Learn how to change the language or region on your Apple TV with this simple guide, customizing your viewing experience in a few easy steps.
When you first set up your Apple TV, you pick the display language and region format. But what if you need to change this for some reason? For example, maybe you have a guest who’ll be using your Apple TV in another dialect. Or, maybe you’re moving to a new locale.
In addition to that, if you use more than one language, you can add them to your Apple TV settings. Once you have added more than one language, you can select one when typing via your Apple TV keyboard.
Change language and region on your Apple TV
1) Open the Settings app on your Apple TV.
2) Select General.
3) Scroll down to the Language & Region section.
4) Click Apple TV Languages > Add Language and pick one. When you add an additional language, you will see a prompt that says, “Use new language as your primary language?” You can choose to use this new language as your primary for the tvOS interface, keyboard, and apps. Or, you can stay with “Keep old language.”
5) Once you finish with languages, select Region in Apple TV settings to pick a new region. After you select a new country, you may be prompted to change your language and format based on the region you pick. You can choose to go with the new one or keep using the existing language and format.
Edit or delete additional languages
When you go to your Apple TV Settings > General > Apple TV Languages, the language at the top of the list is your primary or preffered language. Your tvOS keyboard and apps will use this primary language. But you can change to another added keyboard language when typing by hitting the globe icon. Additionally, if an app is not available in your primary language, then that app will use your other added languages.
If you need to change the order of added languages or remove one, click the Edit button and then use the delete and hamburger icons to make the necessary adjustments. Don’t forget to hit Done to save your changes.
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