Add, remove, or delete profiles on Apple TV 4K
You can easily create profiles on Apple TV 4K so that each family or household member gets their own watchlist, watch history, and personalized recommendations in the Apple TV app. There are two types of profiles on Apple TV 4K: profiles for users with an Apple Account, and managed profiles for users in your household who don’t have an Apple Account. Managed profiles are created by Apple Account profiles and assigned to family or household members.
When you have an Apple Account profile, you can also do the following on Apple TV 4K:
Keep everything in sync when you’re signed in as the current profile on Apple TV 4K, including custom system language preferences; paired AirPods settings; Game Center, Music, and Podcasts app data and recommendations; and recommendations for apps you connect to the Apple TV app.
Create up to five managed profiles. Each managed profile has a unique name, image, and optional child setting (Kid profile). As the managing profile, you can set recommended or custom content restrictions for any of these profiles. Additionally, Kid profiles present only age-appropriate content and search results based on the content restrictions set up by you.
See your managed profiles when you sign into the Apple TV app on another Apple TV 4K or a smart TV, gaming console, streaming device, or cable or satellite service.
After you add profiles, it’s easy to switch between them.
Create a profile using your Apple Account
If you have an Apple Account, do any of the following on Apple TV 4K:
Go to Settings
, then go to Profiles and Accounts > Add New Profile.Press and hold
on the remote to open Control Center, navigate to 
, then select Add Profile.Note: If a member of your family group in the Home app signs in to an Apple device such as Apple TV 4K, the device may suggest adding other profiles by displaying their Apple Account name and profile photo. To remove suggested profiles from this list, select a person, then choose “Don’t suggest [name of person].”
Go to the Apple TV app
on Apple TV 4K, open the sidebar, select the profile at the top of the sidebar, then select Add Profile.
Select Sign in with Apple Account, then follow the onscreen instructions to sign in.
Add a managed profile
If you already created your own profile using an Apple Account, you can create up to five additional profiles to manage with your account. As the managing profile, you have access to each managed profile’s data, such as playback and searches, and can modify, delete, or upgrade any profile to a full Apple Account.
On Apple TV 4K, do any of the following:
Go to Settings
, go to Profiles and Accounts > Add New Profile.Press and hold
on the remote to open Control Center, navigate to , then select Add Profile.Go to the Apple TV app
on Apple TV 4K, open the sidebar, select the profile at the top of the sidebar, then select Add Profile.
Select Create Profile, then enter a name and choose an image for the profile.
On the Finish Profile screen, do any of the following:
Change the profile name or image: Select Name or Image, then make your changes.
Set up a Kid profile: Select Kid, then choose to accept selected restrictions that appear, or select Customize to choose age-appropriate categories for TV shows and movies.
Choose the managing profile: Select Managed By, then choose which Apple Account will manage this profile.
When you’re finished, select Done.
To change content restrictions for a managed profile or to set up a 4-digit passcode for profile access, see Adjust Apple TV app settings on Apple TV 4K.
To change settings for a managed profile, see Adjust settings for profiles and accounts on Apple TV 4K.
Upgrade a managed profile to an Apple Account
If you have an Apple Account profile, you can upgrade a managed profile for an adult to an Apple Account.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV 4K.Go to Profiles and Accounts.
Select a managed profile, then select Upgrade to Apple Account.
Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to your Apple Account and upgrade the profile to an Apple Account.
Remove a profile connected to an Apple Account
The default profile is a profile connected to an Apple Account that you set when you first set up Apple TV 4K. Some features, including iCloud Photos and One Home Screen, are available only for the Apple Account associated with the default profile on Apple TV 4K. To change the default profile, see Change the default profile on Apple TV 4K.
Delete a managed profile
To delete a managed profile, the managing profile needs to confirm the deletion using their Apple Account password on a mobile device signed in to their Apple Account.
The deleted profile will also no longer appear in the Apple TV app on a smart TV, streaming device, or gaming console where the managing profile is signed in. Their watch history and other profile data will also be deleted.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV 4K.Navigate to Profiles and Accounts, select [profile name], then select Delete Profile.
Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to your Apple Account or confirm on another device.
Note: Managed Apple Accounts, such as those set up by IT departments in schools or other organizations, are not supported on Apple TV 4K.