Apple TV User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in tvOS 18
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- Stream audio and video to Apple TV
- Use AirPlay-enabled speakers with Apple TV
- Use AirPods or Beats with Apple TV
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Use your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch as a remote
- Use your iPhone or iPad as a keyboard
- Use your iPhone or iPad as a web camera
- Use Siri on other devices to control Apple TV
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- TV app at a glance
- Navigate the Apple TV app
- Subscribe to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass, or a channel
- Start watching on the Home screen
- Control video playback
- Search in the Apple TV app
- Watch Apple TV+ Originals
- Watch MLS
- Watch sports
- Buy or rent movies and TV shows
- View movies and TV shows in your library
- Manage recommendations
- Adjust TV app settings
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- Music app at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Music
- Start listening on the Home screen
- Control music playback
- Search for songs, artists, and albums
- Discover new music
- Use Apple Music Sing
- Play music together using SharePlay
- Listen to radio stations
- Watch music videos
- Browse music in your library
- See what your friends are listening to
- Manage recommendations
- Adjust Music app settings
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- Fitness app at a glance
- Connect your Apple Watch or iPhone
- Subscribe to Apple Fitness+
- Start working out in the For You screen
- View workout details and control playback
- Browse or search for workouts
- Save workouts for later
- Combine workouts with Stacks
- View and manage your Custom Plan
- Work out together using SharePlay
- App Store
- Search
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- Copyright
Transfer a FaceTime call between Apple TV and another device
You can start a FaceTime call on your iPhone or iPad, then hand it off to the larger screen on Apple TV when you’re signed in with the same Apple Account. You can also switch the call back to your iPhone or iPad from Apple TV.
Start a FaceTime call on an iPhone or iPad.
Apple TV detects when a FaceTime call is in progress and a notification may appear with the suggestion “Use [device name] to move to TV.”
Do any of the following:
On iPhone or iPad, tap Move (next to the Move to Apple TV notification that appears).
On iPhone or iPad, tap
, then choose your Apple TV from the list.Press and hold
on the remote to open Control Center, select 
, then select your iPhone or iPad.Open the FaceTime app
on Apple TV, then select your profile on the Continuity Camera screen.
Position your iPhone or iPad near the TV in landscape orientation so that the rear camera (iPhone) or front camera (iPad) faces you and you’re satisfied with the way you appear in the preview on your TV screen.
A short countdown begins automatically when the iPhone or iPad is in landscape orientation and still. When the countdown ends, the call moves to the Apple TV.
You can also press
on the remote to skip this step.On the iPhone or iPad, a banner appears confirming that the Apple TV is using the device as a Continuity Camera.
On the iPhone or iPad, do any of the following:
Pause the call: Tap Pause.
Switch the call back to iPhone or iPad: Tap Switch to iPhone or Switch to iPad.
End the call: Tap End Call and Disconnect.