Control playback in the Apple TV app on Windows
Once you start watching in the Apple TV app, you can play or pause, skip forward or back, turn on subtitles, turn on Picture in Picture viewing, and more.
Show or hide playback controls
During playback in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, do one of the following:
On a touch device: Tap the viewer to show playback controls.
On a computer: Move the pointer over the viewer to show playback controls.
Control playback
When you show playback controls, you can see elapsed time, remaining time, and other playback options.
During playback in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, show playback controls.
Do any of the following:
Play or pause: Select or in the center of the viewer.
Skip backward or forward 10 seconds: Select or to jump backward or forward 10 seconds. Select it again to skip another 10 seconds.
Rewind or fast-forward: Select a point on the timeline to skip directly to that location, or drag the playhead left to rewind or right to fast-forward.
Adjust volume: Drag the volume slider right or left to increase or decrease volume.
Get more information or watch something else (if available): Select Info, Episodes, or Up Next.
Turn on subtitles and closed captioning
During playback in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, show playback controls.
Select in the lower-right corner, then choose a subtitles option from the pop-up menu (if available).
Choose an audio language or audio track
During playback in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, show playback controls.
Select in the lower-right corner, then choose an audio language or audio track option from the pop-up menu (if available).
Listen to live local radio (if available) during MLS matches or Friday Night Baseball
During playback of an MLS match or Friday Night Baseball game in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, show playback controls.
Select , then choose an audio track option from the pop-up menu:
TV: Play the audio commentary from the TV broadcast.
Local Radio [away team, language]: Listen to the away team’s local radio broadcast while watching the game (this option is only available for Friday Night Baseball games).
Local Radio [home team, language]: Listen to the home team’s radio broadcast while watching the match or game.
Turn on Picture in Picture viewing
You can play items from the Apple TV app in a resizable small viewer that runs in the foreground while you do other tasks on your device.
During playback in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, show playback controls.
Select in the lower-right corner of the viewer.
The item collapses into a small viewer in the upper-left corner of your screen.
Do any of the following:
Move the viewer: Drag the top edge of the viewer to another corner of your screen.
Play or pause: Select the viewer, then select or .
Return to viewing in the Apple TV app: Select the viewer, then select .
Stop playback and close the viewer: Select the viewer, then select .
Enter or exit full screen
During playback in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, show playback controls.
Do either of the following:
Enter full screen: Select in the upper-right corner of the viewer.
Exit full screen: Select in the upper-right corner of the screen.