In the Apple TV app, you can stream TV shows, movies, sports, and more. You can also download movies and episodes of a TV show. In iPadOS 18.2 or later, you can download a full season of a TV show.
Content from Apple TV+ and Apple TV channels plays in the Apple TV app, while content from other providers plays in their video app. Use the playback controls to play or pause what you’re watching, skip backward or forward, and more.
When you watch with your friends using SharePlay, the playback controls are shared by everyone on the FaceTime call. To learn more about using SharePlay in the Apple TV app, see on your iPad.
Tap an item to see its details.
Choose any of the following options (not all options are available for all titles):
Watch Apple TV+ or Apple TV channels: Tap Play. If you’re not a current subscriber, tap Try It Free (available for eligible Apple Accounts) or Subscribe.
Choose a different video app: If the title is available from multiple apps, scroll down to How To Watch, then choose an app.
Download an episode of a TV show: Tap on your iPad.
Below the Library heading in the sidebar, tap Rentals, then tap a movie.
Do any of the following:
Play the movie: Tap Stream Hijack on the Apple TV app with a subscription
Control
Description
Skip forward 10 seconds; touch and hold to fast-forward
Stream the video to other devices
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).
During playback, tap the screen to show the playback controls.
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 Manage your library in the Apple TV app on iPadCreate, edit, and delete music playlists on iPad