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How to Download and Rearrange Apps on Apple TV

Here’s a guide on how to download and rearrange apps on Apple TV.

Apple TV is yet another way of entering the Apple Ecosystem. It enables users to turn their dumb TV into a smart one. Your Apple TV when controlled using your iPhone, can do wonders for you. Do you have difficulties setting up your Apple TV? No problem, we have got you covered. In this guide, we will show you how to download and rearrange apps on Apple TV.

How to Download Apps on Apple TV

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The best part about Apple TV is that it acts as the thin line between an iPhone and an actual TV. You can install any apps available on the App Store and your Apple TV will let you watch movies, play games, listen to music, and what not. So, follow these steps to download and install apps on your Apple TV:

  1. On your Apple TV, go to the Home Screen, look for the App Store and open it.
  2. There, you can browse through all the available apps.
  • Switch between the different categories of apps and games by selecting different tabs at the top.
  • If you are unable to locate your desired app, search for it by clicking the search icon.
  • You can also press and hold the Mic button on your Apple TV Remote and ask Siri to open the desired app.
  1. Open any listed app.
  2. Select ‘Get’ if you are downloading this app for the first time.
  • If you’ve uninstalled the selected app previously and want to download it again, choose the Cloud icon.

Follow these steps and you will be able to download and install any app on your Apple TV. But what happens after you download some apps? Would you like to arrange them according to your preference? Go right ahead.

How to Rearrange Apps on Apple TV

You wouldn’t like the installed apps to scatter here and there on your Apple TV, would you? So, you can easily arrange the apps on your Apple TV with the help of these steps:

  1. On your Apple TV Remote, press and hold the clickpad center or the touch surface after selecting an app that needs to be moved.
  2. Once the selected app starts shaking, use your Apple TV Remote to move the app wherever you want.
  3. Once you place an app in its new location, press the clickpad center or touch surface to save the changes.

Till now, we have learned how to download and rearrange apps on the Apple TV. Follow this guide and you can customize your Apple TV however you want. Once done with the apps, check out our other articles on the related topics too: How To Mirror Macbook To Apple TV and How to Download and Install tvOS 15.6 Developer Beta on Apple TV.