Since a couple days, my siri remote is not controlling my TV volume, it worked fine , tried rebooting my remote , restarting my apple tv and , checked the HDMI cable and my TV hdmi cec settings , any idea, running 18.1

With every update, so again with 18.1, I’ve been hoping this useless icon would finally be got rid of. Anyone that still doesn’t know that iTunes downloads are now implemented in the Apple TV app has been living under a rock.

so i have a text tmrw for HSP3U on TVO ILC thru Microsoft teams and I need to know exactly how the test will go. Can they see if i swich tabs? can they see if i have another chromebook behind the one im using? will they record me? I have ILC proctor 21,  Kari Pearce. Im just more worried about if they will know if i swich tabs or not

Ever since my Apple TV 4K (w silver and black lightning remote) updated to tvOS 18.0, I can’t download apps - I click “get” and then the wheel just spins and nothing else happens. It first happened trying to download Balatro+ from Arcade, and I also tried from the App Store App, and I have tried non-arcade apps as well. I’ve restarted, I’ve checked to make sure my account is properly logged in, I’ve cleared out space so I know it isn’t a storage issue, but no one else online seems to be having this issue. Has this happened to anyone else, and if so, have you found a solution?

Is it just me, or is the YouTube app on TVOS 18 hot garbage? Ever since the update, videos fail to play, or they do play and start in the middle of the video. If you hit PAUSE, the video resumes on its own 3-4 minutes later (It never used to do that) Thre were two other issues that I cant think of at the moment, but I am really frustrated. I used to LOVE YouTube on TVOS, but now it's become an unreliable mess. I hope they get it patched soon.

I have an Apple TV 4K in HDR10 that recently updated to tvOS 18. When a new Aerials screensaver pops up, I usually press the up arrow to see the location info, especially the space scenes as they progress. Now it is allowing me to change the screensaver from Aerials to portraits or memories. I should mention I have the touch surface turned off so it is set to click only. How do I see location info on tvOS 18? Can I disable the others to restore the previous behavior?

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Ever since the update, I've been experiencing this issue. Has anyone else encountered the same problem? Is there a way to fix it, or should I just wait? I have a daughter and I use this feature a lot.

After the update, the áudio has a delay with my airpods. When I bought the apple tv I had to use the wireless áudio Sync to all vídeo options.

With the update, did i Lost Everything?

Hello, so I just updated one of my Apple TVs to TVOS 18 and it looks like what happened with TVOS17, is now happening again with 18. When you select the ATV icon, Up Next does not display anything, just big ATV. See pic. Anybody else having the same issue?

***UPDATE*** As erio_ink posted below, restarting the ATV seems to have fixed the issue so give that a try if you have the same thing going on after the update.

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Noticed that HomeKit automations are very slow or actions missed when I’m watching 4K content. Storage space looks fine… can it be the end of life for the A12 Bionic processor?

I did notice it asked to update now or later after downloading it in 2 4K 2nd gen.

I think Apple TV could really improve their multitasking and become the go to smart TV platform for sports fans.

Live sports are getting spread out across many different streaming platforms. This makes it nearly impossible to switch between games as you could on cable. Today Apple TV is still better than most platforms since it keeps apps open in the background, however it always pauses content when multitasking which means when you switch between two live feeds you always have to press play and jump to live.

Utilizing the Apple TVs overpowered processor, I have a few ideas that I think would give Apple a huge advantage for sports fans.

1. Add a multitasking button to the remote
   • Single press will open the app switcher
   • Double press switches the the previously opened app, much like the "prev" button did on cable remotes.
   • Long press would open the multiview editor, similar to the native multiview control.
2. New App switcher
   • Mockup: https://i.imgur.com/1YGVZfV.png
   • Rather than a single line of apps, use the grid like app switcher from iPadOS. This would make it faster to find the app you're looking for.
   • Add a button to start multiview mode
   • Live content should not stop playing when in multitasking mode, just like cable doesn't stop because you aren't watching it.
3. Multiview Mode
   • Mockup: https://i.imgur.com/IplLo7O.png
   • Allow multiple apps to be run at the same time.
   • Swipe between apps to select which one plays sound.
   • Click into an app to begin controlling it.
   • Swipe up into edit mode to move apps around, add/ remove/ or change apps, and change display mode.
4. I would also love to see how the new Apple Sports app could be integrated into tvOS
   • Ideally all services could be linked to it and it could act as a hub to launch any game with a deep link into whichever service it is on.

Other platforms don't have the compute to support these use cases. Apple can really flex their muscle here and become THE streaming device for sports fans who want to flip between games on all of the services they pay for without the hassle of starting/ restarting/ and finding their game everytime they want to switch apps.

Would love to hear anyone else's thoughts or ideas on this topic!

Hi there!

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I've made a small app for tvOS called "Masterpiece: Gallery of Art". It showcases various famous paintings from around the world along with the name of the painting, the artist, and the time. I thought it could be a great addition during get-togethers with friends when you want to put something on the TV (don't judge me!) and you're tired of YouTube ads or something.

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This is my first tvOS app, so please go easy on me in any reviews. Thanks! 🙏🏻

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tvOS 17.4 has broken CEC for some (most, all) users that use CEC. Are there any users that still have CEC usable under tvOS 17.4?

I’m working on adding tvOS to an iOS app. I have had Sign in with Apple in place for the iOS portion of the app, but when I tried to use the functionality on the tvOS simulator, I get a button click, but nothing happens. I got the same result when trying a sample project from WWDC ‘21.

Is this is known issue? I haven’t been able to find any mention of this issue online.

I was able to replicate all commands except "TV button" to invoke control panel (switch users, power off etc) - I've tried the hexcodes suggested elsewhere

Has anyone else had a bug where holding down on something in the Up Next row, causes it to not respond and the options don’t appear like “Remove from Up Next”.

Looking for an app that can play my hundreds of dsf format audio files through my new Apple TV 4K. The files reside on a Synology NAS. So far, the only app I can find that claims to do this is PLEX, which appears to be *not simple* to set up. Any better recommendations, either easier to set up, less expensive, and/or more privacy?

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Hey folks, wondering if anyone else is having this issue. I have two Apple TV HD devices, and both are stuck on tvOS 17.0, and refuse to update to anything past that. Anyone experience this? Have you found a way to get past it?

I’ve been having trouble for months with search when used with voice recognition. If I hold the speech button until I’m done speaking and release it, the search query gets printed and then cleared. The only way I can make it work is to release the button before I’m done talking. this works most of the time, but not always. Does anyone else have this issue? I’ve been seeing it for the last three or four updates. It’s funny, it’s almost as if Apple doesn’t have QA.

1. A built-in camera for FaceTime.

2. A real home app and the possibility to control individual devices.

3. A proper Netflix integration into the Apple TV app.

4. The possibility to play all video content (also from third-party apps such as Disney+) via the Apple Video Player, or to be able to add every app as Chanel to the Apple TV app in order not to have to leave the app and to be able to use all the features of it.

5. A general redesign of tvOS.

6. To be able to buy all tv shows in the highest quality (e.g. Game of Thrones) and in all languages with one purchase.

7. The possibility to link the profile of the Apple TV with the individual profiles in third-party streaming apps, so that you are no longer asked for the user in the apps.

8. The possibility to create a general user for an Apple TV in the living room.

9. The possibility to set the sleep timer to the end of the currently running sequence.

10. A new Apple TV with 4 HDMI inputs to which consoles and other devices can be connected, so that the Apple TV acts as the operating system of the TV. This shows apps on the Apple TV for the HDMI input. When a PS5 is plugged into HDMI 1, the app shows the PS5 logo and the recently played games are displayed in the tiles above the app.

11. The possibility to activate a blue light filter as soon as the sleep focus is activated on the iPhone.

12. The possibility that the Apple TV automatically synchronizes the audio from a connected soundbar and connected HomePods and that this combination can be set as the default settings.

I’m thinking of using a TV 4K to watch BBC, Channel 4 etc from Spain. I currently use a dedicated VPN as it doesn’t get blocked by the broadcasters. Which VPN do people know work with those broadcasters on TVOS?