Control what’s playing in the Apple TV app on Windows
Whether you’re watching a TV programme or a film, you’re in control.
Watch in full screen
While playing a movie or TV show in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, select the Full Screen button in the viewer. To exit full screen, select the arrows in the upper-right corner.
Show or hide playback controls
While playing a movie or TV show in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, select the viewer to show playback controls.
Control playback
When playback controls appear in the viewer, the timeline shows elapsed and remaining time. The solid bar indicates how much of the item is cached (temporarily downloaded in the Apple TV app).
During playback in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, do any of the following:
Play or pause: Select the centre Play button or Pause button .
Skip backward or forward 10 seconds: Select the Skip Back button or Skip Forward button 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 (if available): Select the Info button.
Turn on subtitles and closed captioning (if available)
While playing a movie or TV show in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, select the Closed Captioning and Subtitles button in the lower-right corner, then choose an audio or subtitles option from the pop-up menu.
Choose an audio language or audio track (if available)
While playing a movie or TV show in the Apple TV app on your Windows device, select the Audio Options button in the lower-right corner, then choose an audio language or audio track option from the pop-up menu.
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.
In the Apple TV app on your Windows device, start playing a movie or TV show.
Select the Picture in Picture button 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 the Play button or Pause button that appears.
Return to viewing in the Apple TV app: Select the viewer, then select the upscale button .
Stop playback and close the viewer: Select the viewer, then select the Close button .