Hey guys, First time using this device I am already in the ecosystem I have an iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods etc….

Please do give me any tips or recommendations. 🤝🤝

  • moneymakerbs@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Switch resolution to 4k SDR (instead of leaving it as Dolby vision). And then there’s frame rate matching and something else to turn on. I just got mine three days ago and almost every YouTube video I watched has this same tip

  • malaga0034@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    The inclusion of vpn on the Apple TV is a major game changer for me as DNS was a ballache

  • mikeymikeyK@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    using your iPhone as a remote is incredible as I can never find the remote especially with my kids. I have one in ever room, 4 rooms and my phone can easily switch to control all 4. Make sure you set it up right with the right hdmi cord to the arch hdmi so you can control volume from your phone. You can even use your find to Find you remote (similar to find an AirTag) with new software update. When you put your airpods in the apple tv has a pop up that says to you want to switch auto to airpods… which is really cool. But, sometimes I’m watching tv at night and my wife starts to fall asleep, so I use this shortcut:

    From the Apple TV’s home screen, press and hold down on the Play/Pause button on the Siri remote. After a few seconds you’ll see a screen like the one above. Simple select your bluetooth headphones and boom!

    And second I set an accessible shortcut to reduce white point and it reduces the brightness of the tv screen. The shortcut for that is triple click the < button on remote or from iPhone control center remote its holding home button and selecting accessibility

    Lastly, i love that how ever i configure the app layout on the screen, each tv in the house syncs and shows the exact same layout.

    Love my ATV i have two HDs, and two 4k 2nd gen. Trying to find an excuse to get 4k 3rd gen.

  • Jaxsyn75@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    I like using the AppleTV to do my apple fitness workouts - ie…yoga, meditation. also, I like using my iPhone for the remote rather than the one that come with the AppleTV

  • LSesay@alien.topBEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

    You won’t regret it, it smokes any set top box or built in tv apps.

  • vinshipe@alien.topBEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

    Using your AirPods with it. It has made watching tv in the bedroom after my wife falls asleep a dream (pun intended). I don’t have to fight the volume up and down to avoid disturbing her while still hearing the spoken parts. Game changer.

    • mikeymikeyK@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Use accessibility shortcut to reduce white screen, which also dims the screen. My wife appreciates that lol.

      Accessibility shortcut is triple > button

  • Luisca_pregunta@alien.topBEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

    It’s so fast that once you start using it you realize any other platform crippled the tv experience. My kids are now even telling Siri what they want to watch 😒 they are 2 & 3 😂😂

    • ThunderBird008@alien.topOPBEnglish
      0·
      11 months ago

      Yea but Im kinda upset with the fact that most famous ott applications in India aren’t supported with Siri like Netflix, Disney+ , Prime Video, etcetc

      • Luisca_pregunta@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Awkward, i know netflix and apple are not friends but at least with disney siri works amazingly well. You only mention the movie and ask to play on disney plus and immediately its starts. Changing language is fun, as it happens real time.

  • b2717@alien.topBEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

    • One thing that hasn’t been mentioned is screen mirroring. You can do it from your phone or computer, it comes in handy. Photos, documents, whatever else. Nice to be able to quickly make things huge.

    • Using your iPhone as a remote enables extra laziness.

    • Using your Apple Watch as a remote enables extra extra laziness.

    • Asking Siri “what did he say?” rewinds and temporarily turns on subtitles. Clever feature.

    • Integrating shortcuts is next level.

    • Using your iPhone as a remote keyboard is the height of human achievement. Saves so much time and frustration.

    • This question is asked a lot on here and answered a lot in blog posts. Next time try searching for previous threads, or maybe get more specific on what you’re looking for. I get where you’re coming from, though. It’s exciting and sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know.

  • BlinksTale@alien.topBEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

    Setup color balance in settings. It does the most true colors for your display possible. It looks incredible

    • WanderBell@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Thanks for this! I’d never heard of this until now, and it’s a huge improvement. I had to tweak the TV color settings as noted below.