Screen savers on your Apple TV
Enjoy breathtaking videos of locations shot from all over the world, underwater, and even space. Get location information with just a tap and switch to a different screen saver with a swipe — all on your Apple TV.
Start a screen saver
Your Apple TV displays a screen saver after it's idle for a certain number of minutes. You can also start the screen saver manually, before the screen is idle. Press and hold the Back button
or Menu button to return to the Home screen, then press the Back button or Menu button twice.
To change the number of minutes before a screen saver starts, go to Settings > Screen Saver and select Start After. Learn more about screen saver settings.
Switch to a different screen saver category
On Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later), you can choose between Aerials, Snoopy, Memories & Slideshows, and Portraits. While the screensaver is onscreen, swipe up or press up on the clickpad or touch surface, then select the category you want to switch to. You can also change the category in Settings under Screen Saver.
Find out where an Aerial was filmed
Ever wonder what location you’re watching in an Aerial screen saver? While the location is playing, just tap the Touch surface on your Apple TV Remote.
Aerial screen savers aren't available on Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation).
Switch to a different location
You can't choose a specific Aerial to play on your Apple TV, but you can choose a theme. Just go to Settings > Screen Saver > Aerials. Swipe and select a theme to Show or Hide it when your Aerials play.
To switch between Aerial locations, swipe right or left on the Touch surface of your Apple TV Remote while the Aerial is playing.
Learn more
If you're listening to music on your Apple TV while an Aerial is playing, tap the right or left side of the Touch surface to play the next or previous song.
You can choose how often new Aerials are downloaded. Go to Settings > Screen Saver > Aerials > and select Download Frequency to change your settings.
You can also view Memories or albums from the Photos app as a screen saver. Learn how to create a photo screen saver on Apple TV. You can also personalize your screensavers as portraits, Memories & Slideshows, and more.
The number of Aerials that you can download depends on how much storage is available on your Apple TV. To manage storage on your Apple TV, go to Settings > General > Manage Storage.
