Set up multiple users on Apple TV
You can share your Apple TV with multiple family members so that each person can access their own customised content preferences and accounts for the Apple TV app, Apple Music and App Store. After adding family members to your Apple TV, you and your family can switch between account profiles to create personal viewing experiences.
Note: Not all features are available in all countries or regions.
Add a family member to your Apple TV
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to Users and Accounts > Add New User, then enter a new Apple ID.
Add a family member to Apple TV using the Home app
You can also add people to your Apple TV using the Home app on an iOS, iPadOS or macOS (running Catalina or later) device. The Home app lets you add multiple users at the same time and customise each person’s access by device. For example, you can set up an Apple TV in the kids’ room with a child account, and set up another Apple TV in the living room with both parent and child accounts.
Make sure your Apple TV is added to a room on the network controlled by the Home app.
If you didn’t choose a room for your Apple TV when you set it up, open Settings
on Apple TV, go to AirPlay and HomeKit > Room, then choose a room.Open the Home app on your iOS, iPadOS or macOS device.
Tap
in the upper-left corner of the screen.Tap Invite, enter the Apple ID email address for the user you want to add, then tap Send Invite.
Tell the invitee to open the Home app on their iOS, iPadOS or macOS device and do the following:
Tap Accept.
Tap
, then tap their name.Tap Show Me on Apple TV, then turn on one or more Apple TVs.
The family member will now appear as a user for those Apple TVs.
Switch to a different family member on Apple TV
You can easily switch to the accounts and preference profile of another family member on Apple TV.
On Apple TV, do either of the following:
Open Settings
, go to Users and Accounts > Current User, then select a name from the list and sign in to that account.Open tvOS Control Centre, then select the name of a different family member. (See Use tvOS Control Centre on Apple TV for details.)
Only one user at a time can be active on the Apple TV.
Change the default user on Apple TV
The default user account is used for services such as media, Game Center and the iCloud account used for Photos, Shared with You recommendations, Sign in with Apple, One Home Screen and HomeKit.
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to Users and Accounts, select the user listed as Default User, then select Remove User from Apple TV.
In Users and Accounts, select Add Default User, then follow the on-screen instructions to sign in.
Edit a family member name on Apple TV
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to Users and Accounts > [account name] > Edit User Name.
Enter your changes, then select Done.
Remove a family member from Apple TV
Open Settings
on Apple TV.Go to Users and Accounts > [account name] and select Remove User from Apple TV.