How to get more Aerial Apple TV videos or change your screensaver outright
The fourth generation Apple TV ships with a couple of Aerial screen saver videos pre-installed. If you didn't tell it to check automatically for new videos when you set up the Apple TV, It doesn't take long to tire of the small initial selection -- but Apple's got loads more, and AppleInsider will tell you how to get them.
Here's how to change the screen saver if you'd rather not see any more of the in-air videos at all, and also how to get more Aerial videos from Apple.
The procedure to do both is similar. To start:
However, if you want more Aerial videos:
There are 11 different locations for the Aerial screen saver, and 55 different videos in total. Apple says that the Aerial screensaver takes about 600 MB of a month, so be mindful.
Here's how to change the screen saver if you'd rather not see any more of the in-air videos at all, and also how to get more Aerial videos from Apple.
The procedure to do both is similar. To start:
- Open Settings
- Select "General"
- Select "Screensaver"
- Select "Type"
- If you wish to change the screen saver, select which you want on this screen, and back out.
However, if you want more Aerial videos:
- Select "Aerial" even if it is already selected.
- Hit the "Menu" button once on the Siri Remote
- A new menu option, "Download new videos" is available - select that.
- Then, select how often you want to download new Aerial videos from the Apple servers
There are 11 different locations for the Aerial screen saver, and 55 different videos in total. Apple says that the Aerial screensaver takes about 600 MB of a month, so be mindful.
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This is the FIRST EVER Apple product purchase that I can recall where I am going, "meh."
The only question I have is whether I should save $50, i.e., whether a 32GB will suffice...
You will like the 4 version. Having a swipe option, dictation, and installable apps is nice. I also installed an app for viewing local files.
Between the options I cut off cable tv. Instead of buying a new Apple TV have you considered the ATT Apple TV offer? I don't know if it is still available. It was something like pay for three months of service and get an ATV 4 for free. The three month total was less cost than buying a new ATV 4 and you get three months of service.
Looks like the offer expired but the page is still up. When I click on the redeem button it takes me to a seven day free signup
https://directvnow.com/appletv
- Watching all my paid subscriptions and live TV guide
- Netflix
- Plex for my local content
- Viewing our photos and albums on a big screen through iCloud library
- Screen mirroring from iPhone/iPad when shared browsing
- Airplaying photos/videos
- Light gaming
- Watching Youtube clips
- Controling homekit products through Siri
- Yoga (my wife and I use an app as a virtual class a couple times a week. Much more convenient than trudging to and paying for classes)
- A virtual fireplace/fishtank/etc to enhance the atmosphere when we're hosting
- Streaming music through spotify and Apple Music
- And a couple other things that don't occur to me now..
Yeah.. definitely not a "meh" product for me. Probably the most useful and value-filled Apple product I own. It feels like a fucking steal to me for $200. If I had to choice but to pay 5X as much for it, I would, because it is used constantly for a variety of things and enhances our lives. But, to each their own.
Frankly, if Apple still sold the 3rd gen, I would buy it. (I don't want to get it from from some third party source). But as you say, each to their own.
As an aside, it's quite silly that Apple can't figure out a detente with Amazon and get them on board (especially when I can access it with two button clicks on all my television sets at home.)
Thank you for that info. The DirecTV offer is now gone, though.
I'll wait for the 5th Gen before replacing them.
Couldn't agree more. AirPlay is fine, but the colors get all messed up.
Do you just add new photos to your iCould album? Or is there a way to auto-populate with the latest ones?
1) So far, I've seen no one come close to using up the 32 GiB capacity, but who knows what will happen in x-years. I'll probably move to a 4K version as soon as it comes out, but I based my purchase on having it about the same amount of time that I had my 3rd gen Apple TV in use, which is 4.5 years since I just got one with my DirecTV Now signup.
2) Is the 2nd gen Apple TV still going to 2–3x their original cost due to their hack-ability?