror displays from your iPhone or iPad.

[_UberPhreak]

I think in playback you totally skipped the scrubbing feature. One of my favorites. When you are paused (in supported apps) you can hold your finger on the outer ring of the remote and without lifting your finger rotate around the ring to scrub forward or backward as fast or as slow as you like.

[bv]

Love the FaceTime option. We’ve always used screen mirroring to FaceTime with family. This should be much easier.

[AlanForkosh]

2 notes:
1. Using the iPhone as a controller lets you use the iPhone keyboard rather than the hunt-and-peck style for typing. This is useful for things like passwords. Of course, using the iPhone also gives you access to whatever password management software you use.

2. Making the Apple Photos app the first app on the Top Shelf gives you an initial screen that is an 'Up Next' style scroll of photo memories. I find this more pleasing than the choices available from the Apple TV app.

[carps]

With the gen 2 Siri Remote, you can also use the outer touch ring to scroll quickly backwards and forwards like on an old iPod. Some apps don’t yet support, but Netflix for example does, and it’s great!

[peterdonnelly]

Love your work fella. One thing I’d hoped to see you cover (and potentially learn some new tips about) is using the computer icon for connecting to Apple TV libraries on other macs on the local network. I’m sure there are plenty of people who use this feature :)