10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Apple TV – AppleTV 4 Jailbreak (appletv4jailbreak.com)

If you’re all-in on the Apple entertainment ecosystem, you probably use an Apple TV. For someone who’s used to Apple software conventions, the Apple TV feels right at home.

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But like every other Apple product, there’s more to the Apple TV than meets the eye. The Siri Remote and tvOS seem simple, but they’re hiding several quick shortcuts and pro features beneath the surface that you may not know about.

1. Use Siri to Find Anything

Siri on Apple TV is fairly limited, but surprisingly amazing at its limited jobs. We’ve always maintained that Siri shines when you’re using it to control the device. And that’s never been truer than on the Apple TV.

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If you’re frustrated by the Siri Remote’s touchpad, this is a good alternative because Siri on Apple TV can do a lot. Try some of these commands:

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• “Play The Office”: Just ask Siri to play any TV show or movie. Siri will present you with a list of places where you can stream or buy the media.
• “Play The Office Season 6 Episode 4”: You can get as specific as you want.
• “Jump forward and back”: You can scrub as much as you want without using the finicky touchpad. You can say rewind five seconds or forward 10 minutes and Siri will do it for you.
• “Who stars in this?”: How often do you wonder who the guest actor is in your favorite shows? Next time, just ask Siri and she will show you a list of the cast.

2. Siri Remote Shortcuts

Apple TV’s Siri Remote looks fairly basic, with just six buttons and a touchpad. But almost every button has a double-click and a touch-and-hold action. This means that there’s a lot of hidden functionality here, such as:

• Quickly view audio outputs: Do you frequently switch between your headphones and speakers? Instead of navigating to the info panel, just hold the Play/Pause button to see a list of all available outputs.
• Switch between apps: Double-click the Home/TV button and you’ll enter the App Switcher that’s just like the one on iOS. You can swipe up to quit an app.
• Instant screensaver: When you’re on the Home screen, just press the Menu button once to reveal one of the gorgeous screensavers.
• Time stamps: When you’re watching something, tapping once on the touchpad will reveal the scrubber with the current timestamp. But tap once again and the timestamps will change to the current time and the end time. Next time you’re watching a movie and want to know when you’ll be done, use this trick.

3. Connect a Bluetooth Headset

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