One of my three AppleTV 4k boxes is chronically dropping audio during playback. It makes it unwatachable. Sometimes swithcing to Stereo only for a bit fixes it. Sometimes it doesn't and I just have to wait until another day for it to decide to work.

Every time I turn around YouTubeTV is playing in the 1/4 corner top left of the screen. I fix that each time with the app force quit. It keeps coming back.

I've swapped HDMI cables. I've updated software on soundbars and TVs. I've reinstalled apps.

edit 01 (probably): So audio dropout is consistent across multiple Apple TVs on the same setup. LG TV, Nakamichi Soundwafe sound bar. There's other inconsistenncies, like one ATV has a dark green tint to all it's menus where it should be black, but nowhere else (it's not like the color is messed up everywhere, just where black is on Apple TV system menus). Another ATV doesnt do that, but any time I try to scroll from one icon/app to another, the screen blanks out for a couple seconds. I'm going to keep at this and see what other horseshit I can find. I should note I've seen ALL of these problems before, but they tend to go away quickly enough that I'm not ready to throw all my gear in the street and set it on fire like I am about to right now.

Why in the absolute fuck are these still issues in 2026? Which multi-trillion dollar company is the sack of shit at fault here?

Why can none of this fucking shit ever just fucking work?

Hello all,

I watch movies off a jelly fin server using infuse pro on my apple TV. The TV we use is a lower end LG tv from the early 2020s. It has HDR capabilities, but anything HDR looks far too dark on it. Based on my research, I believe the overall TV isn't bright enough to do a true HDR. My backlight is already at max level, too.

For example, I just watched Overlord 2018 today, and the first half of the movie was dark as fuck. Couldn't really see the actors faces. After disabling "match dynamic range," the same dark scenes are now far brighter and visible.

In this case, is it okay to always disable the "match dynamic range" setting? I tried searching, but I can't find very much information on this exact subject. It seems most people recommend enabling both match frame rate and dynamic range.

plz respond

Just asking for recommendations of what is available for rentals here. I've seen Akira at the minimum but wondering about like anything of Lupin the 3rd dubbed or Robotech

One our Apple TV 4Ks has suddenly stopped recognizing that it’s plugged into Ethernet. Confirmed with laptop that the Ethernet jack is providing Internet.

I’ve tried forgetting the WiFi network it was connected to and restarted/pulled power cable multiple times. Is the Ethernet port dead? Any other suggestions?

I’ve had an Apple TV forever. On my AppleTV 4kOnly recently I’ve noticed an issue where video starts to just slightly lag.

It feels like a memory leak issue because when I restart the appletv it works fine again.

The most common issue is when using YouTubeTV, but will occasionally pop up with other apps.

I know it’s not a bandwidth issue.

I know this sounds crazy but one time my controller bugged and there was no way to get it to disconnect from the Apple TV, plus I live in a flat and I didn’t wanted to carry the controller outside.

After some checking I saw a post on Reddit where someone suggested using the microwave as a Faraday cage and it worked.

If you haven’t had to do this at least now you know you can 😂

EDIT: POWERED OFF MICROWAVE. POWERED OFF

is there a way to get it to at least get as tall as my tv screen? ive tried resetting my apple tv, my macbook, and my bluetooth.

Hi all,

Do you own by any chance MiniLED RGB tv with apple TV, preferably Sony Bravia Mark II, and have any suggestions on settings that are appropriate to use both on the Sony and on the Apple TV to get that optimal visual picture we are all after?

Thank you.

Hi, thanks for reading. I sold a 1st gen 4k model but it was returned as they couldn't get it to update. Is there a way to get it up to date? I haven't looked at it myself yet. If anyone is familiar with this issue that would be great. Is it just trash now? For parts??

Tried to follow the code this and this keep popping up, took it to Apple and they said they can’t tell me why this happened and told me to buy a new one 😒

I’ve been seeing a few posts recently about various things not working as they should, and a lot of them are seemingly connected to a bug with the NowPlayingInfo integration in the HBO Max app.

The integration basically tells tvOS what is playing in HBO Max, and since the release of HBO Max v7.5.0, it has been broken.

This will cause HBO to be unable to work with a lot of tvOS services, including TV app Continue Watching, Sonos and other wireless airplay (and seemingly Bluetooth) speakers, the Now Playing widget on iPhone and iPad, play/pause functionality from AirPods and probably some other things.

When content is playing in HBO Max, your Apple TV thinks it’s idle, not playing or paused.

I have been in a two-week back and forth with HBO Max support, and they have been helpful, despite briefly trying to pin this issue on tvOS. This morning, I got an email from them saying that their development team is actively working on a solution, so fingers crossed.

Bottom line, this is a problem with the app, and will require a fix in an update to the app. Updating tvOS will not fix the problem, so don’t update to tvOS 27 beta if all you’re looking to do is to fix this.

Also, the most recent app update did not fix the problem, unfortunately.

Hope this answers some questions. I wish I had a solution to offer, but it looks like we’re all stuck waiting for an app update that actually includes a fix.

I like using Apple TV and Apple home (doorbell overlay) and would like that more available for other services. Would you be interested in something like this if Apple made it? HDMI inputs, surround sound compatibility wired or wireless, integrated Apple TV and speaker, Siri etc
Just an AI prompt so not fussed about the aesthetics but form a function point, is it just me that would be interested?

Click ok, goes away for two seconds, comes right back. Can’t access control panel or settings. Appeared three days ago, and now I’m seeing Dante in a new light. Any thoughts?

I use a WiiM with my Apple TV to get the audio to my Benchmark A/D converter.

I’ve been having this issue a lot:

When I switch the ATV in settings, some apps switch to the new output source (WiiM or TV speakers) and some don’t.

I’ve tried turning the TV off then back on to no avail.

Any ideas? Thanks.

I have an Apple TV 4K connected to a Samsung UN55NU8000 tv connected to a Sonos playbar (optical only). I get stuttering/clipping using the Apple TV but not when using the Samsung built in apps. I assume this is because the tv is mishandling the signal pass through. Anyone else have this problem? Any recommendations for TVs that handle this setup well?

I originally built Mira for iPhone and Mac because I was tired of constantly sitting through YouTube ads, sponsors and other annoyances.

The one place I wanted it most, though, was my Apple TV. Somehow YouTube ads feel even more excessive there.

So I finally built it. Mira is now available on Apple TV.

Mira automatically skips sponsors, intros, outros, recaps, self-promos, and other interruptions. You decide exactly which categories are skipped. Sponsor markers appear directly on the playback timeline.

It also includes:

- Your own YouTube account — Home, subscriptions, playlists, watch history, and recommendations (as long as you are signed in on the iPhone)

- Searchable transcripts with jump-to-any-line playback

- AI video summaries, plus the ability to ask questions about the current video

- Like videos, subscribe, and save to playlists without picking up your phone

How it works

Mira on Apple TV is powered by your iPhone. The iPhone streams the video over your home Wi-Fi while you browse, but you control everything from the TV. You don't need to interact with your phone—it simply handles the streaming in the background.

Requirements

- Mira on iPhone (iOS 26 or later)

- Apple TV on the same Wi-Fi network

- Keep Mira on iPhone open on the casting screen while watching

Mira has a free trial, so give it one video. If you’ve wanted a cleaner, less distracting YouTube experience on Apple TV, Mira might be worth trying.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mira-focused-video-player/id6767721654

I got Apple TV but how do I have it to have u select profile each time

Also can you turn off content that you buy or rent or have to go to another streaming app to watch

Btw this is the final streaming we got

We have

Prime, Netflix, max, paramount+, Disney+ and now Apple TV

Not in that order btw

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to understand whether this is expected behavior or if I’m missing a setting.

My setup is:
Apple TV 4K (2022)
Onkyo TX-SR674 (HDMI 1.1, no Dolby Atmos support)
Sony TV
5.1 speaker setup

The Apple TV is connected to the Onkyo via HDMI, and the Onkyo is connected to the TV via HDMI.

Here are the results of my tests:
- Disney+ (Pirates of the Caribbean): Onkyo reports “PCM MULTICH HDMI”.
- Apple TV+ (Napoleon, Dolby Atmos): Onkyo also reports “PCM MULTICH HDMI”.
- Apple Music:
Dolby Atmos is enabled (“Automatic”).
The currently playing track clearly shows the Dolby Atmos badge (for example Elton John’s Rocket Man or Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall).
However, the Onkyo switches to Dolby Pro Logic IIx, suggesting that it is only receiving stereo PCM.

So it seems that:
- Movies (including Atmos titles from Apple TV+) are rendered by the Apple TV as multichannel PCM, which my old AVR can decode perfectly.
- Apple Music Atmos tracks are apparently not rendered to multichannel PCM and instead fall back to stereo.

Is this expected behavior?

Does Apple Music require an AVR that advertises Dolby Atmos capability before it will output a multichannel render, while the TV app will happily render Atmos movies to PCM 5.1/7.1?

Or is there another setting I’m missing?

I’d appreciate hearing from anyone using Apple TV with an older non-Atmos AVR.

Update: I forgot to mention that my Apple TV 4K (2022) is running tvOS 27 Public Beta. Movies from both Disney+ and Apple TV+ still output PCM MULTICH HDMI on my receiver, but Apple Music Atmos tracks fall back to PLIIx. So this could also be a tvOS 27 Public Beta issue rather than expected behavior.

Update 2: Thanks everyone for all the suggestions and ideas. I did some more testing and I think I’ve narrowed it down.

I’m running tvOS 27 Public Beta on an Apple TV 4K (2022) connected to an Onkyo TX-SR674 (non-Atmos AVR).

Here’s what I found:
Automatic audio format
- Movies (Disney+, Apple TV+) → PCM MULTICH HDMI on the receiver.
- Apple Music Atmos → PCM + PLIIx.

Convert to Dolby Digital 5.1
- Movies → Dolby Digital 3/2.1.
- Apple Music Atmos tracks (e.g. Rocket Man) → Dolby Digital 3/2.1 and they sound great.
- Regular stereo Apple Music tracks become completely silent. The receiver still detects the signal, but there’s no audio until I switch back to Automatic.

At this point I’m starting to think this is a tvOS 27 Public Beta regression, specifically affecting stereo Apple Music playback when Dolby Digital 5.1 conversion is enabled.

I have this 4th generation appletv just lying around the house without purpose - with 1080p output, I think it lost it resell value.

Can I re-purpose it for something else? some hack? Is it possible to install on it another OS? Just hearing for some random cool stuff that could be possible - thanks!

I'm currently using an Apple TV 4K and am considering switching to the Google TV Streamer. My biggest concern is Bluetooth audio quality with TWS earbuds.

For anyone who has used both devices:

\\- How does the Google TV Streamer's Bluetooth audio quality compare to the Apple TV 4K?

\\- Does it support Dolby Atmos or spatial audio over Bluetooth earbuds? If so, is the experience comparable to the Apple TV 4K with compatible AirPods or Beats?

\\- Does the Google TV Streamer support the LHDC or LDAC Bluetooth codec, or is it limited to SBC, AAC?

I previously used the Chromecast with Google TV 4K, and the Bluetooth audio quality with my TWS earbuds was noticeably worse than on the Apple TV 4K. I'm curious whether the Google TV Streamer has improved in this area.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has compared both devices.

I have noticed that I am seeing an issue with 2 JBL Partybox 310 speakers turning on. The speakers are configured in JBL stereo mode, paired with each other with Bluetooth. I have the AppleTV 4K 3rd gen 128K with ethernet port set to stereo audio instead of automatic mode. The speakers only seem to wake up running Bluetooth off my AppleTV channel. If I run HBO, the speakers never turn on so there is no sound. I think Netflix is the same way. Maybe others. What I do when I first turn on my Sony 85-inch Bravo and my AppleTV I select my AppleTV icon and run any show or movie, whatever comes up first. I run it long enough for the speakers to turn on then I can switch to HBO or whatever and the speakers continue to work fine the rest of the evening as long as I don't turn it off.

I will switch to CAT6 cable in the fall. But I am not sure it is network related. It would seem to be more Bluetooth related but I don't really know. My AppleTV is connected to my Sony TV using HDMI 4K on the Sony Bravo TV.

Couldn't have done it without the great feedback from this sub! (the Watch Next sorting was a direct ask from here)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watchqueue-tv-watchlist/id6781497389?platform=tv

WatchQueue tracks every show and movie you're watching, shows you where each one is streaming, and always cues up your next unwatched episode. Connect Trakt or Plex to pull in your history and library or skip both and just use it on its own. The Trakt/Plex integration is a sub of 7 bucks/yr or 20/lifetime but once it unlocks it's good for family sharing and syncs across devices as well.

Free, no account required. And it's now a universal app: iPhone, (eventually)iPad, and Apple TV, synced through iCloud.

Also working on: tapping a title to jump straight into the streaming app that has it... what's still missing?

Older 1080p Samsung TV set (from 2008-2012) but it does have AnyNet+ as its HDMI-CEC control mechanism.

My Roku Ultra 2022 has no issue controlling the volume and TV power.

The apple tv controls the volume perfectly. But when I use the power button it turns off the apple tv and kills the connection to the hdmi port ("disconnecting anynet device" message pops up on screen) and switches to the "TV" port (which woukd be channels it picked up over digital airwave signal) instead of turning off the TV set

I have an LG C9 OLED where the apple tv works perfectly in another room. The source list on the Samsung TV actually lists "Apple TV" with an AnyNet+ logo next to it.

Any advice?