Adjust privacy settings on Apple TV
Control app tracking permissions on Apple TV
All apps are required to ask your permission before tracking your activity across apps owned by other companies for advertising or to share your information with data brokers. After you grant or deny permission to an app, you can change permission later. You can also stop all apps from requesting permission.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
You can see a list of apps that requested permission to track you.
Do any of the following:
Select an app on the list to turn permission on or off.
To stop all apps from asking permission to track you, set Allow Apps to Ask to Track to Off.
For more information about app tracking, select Learn More About Tracking.
Adjust privacy settings
You can configure Apple TV to restrict access to data such as location and tracking, and you can set which apps get access to your photos, Bluetooth devices or HomeKit devices.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General > Privacy & Security, then adjust any of the settings listed below.
Option
Description
Location Services
Select to turn location services on or off for this Apple TV. You can also set specific settings for Siri and Dictation, Time Zone, HomeKit and specific apps.
Tracking
Select to set preferences around app tracking. See Control app tracking permissions on Apple TV.
Photos
Select to set which apps have access to your photos.
Bluetooth
Select to set which apps have the ability to use Bluetooth on your Apple TV.
Microphone
Select to set which apps have access to your microphone.
Camera
Select to set which apps have access to your camera.
HomeKit
Select to set which apps have access to your home data.
Media & Apple Music
Select to set which apps have access to your activity and media library in Apple Music.
Apple TV Users
Select to set which third-party apps can access and remember preferences for Apple TV users. You can also select App User Access to turn this off for all third-party apps, or Reset User Access to remove any user-specific preferences from all third-party apps.
Set analytics data options
You can share analytics data with Apple or app developers to improve their software. Sharing this data is completely optional and treated in accordance with Apple’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at apple.com/uk/privacy.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General, navigate down to the Analytics and Improvements section, select Privacy & Security, then adjust any of the settings listed below.
Option
Description
Share Apple TV Analytics
Turn on to share Apple TV analytics with Apple.
Share with App Developers
Turn on to share analytics with app developers.
Improve Siri & Dictation
Turn on to help improve Siri and dictation by allowing Apple to store and review audio of your Siri and dictation interactions from this Apple TV.
Analytics Data
Select to see analytics data. Select a data file to view, share or delete it.