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Table of Contents

Welcome
What’s new in tvOS 14
- Use tvOS Control Center
- - Play audio throughout your home
  - Stream audio and video with AirPlay
- Use screen savers
- Customize the Home screen
- Use iOS or iPadOS Control Center
- Talk to your Apple TV
- Search for content and apps
- View search results
- Refine search results
- Play live content
- Other things to ask Siri
- Use Siri to navigate
- Use Siri dictation
- Turn Siri on or off
- TV app at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple TV+ or a channel
- Watch Now
- Apple TV+
- Movies
- TV Shows
- Sports
- Library
- Search
- Adjust settings
- Apple Music at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Music
- Now Playing
- Listen Now
- Browse
- Videos
- Radio
- Library
- Search
- Control music with Siri
- Adjust music settings
- Photos at a glance
- View iCloud Photos
- View photo memories
- View shared photos and albums
- Create a photo screen saver
- Create a slideshow
- Arcade at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Arcade
- Find and play games
- Fitness at a glance
- Subscribe to Apple Fitness+
- Set up Fitness with Apple Watch
- Browse and play workouts
- Find apps
- Purchase and download apps
- Get podcasts
- Control podcast playback
- Organize podcasts into stations
- Adjust podcast settings
- Watch iTunes movies and TV shows
- Change iTunes movie and TV show settings
Use the Search app
- Stream content to Apple TV
- View photos from your Mac
- Restrict access to content
- Adjust privacy settings
- Manage storage
- Share Apple TV
- Family Sharing
- Adjust video and audio settings
- Set the TV button
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Use the iOS or iPadOS keyboard
- Control your TV and volume
- Use other remotes
- Use Apple TV as a conference room display
- Change network settings
- Change language or region
- Restart Apple TV
- Reset Apple TV
- Update Apple TV software
- Accessibility features
- Use Zoom to magnify
- Use Display Accommodations
- Display bold text
- Increase screen contrast
- Reduce screen motion
- Use audio descriptions
- Set hearing controls
- Activate subtitles and captioning
- Type instead of speaking to Siri
- Add an accessibility shortcut
- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Apple TV Support site
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Disposal and recycling information
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Apple and the environment
Copyright

Use audio descriptions on Apple TV

Audio descriptions provide an audible narration of important onscreen action and content in movies and TV shows. If you have a video that includes audio descriptions, Apple TV can play them for you.

Turn on audio descriptions

In Settings on Apple TV, go to Accessibility > Audio Descriptions (or use the accessibility shortcut).
See Add an accessibility shortcut to Apple TV.

Turn audio descriptions on or off during video playback

When VoiceOver is turned on, press the clickpad center (second-generation Siri Remote) or the touch surface (first-generation Siri Remote) three times.
Note: When VoiceOver is turned off, this action instead turns closed captions on or off. See Use VoiceOver on Apple TV.

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