Stream content and control playback in the Apple TV app on iPad
In the Apple TV app, you can stream TV shows, movies, sports, and more. You can also download movies and episodes of a TV show. In iPadOS 18.2 or later, you can download 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.
Stream content
![The Apple TV+ tab showing a featured Apple Original with the title, Play First Episode button, and a description of the episode. At the left, from top to bottom, are the Search, Home, Apple TV+, MLS, Sports, and Store tabs.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/0661377dbe74be7f1198b843b8603d2e.png)
Go to the Apple TV app
on your iPad.
Tap an item to see its details.
Choose any of the following options (not all options are available for all titles):
Watch Apple TV+ or Apple TV channels: Tap Play. If you’re not a current subscriber, tap Try It Free (available for eligible Apple Accounts) or Subscribe.
Choose a different video app: If the title is available from multiple apps, scroll down to How To Watch, then choose an app.
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.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/4dd1822c273d571dfb802c337ae818d5.png)
In the Apple TV app, you can download movies and episodes of a TV show. In iPadOS 18.2 or later, you can download a full season of a TV show.
Go to the Apple TV app
on your iPad.
Tap an item to see its details.
Choose any of the following options (not all options are available for all titles):
Download movies: Tap
.
Download an episode of a TV show: Tap
, tap a season, then tap
next to the episode you want to download.
Download a full season of a TV show: Tap
, tap a season, then tap the season button at the top of the screen.
You can find the downloaded item in your library and watch it even when iPad isn’t connected to the internet.
Watch a movie you rented
Go to the Apple TV app
on your iPad.
Below the Library heading in the sidebar, tap Rentals, then tap a movie.
Do any of the following:
Play the movie: Tap
. The time remaining in the rental period is shown.
Download the movie: Tap
to watch the item later when iPad 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.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/8c923a17cfc9eb15db714960cf097777.png)
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![]() | Play | ||||||||||
![]() | Pause | ||||||||||
![]() | Skip backward 10 seconds; touch and hold to rewind | ||||||||||
![]() | Skip forward 10 seconds; touch and hold to fast-forward | ||||||||||
![]() | Change the playback speed | ||||||||||
![]() | Change the audio track and enhance dialogue | ||||||||||
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![]() | Share an episode, movie, trailer, or sporting event | ||||||||||
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![]() | Start Picture in Picture—you can continue to watch the video while you use another app | ||||||||||
![]() | Stop playback |
When the audio is muted, subtitles automatically appear. And if you skip backward 10 seconds, subtitles appear. To turn off subtitles, tap , then tap Off.
Change audio options during playback
During playback, tap the screen to show the playback controls.
Tap
, then tap Enhance Dialogue.
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).
During playback, tap the screen to show the playback controls.
Do any of the following:
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 resume or start watching it.
Live Sports: View live and upcoming sports events.