How to use the Apple TV app on Xbox One

Apple TV app

Along with its new original content offerings, Apple tree is redesigning its TV awarding and opening information technology up to a whole bunch of new, non-Apple tree devices. The Xbox One isn't included (yet), but at that place's a cheeky workaround to bring the Apple Television set app and all its benefits into your Xbox powered home entertainment center.

Products used in this guide

The panel: Xbox Ane S ($207 at Amazon)
The Apple TV: Apple Telly 4K 32GB ($179 at Apple)
The right cablevision: AmazonBasics HDMI cablevision ($7 at Amazon)

How to apply the Apple Telly app on Xbox Ane

The caveat hither is that you're not actually putting the app on the Xbox Ane, instead making utilize of the HDMI input on the dorsum of the console. That does hateful that you lot need an Apple tree Tv set as well, or when it launches on the Amazon Fire TV platform, a Fire Stick would besides do.

Currently y'all can only apply the Apple Television receiver though, so that'due south what nosotros're using here.

Xbox One S

Turn off the Apple tree Television set and the Xbox One.
Connect one terminate of the HDMI cable to the Apple Goggle box.
Connect the other cease of the HDMI cable to the HDMI in port on the Xbox Ane.
Turn on the Xbox One.
Turn on the Apple TV.

Once yous've connected everything upwards properly, open up up the OneGuide app on your Xbox One. If information technology'south the get-go time you've used it there will be a standard setup procedure it runs through. Just follow along, but since you're not really connecting a cable box yous won't have to worry virtually TV guide information.

Since you can also fix the OneGuide app to launch when you lot outset upwardly your console, you lot can go straight into it every time. For some added razzle dazzle, pair information technology up with an Amazon Repeat to plough it on with phonation commands.

Why you might want to do this

Xbox One S

Why might you desire to do this at all? For one it saves a HDMI connection on the back of your Boob tube, which is e'er useful, and if you're using the Xbox One a lot in your household having 1 device controlling everything is a proficient way to streamline.

Just there's also the fact that Apple'due south redesign of the Television set app should prove very useful when it comes along. It's a peachy central hub, and equally you spotter content it will populate with recommendations, which makes getting at your favorite movies and shows much easier and elegant.

And if yous're outside the U.S., there's a strong case to buy digital content from the iTunes Store. There'south no Movies Anywhere service and often you'll observe the best prices on iTunes, also as gratuitous 4K HDR upgrades.

TV but from Apple

The Apple TV is no longer going to be mandatory to relish Apple'south video content, but it'southward withal a pretty compelling way to lookout man it anyhow. With this cheeky workaround you can run it all through your Xbox 1.

Cheeky workaround

Apple TV

Apple TV 4K 32GB

Get the Apple TV app and Apple TV+

Not only will yous be able to utilise the Apple Idiot box app through your Xbox One, but you'll be able to utilise the new Apple TV+ service when it launches in belatedly 2022.

Utilising the HDMI passthrough feature on the Xbox One is also a height way to streamline your home entertainment a trivial, freeing up one of the connections on your TV for something else.