I just ripped a few episodes of a TV show, added them to iTunes, updated the metadata, then synchronized them to my iPhone 6 running iOS 10. However, the episode doesn't show in the TV app. Other episodes that I ripped and synchronized *do* show up. When I look in Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage > TV, it shows the missing episodes, so they are on the device. #### Why doesn't the TV app show some of my TV show episodes?

When I start the TV app on MacOS Sequoia, I get an alert saying > The file "Application.tvdb" cannot be read. An unknown error occurred (-54). After I dismiss this I see the normal contents, and I'm able to watch a show. But while I was watching, another alert showed: > The Apple TV Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54). If I dismiss it, it shows up again a few minutes later. This one has a checkbox "Don't show this warning again"; I checked that to keep from being bothered repeatedly. I haven't used this application in a while (I usually watch Apple TV+ on my TV using Xfinity X1, my iPhone, or the browser on my Android tablet, but I'm away from home using my laptop today), so I don't know what changes may have precipitated it. Anyone know what causes this and how to fix it? To answer the comment:

$ ls -@ORel Movies/TV
total 0
drwxr-xr-x@ 6 barmar  staff  - 192 Sep  4  2021 TV Library.tvlibrary
	com.apple.FinderInfo	 32 
	com.apple.lastuseddate#PS	 16 

Movies/TV/TV Library.tvlibrary:
total 64
-rw-r--r--@ 1 barmar  staff  -   268 Sep  4  2021 Application.tvdb
	com.apple.quarantine	   27 
-rw-r--r--  1 barmar  staff  -  1260 Aug 29  2021 Library Preferences.tvdb
-rw-r--r--  1 barmar  staff  - 19144 Aug 29  2021 Library.tvdb
-rw-r--r--@ 1 barmar  staff  -    76 Aug 28  2021 Preferences.plist
	com.apple.quarantine	   27

I have a Mac mini running 24 hours a day. It is full of music. I also have two smart televisions in the house (a Samsung and a JVC Fire TV). I would like to be able to browse my music library from a TV, using a native TV interface (ie not have to switch to a different input, or use a different remote). How do I do this? PS I do not have an Apple Music subscription, and I don't really want to pay to access music I already own.

**The short question is:** I want to see on my Mac, is the TV app streaming the movie at 4K, or is it 1080p. How is it done? --- My Internet speed is exactly 25Mbps, which is the Apple TV 4K's streaming requirement. (but it is right at the borderline). I read that at times, it may need up to 35Mbps to be able to stream 4K (probably when it has a lots of action scenes). So When I am streaming a movie using the TV app on the Mac, is there a way to tell whether it is 1080p or 4K it is streaming at? With YouTube showing a free video stream, it is possible. With a paid movie on the TV app, is it possible? This is how it is possible on YouTube by clicking on the Settings icon:

I have a homemade tv show that I want to add to the Apple TV app on my Mac. I've imported the show, added all the metadata I want to, and I want to add thumbnails for each individual episode, as well as a different image for the show as a whole, just like every other show in the app. When I set the individual thumbnails, and it looks good, and then I add the show artwork, and it overrides the episode artwork. So I try it the other way around: add the show artwork, then the episode artwork. When I do *that*, the show artwork is replaced by episode 1's thumbnail. How do I have both custom show art and custom episode thumbnails? Big Sur 11.0.1

I purchased some media content (not a subscription) in the Apple TV app, using my iPhone. Is there any way I can watch this content on my family member's iPad? (Note, we have already set up family sharing for iCloud, and I'm not the "family organiser".)

I purchased and downloaded a video called "Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas ."  When I play it, audio works, and controls, mouse pointer, and captions are visible, but no picture—the rest of the screen is black.  Is there a fix for this?  NOTE: This has nothing to do with the Apple TV hardware. This is using the app on a MacBook Pro with MacOS 13.0.1 (22A400).

I'm watching a show on TV app on Mac with AirPods. It tracks my head position so that the sound appears to come from the laptop. How do I turn it off? I switched this setting off on my iPhone (Settings > Accessibility > AirPods > Follow iPhone), but the head tracking is still enabled in TV app on my Mac. I'm using AirPods (3rd gen) with my 2021 M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14". MacOS Monterey 12.1.

I'd like to change the date added field on a home movie in the TV app on macOS. This will help organisation, to lay them out in correct chronological order. This field cannot be updated in the app (via get info - the field value is displayed but is not editable). Is there any practical way to do this? I tried 'show package contents' of the TV library itself, but don't know what format the data is stored in or how to edit it (opening it in text edit doesn't show anything meaningful - the data is encoded in something that's not plain text). Wondering if it's an SQLite database or something similar. (I tried opening the tvdb file inside the package with sqlite3 but it says not a database).

I recently rented a movie from the TV app on my macbook, and I see that it's available in 4k. Is 4k streaming playback supported on the TV app of my MacBook (I'm playing on a 4k external monitor)? How can I verify that the quality is indeed 4k? I'm using a Macbook Pro, 15-inch, 2018 running Big Sur 11.1, connecting to the monitor via USB-C. On my monitor, it says that the current resolution is 3840x2160.

**What I am seeing** **What I should be seeing** I can still watch content by first finding the show on the web then allowing it to open the content within the TV.app, however, this is suboptimal. How would I get my tabs back?

Just as with iTunes before them, the new media apps allows us to create a new library, or select an existing library by holding alt and double-clicking the application's bundle in ~/Applications. But when I try to do this, I always get a dialog with this message: > You cannot change the video library at this time because the current library is in use by a device. Sign in without connected devices to change your video library. I 'ejected' my iPhone in Finder and it's not even on Wi-Fi as I try this. I have also signed out of my Apple ID in System Preferences. I'd like to move the library files somewhere else, because I don't find the default locations agreeable. How can I do this?

Normally I watch TV and Movies using an Apple TV. I love being able to easily Pause and Skip Backward/Forward using the Apple TV's Siri Remote. But in other places in the house I might watch on an iPad. Or even sometimes on an iPhone. When I'm watching, I often prop the iPad up on a table or otherwise out of reach. So it's inconvenient to touch the screen. In the worst case, tapping the screen might tip over the iPad. I really just want to use a remote. ### Is it possible to control an an iPad with an Apple TV Siri Remote via Bluetooth? --- Note: I'm *not* asking about controlling an Apple TV with the iOS "Remote" app. I want the the reverse.

Actually problem/issue pointed in the title of the question. When I try to search something in the search field in the up right corner app just shows results from the store, not local library. As a result I cannot find my own movies. Anybody can confirm such behaviour? Can give a hint for workaround/fix?

I'm using the TV app on my Apple TV to watch Apple TV+ content. Whenever I **Pause**, Skip Forward, or Skip Back using the Apple TV remote, a strange icon immediately pops up above the playhead. - I have never seen this icon when using other Apple TV video apps such as Netflix or Plex. - I do not seem to be able to interact with the button. Clicking the remote Pauses normally, as if the button was not on the screen. What does this icon represent? How do I interact with it? Why does it pop up when I pause the TV+ app on my Apple TV? ---

Since the update to Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) split the iTunes app into Music, TV, and Podcasts I can no longer transfer home videos from my Mac to my iPhone. I used to do this by: 1. Adding the home video to iTunes. 2. Dragging it to the iPhone icon that appears when the phone is connected via USB cable, and 3. Using 'sync'. Although the iPhone icon appears at the same place in the TV app, I can no longer drag home videos to it. I also tried right clicking on the iPhone icon and using 'Sync' -- but the home video never syncs onto my iPhone How do you do this transfer now?

I'm trying to launch a video from the TV app on my Apple TV, but when I click on it I get the error message "To watch this video, change your restrictions in Settings.". The problem is that my restrictions are turned off. I try to avoid going directly through the app that the video is played through because it blasts me with other videos before I can get to the one I want.

I don’t like the new preview feature in tvOS 13. I want my Up Next view back for the TV app in the dock. How do I turn it back on?

When Apple TV+ came out, I wasn't getting the one-year offer as I should have and got the advice from Apple's online chat to try just completely logging out and back into my Apple account. I logged out of the apps and iCloud in Settings, restarted, and logged back in, in Settings. Now I can't log back into Music, TV, or Podcasts (although Books and the App Store are just fine). I go to the Account menu → Sign In..., put in my username and password, and the login window disappears as if it's going to log in, but nothing happens in Music or TV. Podcasts actually says "something went wrong during authentication (0)". I don't get a two-factor authentication notice, and if I go back to the Account menu, it still says "Sign In..." instead of showing my account name and balance. Given the affected apps, it seems to be an issue with the iTunes store. Indeed, in Music I also (usually) can't get into the store - if I click on it, it may rarely work, but mostly it will just spin forever, or give me error 11556. Interestingly, making a test user, I can log in. I figure it has to be a plist or another setting that's been corrupted, but would be fresh on a new user. Going to the Library preferences, I deleted the iTunes store plist, and now I can see the Store, but still can't log in. What plist should control iTunes login? Or have an idea where other Apple Media Services files live? I would exhaust other options before a reinstall.

I'm trying to unsubscribe only from emails about TV like this one: The unsubscribe link takes me to this page, which only has an option for disabling all iTunes emails and not just TV: