当您启动Apple TV 时,您会注意到Apple已经在您的设备上预加载了一些应用程序。但是,如果您发现需要更多应用程序,您也可以自己下载和添加更多应用程序。您可以通过Apple Arcade(Apple Arcade)下载视频流应用程序、音乐应用程序甚至游戏。
如果您不知道如何执行此操作,请首先检查您是否拥有Apple TV 4K或 HD,因为这些是唯一拥有App Store的(App Store)Apple TV 设备。版本 3 或更早版本没有此功能。如果您有正确的设备,请按照本指南下载一些新应用程序。
如何将应用程序添加到 Apple TV(How to Add Apps to Apple TV)
为了在您的Apple TV 设备上获取一些新应用程序,请按照以下步骤操作。
- 在主屏幕的菜单栏中选择App Store图标。这是一个蓝色图标,带有构成 A 符号的三条白线。如果您在那里找不到它,请尝试通过选择“搜索”(Search)图标来搜索您的应用程序,该图标在您的主屏幕上看起来像一个放大镜。
- 打开App Store后,搜索并选择您要下载(want to download)的应用程序。
- 在应用程序页面上,选择购买(Buy),或者如果它是免费的,则选择获取。(Get)该应用程序将开始下载。如果您已经下载了这个应用程序,您可能会看到一个打开按钮。您可以选择此项来打开应用程序。或者,如果它是您之前下载但从设备中删除的应用程序,您可能会看到一个云图标,并且您仍然在 iCloud 上拥有它。
- 在您的主屏幕上,您会看到下载的新应用程序带有进度条。下载完成后,您将能够打开并使用该应用程序。
如何管理您的应用程序(How to Manage Your Apps)
如果您想从Apple TV中删除某些应用程序,这样做非常容易。只需(Just)突出显示您要删除的应用程序,然后按住Apple TV远程触摸板。等到(Wait)应用程序开始移动,然后您可以按Play/Pause按钮并选择删除( Delete)或隐藏(Hide)。
如果您希望应用程序位于主屏幕上的不同位置,您也可以移动它们。为此,首先突出显示您要移动的应用程序。然后按住遥控器上的触摸板,直到应用程序抖动。向您希望移动应用程序的任何方向滑动,直到它位于您想要的位置。(Swipe)完成后,按下触摸板。
还可以选择在Apple(Apple) TV 主屏幕上创建文件夹以存储应用程序。如果您发现有很多应用程序,这有助于整理主屏幕。
您只需将一个应用拖到另一个应用上即可。或者,按住遥控器上的触摸板按钮,同时突出显示您希望为其创建文件夹的应用程序。然后一旦它开始移动,按下Play/Pause按钮并选择新建文件夹(New Folder)。
要将另一个应用程序添加到先前创建的文件夹中,您可以按住要添加的应用程序的触摸板,然后按Play/Pause 按钮选择并移动它。
如果您有多个Apple TV 设备,您可能希望在所有设备上保持井井有条的主屏幕相同。Apple TV 有一项称为“一个主屏幕”(Home Screen)的功能,您可以使用它来执行此操作。
在您拥有的每台 Apple TV 上,前往“设置”(Settings ) > “用户和帐户( Users and Accounts )” > “ iCloud ” 。然后在所有设备上登录同一个Apple ID 。最后,打开一个主屏幕(One Home Screen)。
如何更新您的应用程序(How to Update Your Apps)
保持应用程序更新对于帮助保持应用程序和Apple TV高效运行非常重要。因此,应用程序默认设置为在Apple(Apple) TV上自动更新。但是,如果您的应用程序更新似乎有问题,您可以检查自动更新是关闭还是打开。
为此,请转到Settings > Apps并查看自动更新应用程序(Automatically Update Apps)选项。您可以根据需要打开或关闭此功能。如果您选择将其关闭,您仍然可以通过转到App Store并选择您要更新的应用程序来手动更新您的应用程序。如果有可用更新,它将显示在那里。
如果您的 iPhone 或 iPad与您的Apple TV登录了相同的Apple ID ,则您可以选择在该应用的(Apple ID)Apple TV 版本发布后立即将您在这些设备上下载的应用自动安装到您的Apple TV .
您可以通过转到Settings > Apps并选择Automatically Install Apps来打开它。将这些已安装的应用程序下载到 iPhone/iPad 上后,您就可以在主屏幕上找到它们。不会安装没有Apple TV 版本 的应用程序。(Apps)
How to Add Apps to Apple TV
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If you can’t figure out how to do this, first check whether you own the Apple TV 4K or HD, as these are the only Apple TV devices that have the App Store. Versions 3 or earlier don’t have this ability. If you have the correct device, follow this guide to download some new apps.
How to Add Apps to Apple TV
In order to get some new apps on your Apple TV device, follow these steps.
- Select the App Store icon in the menu bar on your home screen. This is a blue icon with three white lines that make up an A symbol. If you can’t find it there, try searching your apps by selecting the Search icon, which looks like a magnifying glass on your home screen.
- Once you’ve opened the App Store, search and select the app you want to download.
- On the app page, select Buy, or Get if it’s free. The app will begin downloading. If you’ve already downloaded this app, you may see an Open button. You can select this to open the application. Or, you might see a cloud icon if it’s an app you’ve downloaded before but deleted from the device, and you still have it on iCloud.
- On your home screen, you’ll see your new app as it downloads with a progress bar. Once it’s finished downloading you’ll be able to open and use the app.
How to Manage Your Apps
If you want to delete some apps from your Apple TV, it’s very easy to do so. Just highlight the app you wish to delete, then hold down on the Apple TV remote touchpad. Wait until the app starts moving, and you can then press the Play/Pause button and select Delete or Hide.
You can also move apps if you would like them in a different location on your home screen. To do this, first highlight the app you wish to move. Then hold down on the touchpad on your remote until the app shakes. Swipe in whatever direction you wish to move the app in until it’s in your desired location. Once done, press down on the touchpad.
There’s also the option to create folders on your Apple TV home screen to store apps in. This can help to declutter your home screen if you’re finding you have a lot of apps.
You can do this simply by dragging an app on top of another app. Or, hold down the touchpad button on your remote while highlighting an app you wish to create a folder for. Then once it begins to move, press the Play/Pause button and select New Folder.
To add another app to a previously created folder, you can hold down on the touchpad on the app you want to add, and press the Play/Pause button to select and move it.
If you have multiple Apple TV devices, you may want to keep your organized home screen the same throughout all of them. Apple TV has a feature called One Home Screen you can use to do this.
On each Apple TV you own, go to Settings > Users and Accounts > iCloud. Then sign into the same Apple ID on all devices. Finally, turn on One Home Screen.
How to Update Your Apps
Keeping your apps updated is important in helping to keep both the apps and your Apple TV running efficiently. So, apps are set to automatically update on your Apple TV by default. If something seems to be wrong with your apps updating, however, you can check to see if automatic updates are off or on.
To do this go to Settings > Apps and look at the Automatically Update Apps option. You can turn this on or off as you wish. If you elect to turn it off, you can still manually update your apps by going to the App Store and selecting the app you wish to update. If an update is available, it will show up there.
If you have an iPhone or iPad that’s signed into the same Apple ID as your Apple TV, you can choose to automatically install apps that you’ve downloaded on those devices onto your Apple TV as soon as there’s an Apple TV version of that app released.
You can turn this on by going to Settings > Apps and selecting Automatically Install Apps. You’ll be able to find these installed apps right on your home screen after downloading them on your iPhone/iPad. Apps that don’t have an Apple TV version will not be installed.