How to control Apple TV 4K playback with Siri

You can control Apple TV 4K playback with Siri, from pausing and skipping to turning on subtitles, for movies, TV shows, podcasts, and music.

By Moses Johnson - Editor
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When you’re playing a movie, TV show, podcast episode, or music on Apple TV 4K, there are a number of Siri queries you can use to control playback. For example, you can ask Siri to “Skip forward 90 seconds” or “Turn on French subtitles.” Siri understands a wide variety of phrases and search terms beyond those, too.

Quick tip: Beyond what’s listed below, Siri understands a wide variety of phrases and search terms, so try different queries to see what you can find.

Control video playback

Siri: Press and hold the Siri/Search button on your remote, then say something like:

  • “What did she just say?”

    In this case, Apple TV 4K skips back 10 seconds and temporarily turns on subtitles.

  • “Pause this”
  • “Play from the beginning”
  • “Skip forward 90 seconds”
  • “Jump back 10 minutes”
  • “Turn on closed captioning”
  • “Turn on French subtitles”

Control audio playback

Siri: Press and hold the Siri/Search button on your remote, then say something like:

  • “Play from the beginning”
  • “Skip to the next song”
  • “Create a radio station based on this song”
  • “Pause music”

Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions or on all Apple TV hardware models.

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Moses Johnson is the Editorial Director of GeeksChalk.com, who has a keen eye for news, rumors, and all the unusual stuff around Apple products. Moses is commonly referred to online as The Professor, with decades of experience in tech under his belt.
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