How to Change the Screensaver on your Apple TV?

Apple TV is a powerful and feature-packed smart TV. You can customize your TV by adding a screensaver. If you are bored with the old screensaver, then read on and learn how to set up a new one. 

Changing the Screensaver on your Apple TV

If you want to change the screensaver on Apple TV, you should follow the instructions given below.

• First, you have to launch the Settings application on your Apple TV.
• After that, you should choose the General option in the settings section.
• Then you have to choose Screensaver option.
• Thereafter, you should choose “Type.”
• Later, you can select any option for the screensaver.

Changing Screensaver Transition

You can change how the screensaver transitions on your Apple TV. Here are the instructions given below.

• Get started by launching the Settings application on your Apple TV.
• After that, you should choose the General option in the settings section.
• Then you have to choose Screensaver.
• Thereafter, you should head towards Transition and choose an option.

Change When Screensaver Begins on your Apple TV

In case you want to change when screensaver begins on your Apple TV, you should follow the instructions given below.

• To get started, launch the Settings application on Apple TV.
• After that, you should select General.
• Then you should choose Screensaver.
• Thereafter, you have to choose “Start After.”
• You can modify the start time and set it to Never, 2, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes.

Change How Frequently Apple TV Downloads Aerial Screensaver Videos

You can change how frequently Apple TV gets the Aerial screensaver videos. Here are the instructions given below.

• To get started, launch the Settings application on your Apple TV.
• After that, you should choose the General in the settings section.
• Then you have to choose Screensaver.
• Thereafter, you should select “Type.”
• Later, you have to choose Aerial.
• Now, you should tap on “Menu” button.
• After that, you should click on “Download New Videos.”
• Then, you choose the duration or frequency.

Have Home Sharing Use Photos App Pictures as the Screensaver

If you want to arrange home sharing to use Photos app pictures on Apple TV, you should follow the instructions given below.

• First and foremost launch iTunes on your device.
• After that, you should choose the “File” option in the menu bar.
• Then you have to choose Home Sharing.
• Thereafter, you should select “Choose Photos to Share with Apple TV.
• Later, you have to ensure that the “Share Photos from” is chosen.
• Now, you should choose the Photos app from the drop-down menu.
• After that, select “All photos and albums.”

If you keep all the photos in a particular folder on the computer, you can choose that folder.

• First, you have to turn on your Apple TV and launch the Settings app.
• After that, you should select General in the settings section.
• You have to select Screensaver.
• Then you should choose Type.
• Thereafter, you have to choose Home Sharing.
• Later, you should choose Photos.
• Now, select an album, or choose Photos at the upper to access the total photo library.
• After that, you have to choose “Set as Screensaver.”

Use Photos App pictures as the Screensaver on your Apple TV with macOS Catalina & tvOS 13

You can use home sharing for setting Photos app picture as the screensaver on your Apple TV.  Here are the instructions given below.

• Get started by turning on Home Sharing on Mac.
• After that, you should tick the box of “Share photos with Apple TV.”
• Then, you have to click on “Choose.”
• Thereafter, you should click on the drop-down menu.
• Select where you wish to share the pictures from, either Photos application or any other folder.
• You have to choose any button to share either pictures and albums or only chosen albums.
• You can tick the box of “Include videos.”
• Later, you can tick the box of the albums. Now, click on People.
• After that, you should tick the boxes of photos of particular people with Apple TV.
• When you have done, click on, OK.

Make Home Sharing as Screensaver Provider on Apple TV running tvOS 13

If you want to make home-sharing as a screensaver provider on Apple TV running tvOS 13, you should follow the instructions given below.

• Get started by launching the Settings app on your Apple TV.
• After that, you should choose the General in the settings section.
• Then you have to choose Screen Saver.
• Thereafter, you should choose Type.
• Later, you have to choose Home Sharing.
• Now, choose Photos.

If you would like to use a particular photo album:

• Choose Albums.
• Choose the album you would like to use for the screensavers.
• Then choose Yes.

By following the instructions mentioned in the blog, you will be successfully able to modify and reset the screensaver on your Apple TV.

Tim Cross is from Ohio USA. Before he started writing blogs he went through various occupations such as teaching, programming and travelling. But his favorite job is writing blogs for antivirus technology for McAfee.com/Activate.

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