10 Apple TV TIPS You Need To Know! (2022)

[@georgesaguna]

Can you connect more then one set of headphones at the same time?

[@AZTenor94]

ARC has been a game changer for our audio system setup. Highly recommend!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Very true.

[@Djbdeiker]

Love that you are someone that still talks about Apple TV! It’s a great device! You notice any noticeable changes with iOS 15.5?

[@RobertLammers-l6t]

Can I pair 2 HomePods as left speakers and 2 HomePods as right speakers and then add the 4 of them to an Apple TV as a semi surround sound system?

[@christianhotter]

The creating users worked great for my family. When my kids start a game on the Apple TV they can continue it on their iPad since they are saving the game with their Game Center ID.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That’s great to know about Game Center. I hadn’t thought about that.

[@Malkeetvirkofficial]

I need suggestion- my apple TV can control TV when i off TV but for switch on i need TV remote also, Can you tell me what i need to do?

[@mr-sakisan1324]

Can we install third apps on Apple TV such as safari, Facebook and TikTok tvOS 16.3.2?

[@sakoboomer2420]

My Paramount Plus picture is darker than the others, is there a reason for this? How can I change it?

[@angellas.1314]

So what do I do with all of the previous Apple TV devices? Where do they go to die?

[@robertm5957]

I love the idea of using my OG HomePods for all my sound needs, but unless I’m missing it, there’s no way to get them very loud. They’re always much quieter for videos than for music. Is there a way to fix this? Great channel, I always enjoy it!

[@rlknight57]

So if I already have subscriptions to several streaming services, would I need to cancel them all and then resubscribe through the apple tv?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

No you would not. You would download the apps and log in with your existing accounts.

[@ElCapitanGames]

A lot of these tips are really great. But some functionality I would like is some things that to me seem basic. Something like use my phone (which has my headphones connected) to indicate I would like listen in on the Apple TV, linking my headphones to the tv. Sometimes killing the tv sound. Sometimes not. Or have reverse screen mirroring. Making my phone a little copy of my tv that I can carry with me while I check on dinner. And not have to pause the show while everyone is watching. I miss 5 minutes of shows so many times

[@thapeoplesfam]

0:01 Wow what tv settings your using the movie you’re watching looks awesome. Can you make a video on best tv settings

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I use the default TV settings. I don't like the vivid settings. I then use Apple TV color calibration to get the color dialed in. It doesn't change it much because the TV looks so good out of the box.

[@runforrestrun1965]

Please show us how to hookup homepod minis and appletv for sound output for the tv with blueray player so we can watch tv channels and have the sound out of the homepid minis. (We watch tv via the blue ray player so it would be great to have the sound output go to the iPod mini speakers rather than the piss poor tv speakers.

[@CyberWolfVR]

How do I stop my Apple TV 4th gen from always signing me out of apps such as bbc player, itv hub, netflix etc.. It’s very annoying having to sign in every time I wanna watch something. Is there a way to permanently stay signed in?

[@zartius]

Just found your channel and i am very happy about it since i was thinking buying apple tv, after seeing your video i ordered it. May i ask which brand of indoor and outdoor cameras you use in the video because i want to buy homekit cameras for my living room and outdoor cameras for my yard and its awesome to be able to see them in apple tv. Thank you !

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That’s great you are getting an Apple TV. I hope you enjoy it. The cameras I use are the Eufy 2k indoor cams. I have one pan/tilting camera and one regular. I also have the Aqara g4 that pans and tilts. Also the Aqara G3H. All are good cameras. I would go with either Aqara or Eufy.

[@olivertulod]

thanks! i love the watchtv shortcut!!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

You are welcome. That is such a great shortcut. I am glad it helped. Thanks for watching.

[@rschaarman]

Im from Canada and can't find a vpn in the apple store for the apple Tv how can i install one on the apple TV?

[@MaiElizabeth]

Wowww the first tip is so cool. I never heard other people telling that. Cool!

[@palles1972]

Hey, I live in Denmark my ear Apple TV is it on English but I cannot use Siri because Apple don’t want to 15 people to use Siri on Apple TV almost 7 years ago Siri come to Apple TV how long do I have to wait?

[@gilbrook]

@Craig’s Tech Talk - RE: Tip #3 (Audio to other devices)… I have an AppleTV 4K, LG C2 and DVD blu-ray player. I use all iOS devices along with an iMac. Recently added 2 Sonos Amps for surround sound & turntable play. Works great. Will be expanding Sonos configuration to multiple rooms using Sonos Port and exiting Rotel Amps. Would it be best for me, like you, to connect my AppleTV 4K to eARC HDMI port on my LG C2? ThankU.

[@eaichico9670]

Hi Craig, I knew of your channel through this video and am hooked on your Homekit videos. You inspired me in my switch from Alexa to Homekit. Hugs from Brazil.

[@apuz13]

When I press and hold the home button, I do not see the Home icon in the bottom left. What am I doing wrong?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

My apologies for the delayed response. You need to go into the settings, select AirPlay and HomeKit and then assign the Apple TV to a room. It will then show the home icon and other HomeKit devices. Its not part of your smart home yet.

[@apuz13]

@@CraigsTechTalk thanks

[@JimiJamma]

My Apple TV 4K 2nd Gen, when in Dolby Vision mode there is horrible color banding no matter what I’m watching. When watching movies and videos with the Sony native apps everything looks fantastic in 4K. Only looks bad when using 🍎TV, why and is there a fix?

[@JhonPaulDelaCruz]

Nice video Craig, I have an iphone, apple watch, mac mini and ipad pro. Right now I am using fire tv with 2 pair of echo dots for my tv. Do you think it is better to upgrade and switch to apple tv?

[@VeryVocalPro]

Just FYI, Spacial Audio also works with Beats Fit Pro!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Great point Mark. I always forget Apple owns them and they have it too. Thank you for sharing that. It is good to know.

[@tylerbarber7279]

I’m still curious if you can use other airplay enabled speakers with the Apple TV’s arc feature like the ikea sonos symfonisk line

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I have not tried to pair non HomePod speakers to an Apple TV. If you are able to use the ikea Sonos paired with an Apple TV, I would think ARC would work. As I understand it, it is the Apple TV doing the work and just passing the audio signal to the paired speakers (HomePods).

[@JorgeRodriguez-hm1ym]

Question: with the Apple TV can I switch and watch my Samsung TV Plus channels that comes free with the TV?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

If you have the latest Apple TV 4K paired up with HomePod you can turn on Audio Return Channel (Arc) support. You would plug the Apple TV into the Arc HDMI on your TV. Then the Samsung TV sound or anything plugged into the other HDMIs would send sound to the HomePods. Here is a video on pairing HomePods and playing sound from other sources out of them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnWtoKRvrJulpbM If you are using the TV speakers for both the Apple TV and Samsung TV sound, you would just switch back to the Samsung channels. Hope that helps.

[@JorgeRodriguez-hm1ym]

@@CraigsTechTalk thank you very much Sir. Very helpful information

[@dkoneify]

Enjoyed the video. I am having sound issues with my Apple 4k tv. When I am watching a Dolby vision movie/series on Netflix, the sound cuts in and out. The device's that I am using are the following: LG C9 OLED, Sonos arc, and the Apple 4k tv. I am using a zeskit 2.1 hdmi cable. The sound issues do not happen when I use the native apps through the LG C9. I am trying to figure out what could be the cause.

[@ihisatake]

Question Sir, if AirPods are connected to the Apple TV for one person, could the other person in the room hear the tv without AirPods?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

No, it goes just to the AirPods

[@ihisatake]

@@CraigsTechTalk thank you sir!

[@lu_vtrr]

Hey Craig, I have a problem with the shortcut to choose an app on Apple TV. My HomePod tells me that I can't display this information on this device, so I can't run the shortcuts from it. Any idea ? 😅

[@BreakTime10101]

Craig, great video as always. I love the Apple TV’s and the Apple echo system and how everything is linked and works together. Is there a way to add a specific show from a specific app to the Up Next section? I would love for you to do a video on the Hoobs device and how it can link devices to the Apple echo system. Again, great video. 🙂

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. You should check out Shane Whatley and Eric Welander. I believe Eric recently did a ring video using Hoobs.

[@oscrm1760]

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[@michaelllewellyn525]

Please tell me IF the latest Apple TV 4K is now fully HDMI 2.1 Functional - was just about to purchase one but read today that they are not using it's 2.1 abilities YET? tks

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I am sorry, I wish I could help. I don’t have a way of knowing and testing. People don’t know what Apple’s high frame rate is even. It should be 120hz but it could be 90hz. Maybe we will find out of there has been an update during the upcoming fall events.

[@CesarGamino]

TV shortcuts is the best for football games and commercials - epecially when using KZbin TV app which sucks to use with the remote. Sure, I can use the Siri remote and say, "Fast Forward 3 minutes" and it jumps. I have presets for Skip 25 sec, Skip 10, Skip 2 min, Skip 3 min, Skip 4 min, Back 7 seconds (old TiVo user here) and Back 1 min. I just wish i could make these buttons avail on the Home screen or as a widget.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Very cool. That is nice you have it dialed in. I have 3 shortcuts that turn on each of my 3 TVs and switches to my account. I put those 3 shortcuts in their own folder in shortcuts. Then I put a shortcuts widget on my screen that accesses that folder. I use a widget with 4 shortcuts. But there is one for 8 I believe.

[@Bewefau]

How do i save my movies to the apple hard drive? It doesn't seem to let me anymore

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I don't think you can. I think it is about app storage and downloading the movie when watching.

[@Bewefau]

@@CraigsTechTalk you use to be able too it showed the little icloud icon and it let you save it to the hard drive but it doesn't show up anymore. Right from the apple store even shows on the apple web site you can but I dont see the icon anymore.

[@Live4Pin]

Great video! I love how you can view your cameras from the Apple TV. Can you share what camera system you use?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you. I use Ring cameras for 4 outside cameras. Here is the video about that kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmSUl5WJp9yDl5Y I also have 2 Eufy Cam 2c outdoor cameras. Inside I have 2 Eufy indoor cams.

[@BlackCrowVr]

How did you get showtime included with paramount plus ?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That is how it came through Apple TV when I subscribed to Paramount+. There is the option for stand alone Showtime and the option for Paramount + that came with it.

[@kristiankuka6433]

Spatial Audio also works with Beats Fit Pro ;)

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Great point. Thanks for sharing.

[@clove3243]

Will it work with Alexa device?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

No it does not. They don't play well together.

[@androocifer]

My HomePods are the only things showing up on my Apple TV 4K for some reason I’m unable to pull up my HomeKit outlets that work with my phone and computer but it doesn’t show on my Apple TV.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Just to confirm the Apple TV is signed in under the same iCloud account as your HomePods. If they are all under the same accounts and signed in on the Apple TV, there are minimal HomeKit settings. You can go under HomeKit settings and confirm that My Home is connected under home hub. I can't think of a lot of options.

[@androocifer]

@@CraigsTechTalk yeah I can’t get the outlets to show up still.

[@MorrisMuobeleni]

We still don’t have Siri support on the Apple TV with the new Siri remote in South Africa. Therefore, some functionality is lost. Paid too much for this device to not have all the features. How I have Siri on my iPhone but not Apple TV in the same country still baffles me!! It’s greyed out in the menu cause “it’s not available in South Africa”. When are we getting Siri?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That is crazy to me. I wonder why that is. I can see it being frustrating.

[@magnoliei]

Hi! Please clarify the following problem. I have a sony 4k 2021 tv with android tv and all the streaming applications...netflix, hbo max, etc. The TV is able to play dolby vision, hdr10, airplay2, has an earc output, etc I have an iPhone, I use Apple Music and iCloud. My question is: Does it bring me something extra if I add this apple tv 4k product to my ecosystem. Will the quality of the video image on netflix/hbo max be better than that in the TV application? Is it worth spending $200, and if so, what does it offer me in addition? Thank you in advance!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I can’t tell you what it is going to offer you. You are buying an Apple product, that is the biggest difference. You go spec for spec and there is no reason to upgrade.

[@rgps-53]

Viewing/managing outside subscriptions seems to make a lot of sense, but you didn't explain how to transfer existing subscriptions over to be managed on Apple TV. How do you do this?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Unfortunately you cannot. Apple gets their cut when you go through them.

[@rgps-53]

@@CraigsTechTalk Thanks for your quick response. So, if I understand you correctly, then I would have to cancel them in the old fashioned way at those sites (and lose any stored lists, favorites, etc.) and then resubscribe via Apple? I think I'll pass, if that's the case. :(

[@wilsonblack2023]

Great video I love my Apple TV, woukd like one in every room to be honest 🤣 Any more useful shortcuts to try, it’s something I’ve not fully explored yet. Looking for sites cause tried to make y on with no success

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank yoou very much. I have this one that I use to turn on my TV and switch to my account. I made 3 of the same thing for each TV. That way I do not have to wait for the TV to turn on to see who’s account was last used. www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2c68a1123e944bdd8b52a4157d21da26

[@wilsonblack2023]

@@CraigsTechTalk thanks for that, any good accounts to try and get more inspiration for more shortcuts???

[@kdausu90]

Great content. Thanks!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you very much. I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@dansharkey5218]

Always great tip & info Thanks Craig

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you very much🙏

[@vaidenn2191]

I have a Nest Doorbell camera. Can this be displayed on the Apple TV?

[@AlfredoCarmonaJr]

You can through a Homebridge plug-in but not natively

[@Yvero94]

Still no digital audio output. A shame

[@curtispazarjr4985]

Great review!!!!!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you Curtis 🙏

[@harrynickel8691]

2nd and I'm sure not the last time viewing.

[@nigelstockley7011]

Apple's Up Next is by far and away a huge deal which nobody else comes close to. With this feature you can ditch PVRs and run purely on catchup services... no need to record things. Ive tried a fire stick but the up next is just too valuable and ties together the whole streaming experience. Im shocked that only Apple have thought of this.... or that Samsung haven't copied it yet.... typically they would call it S'up next 🙂 BUT... Netflix..... what's wrong with you??? Come on... you are the only one that wont integrate... and it would be SO much better.... maybe if they played nice they wouldn't lose subscribers eh....

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I am right there with you. I have stuck with Hulu Live for TV to have shows in Up Next.

[@magnoliei]

Hi! Please clarify the following problem. I have a sony 4k 2021 tv with android tv and all the streaming applications...netflix, hbo max, etc. The TV is able to play dolby vision, hdr10, airplay2, has an earc output, etc I have an iPhone, I use Apple Music and iCloud. My question is: Does it bring me something extra if I add this apple tv 4k product to my ecosystem. Will the quality of the video image on netflix/hbo max be better than that in the TV application? Is it worth spending $200, and if so, what does it offer me in addition? Thank you in advance!

[@discopants68]

Agreed. I forget to watch Netflix shows because it’s MIA from Up Next. What is their beef?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Bums me out that Netflix and KZbin TV don’t work.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Steve, they may not be paying apple for that placement. The others may have a deal. I wouldn’t be surprised

[@rohanpatil8081]

Nice info 👍

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you Rohan.

[@rohanpatil8081]

how can I start my Apple TV 4K 1st generation without remote after resetting? because my remote is suddenly not working please help about this problem I have iphone can I use? to solve problem

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I would think your best bet would be to try the remote app on your phone. It is meant to control your Apple TVs.

[@rohanpatil8081]

@@CraigsTechTalk 👍 thanks

[@yoryinacreations]

I love my Apple TV I have one in my office one in my living room and one in my room.. 😂

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Very nice. That is great you have them everywhere. Thanks for watching.

[@tarnesh88]

I just want Apple TV plus to come out with individual profiles. They are the only streaming service that doesn’t have them

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I think they don’t do it because they separate them by Apple ID. Thats an interesting point I hadn’t thought about.

[@blackleague212]

Sorry but all my appliances address me as " master", not by my first name, Craig... Lol

[@CraigsTechTalk]

😂 My Apple devices have become a little too comfortable calling me by my first name. Thanks for watching.

[@blackleague212]

@@CraigsTechTalk lol don't mind me, I just got an apple tv4k, iphone and air pods so I am doing a lot of learning. Thanks for your video it was very helpful to me. I need a crash course on apple stuff, I have not had apple products before... Ever... I have always been team android. So I am learning now all this stuff.

[@ashleyscruggs6333]

Hey Craig, I know you're not into playing games, but you should check out Disney Magic Kingdoms. I like the game, but the characters move so fast. You can play on a phone, tablet, or computer. Let me know what you think of it if you play it. Take care, hope to hear from you soon.

[@sleepyheadoutsho2656]

He said “Apple Tv” 38 time 🤣🤲

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I love that you counted them. Please tell me it did not turn into a drinking game. That would not be good for the liver. Thanks for watching.

[@AV84USA]

3:45 “unfortunately” “such as Netflix” whispering through that part doesn’t make it suck any less or any less of a dealbreaker. Do a review for people who do not want an AppleTV+ subscription. I have Prime, Netflix, DirectTV Stream, and I’m not paying for another service. “Unfortunately” many of the cool and useful features only apply if you subscribe to Apple’s service.

[@BIGGIEBAG-XL]

Fair point, but I will say, there is at least a lot of value with Apple’s subscriptions as long as you’re within their ecosystem

[@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure]

I got it for free and it is a piece of crap, it will not accept my payment details, despite these same payment details work with Amazon Prime, Netflix, Paypal, Amazon Shopping. Utterly useless.

[@NickNimmin]

Just got an Apple TV, searched for tips, clicked on the first result and then….”oh nice, I met Craig at VidSummit!”

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That’s awesome you found this video. I hope you are enjoying your new Apple TV. It’s good to see you here and it was great meeting you at VidSummit. I do have another Apple TV tip video if you are looking for more tips. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mme9ZZhpl82YaZI Thank you Nick for checking out the video. Have a great day and enjoy the new Apple TV.

[@oscaraviles1891]

I just got Apple TV impressive I’m used fire tv for long but a friend visit show me all on Apple TV how faster is loading the app like so a get one now is the only device a used for screaming only I wish one thing love when a used Apple device like phone get my text and call on any device you used like iPad and Mac book I wish I can get my text and call on the Apple TV screen can be very nice they do that a course the available to disable thank for the videos

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank Oscar for the update. That is great you are loving the switch. Messages and calls popping up would be cool.

[@christopeherfischer6836]

Great and informative video.check out resleektv

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you very much. That is great to hear.

[@achc587]

I dont see the home icon on my apple tv, how do I enable it?