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Start watching and control playback in the Apple TV app on iPhone

In the Apple TV app, you can stream TV shows, movies, sports, and more. You can also download movies and episodes or a full season of a TV show.

Content from Apple TV and Apple TV channels plays in the Apple TV app, while content from other providers plays in their video app. Use the playback controls to play or pause what you’re watching, skip backward or forward, and more.

When you watch with your friends using SharePlay, the playback controls are shared by everyone on the FaceTime call. To learn more about using SharePlay in the Apple TV app, see Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together in FaceTime.

Play a TV show or movie

The Home tab showing a featured Apple Original in the center, above the Continue Watching row. At the bottom, from left to right, are the Home, Apple TV, Store, Library, and Search tabs.
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  1. Go to the Apple TV app on your iPhone.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Swipe left or right at the top of the screen to browse featured items, then tap the Play button (if available).

    • Tap Home, then tap an item in the Continue Watching row to immediately pick up where you left off.

    • Scroll down to view more rows, then tap an item you want to watch. When the page for that item opens, tap the Play button (if available) or tap a specific episode or trailer you want to watch.

      Tip: Tap a row title to view all items in a category or view more information about a collection.

Download content

The Apple TV tab showing a list of episodes of an Apple Original. Buttons to download the entire season and each episode appear on the right side of the screen.
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In the Apple TV app, you can download movies and episodes of a TV show. You can also download a full season of a TV show.

  1. Go to the Apple TV app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap an item to see its details.

  3. Do any of the following (not all options are available for all titles):

    • Download movies: Tap the Download button in the top-right corner.

    • Download an episode of a TV show: Tap the Download button in the top-right corner, tap a season, then tap the Download button next to the episode you want to download.

    • Download a full season of a TV show: Tap the Download button in the top-right corner, tap a season, then tap the season button above the list of episodes.

You can find the downloaded item in your library and watch it even when iPhone isn’t connected to the internet.

Use the playback controls

During playback, tap the screen to show the controls.

A TV show playing, with controls visible. The Close, Picture in Picture, AirPlay, and Share buttons are at the top left. The volume slider is at the top right. At the center are buttons to skip 10 seconds backward, pause, and skip 10 seconds forward. Across the bottom center is a slider that you can drag to adjust the video position; the elapsed time and time remaining appear on either side of the slider. At the bottom right are the Info, InSight, and Continue Watching buttons.
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Control

Description

The Play button

Play

The Pause button

Pause

The Go Backward 10 Seconds button

Skip backward 10 seconds; touch and hold to rewind

The Go Forward 10 Seconds button

Skip forward 10 seconds; touch and hold to fast-forward

The Playback Speed button

Change the playback speed

The Audio Track button

Change the audio track and enhance dialogue

The Legible Options button

Display subtitles and closed captions

The Share button

Share an episode, movie, trailer, or sporting event

The AirPlay button

Stream the video to other devices

The Minimize Video button

Start Picture in Picture—you can continue to watch the video while you use another app

The Close button

Stop playback

When the audio is muted, subtitles automatically appear. And if you skip backward 10 seconds, subtitles appear. To turn off subtitles, tap the Legible Options button, then tap Off.

Change audio options during playback

  1. During playback, tap the screen to show the playback controls.

  2. Tap the Audio Track button, then tap Enhance Dialogue.

  3. Tap one of the following:

    • Enhance More: Makes dialogue very prominent in the mix.

    • Enhance: Makes dialogue more prominent in the mix.

    • Off: Turns Enhance Dialogue off.

Get information about shows, characters, actors, and music

During playback, you can get more information about the movie or TV show you’re watching or go directly to Continue Watching.

With InSight, you can get information in real time about actors, characters, and music currently onscreen while you’re watching an Apple TV movie or TV show (Apple TV subscription required). You can tap an actor to view their background and filmography page, or quickly view a song that’s playing in the background and add it to an Apple Music playlist (Apple Music subscription required).

  1. During playback, tap the screen to show the playback controls.

  2. Tap any of the following options:

    • Info: See more information about what you’re watching.

    • InSight: Tap an actor or character to see more info. If music information appears, tap the song to add it to a playlist in the Music app (Apple TV and Apple Music subscriptions required).

    • Continue Watching: Go directly to Continue Watching, then tap an item to start watching it.

    • Live Sports: View live and upcoming sports events.

Subscription required for Apple TV, which in some countries and regions may include some or all of the following: Friday Night Baseball, Major League Soccer (MLS), and Formula 1. Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions. Apple TV subscription does not include third-party branded subscription services or content available for rental or purchase in the Apple TV app.
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