Start watching and control playback in the Apple TV app on iPhone

1. Go to the Apple TV app on your iPhone.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Swipe left or right at the top of the screen to browse featured items, then tap the Play button (if available).

   • Tap Home, then tap an item in the Continue Watching row to immediately pick up where you left off.

   • Scroll down to view more rows, then tap an item you want to watch. When the page for that item opens, tap the Play button (if available) or tap a specific episode or trailer you want to watch.

     Tip: Tap a row title to view all items in a category or view more information about a collection.

In the Apple TV app, you can download movies and episodes of a TV show. In iOS 18.2 or later, you can download a full season of a TV show.

1. Go to the Apple TV app on your iPhone.

2. Tap an item to see its details.

3. Choose any of the following options (not all options are available for all titles):

   • Download movies: Tap .

   • Download an episode of a TV show: Tap , tap a season, then tap next to the episode you want to download.

   • Download a full season of a TV show: Tap , tap a season, then tap the season button at the top of the screen.

You can find the downloaded item in your library and watch it even when iPhone isn’t connected to the internet.

1. Go to the Apple TV app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Library, tap Rentals, then tap a movie.

3. Do any of the following:

   • Play the movie: Tap . The time remaining in the rental period is shown.

   • Download the movie: Tap to watch the item later when iPhone isn’t connected to the internet.

During playback, tap the screen to show the controls.

Control		Description
		Play
		Pause
		Skip backward 10 seconds; touch and hold to rewind
		Skip forward 10 seconds; touch and hold to fast-forward
		Change the playback speed
		Change the audio track and enhance dialogue
		Display subtitles and closed captions
		Share an episode, movie, trailer, or sporting event
		Stream the video to other devices
		Start Picture in Picture—you can continue to watch the video while you use another app
		Stop playback

When the audio is muted, subtitles automatically appear. And if you skip backward 10 seconds, subtitles appear. To turn off subtitles, tap , then tap Off.

1. During playback, tap the screen to show the playback controls.

2. Tap , then tap Enhance Dialogue.

3. Tap one of the following:

   • Enhance More: Makes dialogue very prominent in the mix.

   • Enhance: Makes dialogue more prominent in the mix.

   • Off: Turns Enhance Dialogue off.

During playback, you can get more information about the movie or TV show you’re watching or go directly to Continue Watching.

With InSight, you can get information in real time about actors, characters, and music currently onscreen while you’re watching an Apple TV+ movie or TV show (Apple TV+ subscription required). You can tap an actor to view their background and filmography page, or quickly view a song that’s playing in the background and add it to an Apple Music playlist (Apple Music subscription required).

1. During playback, tap the screen to show the playback controls.

2. Tap any of the following options:

   • Info: See more information about what you’re watching.

   • InSight: Tap an actor or character to see more info. If music information appears, tap the song to add it to a playlist in the Music app (Apple TV+ and Apple Music subscriptions required).

   • Continue Watching: Go directly to Continue Watching, then tap an item to start watching it.

   • Live Sports: View live and upcoming sports events.