How to personalize the appearance of your complete TV apple

Customize Apple TV This is one of those things that make the difference between having a device that just works and enjoying an audiovisual experience made to measure. If you've already felt that the home screen, the Salvapallas or the notifications do not fully adapt to your taste, you are in the right place! Today, I will show you how to transform the appearance of your Apple TV from zero, taking advantage of each of the personalization options offered by the system.

With small changes, you can make your Apple TV much more intuitive, visually attractive and comfortable to use. Whether you are one of those who love personalization of all corners of the system, as if you were just looking to move awayHere, you will discover all the tools and tricks to bring the whole game to the appearance of your favorite multimedia center.

Configure and organize the home screen to your liking

The Apple TV start screen is the front door of all your applications and content. Therefore, organizing it on your way is the key to quickly access what you use the most and have a much more pleasant experience.

• Easily reorganize applications: Simply select the application you want to move, keep the controlled control button pressed and drag it to the desired position. So you always have your favorite applications.
• Create files: If you have many installed applications, you can group them by categories (games, video, music …) creation of files. Select an application, continue it and move it to another to automatically form a folder. Then you can add more applications to this same folder.
• Synchronization with several Apple TV: If you use more than one Apple TV with the same Apple account, activate the “Home screen” option so that all devices share the same organization and appearance.

Change the wallpaper and the Salvapallas

Apple TV offers several options to customize wallpapers and SalvapallasWho can go predetermined images to your own personalized photos or memories.

To change the wallpaper:

1. Enter Configuration → Wallpaper.
2. Choose from the available options or select a photo of your personal gallery to give this unique key to your home screen.

Savapantallas customization is even more fun, because you can show photos of your photo library, souvenirs, albums or selected images. So, whenever Apple TV is inactive, this will surprise you with different spectacular photos or landscapes.

To configure a personalized savepantal from apps applications:

• Go to the menu of Configuration → Screen protector.
• Select “Portraits” to show photos of people, pets, nature or cities.
• Choose if you want to show everyone in your photo library or only your favorites.
• Decide the frequency to which the images are updated, by selecting the time interval so that the portrait changes automatically.

If you have memories, shared or specific albums that you want to see, simply choose the corresponding option from the menu and enjoy the carousel of the images you like the most.

Adjust the behavior of the savapantallas and manually activate its operation

Did you know that you can activate the savipantallas when you wish, or modify when and how it is shown? Apple TV gives you total control for the screen protector to adapt to your preferences.

You can activate backups manually as follows:

• On the home screen, move to the more icon left of the upper row and press the selection button.
• If you are in an application, press the menu button repeatedly until the activation of savapantallas.
• Although the backup is active, you can slide your finger on the clickpad to modify the category (in generation models in second second 4K or posterior), or slide to the right to move to the following image.
• If you want to get information about what you see in the savepantallas, just touch the clickpad: it will show you the location of an aerial view or the memory on the screen.
• Press the Clickpad center to get out of savaps at any time.

In addition, you can define the inactivity time required before automatic activation of the configuration section.

Personalize the menu bar and the visibility of notifications

The Apple TV menu bar is your direct access to applications and content that you use more frequently. You can customize the displayed icons so that you only see what you are really interested in and save time every time you turn on the device.

• Enter Configuration → Menu bar To choose which applications or access appears in the upper bar.
• You can highlight the applications you use the most and relegate to the background of those who do not find you so useful.

Regarding notifications, Apple TV allows you to completely control the applications that applications can display on the alert screen:

• In Configuration → NotificationsAdjust individually which applications have permission to show warnings.
• In this way, you keep your environment, visually and avoid unnecessary distractions or interruptions while watching your favorite series or films.

Organize your applications and hide what doesn't interest you

If the prior applications bother you or if you no longer use it, you can easily hide them to leave your starting screen much lighter. So you only have the essentials and your experience is much more pleasant.

1. Go to Configuration → General → Manage applications.
2. From there, choose the applications you want to hide. They will not be deleted from the system, but they will disappear from your home screen, which means that the important thing will reach the hand.

This is particularly useful if you share the Apple TV with the family or if you have applications that you no longer use but that you do not want to delete definitively.

Modifies the animations and the fluidity of the interface

Not all users are looking for the same thing about the speed and style of system animations. Apple TV offers several options to adapt the visual experience according to your preferences or your accessibility needs.

• Access Configuration → General → Accessibility.
• From there, you can choose between faster animations (if you appreciate the agility of response) or softer, for those who prefer an elegant visual transition.

The modification of these options can considerably increase comfort, especially for those who feel uncomfortable with too long or too steep transitions. If you want to know more about accessibility, we have a full article on how to know the accessibility functions of your Apple TV.

Personalize Apple TV application settings and optimizes the audiovisual experience

Beyond the graphic aspect, The Apple TV application also offers several options to customize the experience according to your tastes and habits.

• Use reproduction history To obtain personalized recommendations and a list “Continue to see” suitable for your interests.
• Select the type of illustration In the line “Continue to see”: you can choose between fixed frames of what you see or poster -type illustrations.
• Believe notifications for sports games, Adjustment if you want to receive start -up and end matches on the “my list” list or recommended events.
• Check automatic reading Activate or deactivate the option so that the following episode or the recommended content starts only when you finish seeing a delivery.
• Personalize the upper bar Choose if you prefer to see an overview of the secondary and exceptional series, or your personal list of “Continue to watch”.
• Manages the quality of video transmission Depending on your connection: choose between optimal, higher (HD) or good (SD), to balance quality with data consumption.
• Choose the definition of the video For purchases and rentals: high definition or standard definition. Perfect for those who wish to save data or always search for the best quality.
• Manages the sound of background videosIdeal if you want to keep an atmosphere while sailing on the menus.
• Add or delete channels and applications with which to share the content of the Apple TV application.
• You can delete reproductive searches and recordings To maintain your privacy and start from scratch again.

Convert Apple TV to a multimedia center to your measurement

Customization of the appearance of your Apple TV and configure all these details, You can create an environment adapted to your preferences, your family or leisure needs. Whether to organize applications, choose spectacular funds, order your favorite content or simply have faster and more ordered navigation, you have at your disposal all the necessary tools directly in the device settings.

Each user can transform their Apple TV to the last detail: from the screen distribution, through the management of notifications, animations or the type of illustration in the application, in the manner of interacting with Salvapallas or synchronization between several devices. The key is to explore all options and not only stay with the initial configuration.

Personalization of the Apple TV goes far beyond an aesthetic problem: it has a direct impact on daily conviviality, at speed when you access your content and in printing satisfaction that your device fits perfectly with your routine and your preferences. If you devote a few minutes to adjust these aspects, you will appreciate a much more comfortable practice and, why not say it, a more beautiful audiovisual experience.