On Apple TV 4K, Switch Control is an assistive technology. It’s a way to control Apple TV 4K by clicking a switch, like a keyboard key, mouse button, or other control, and you can use several methods to perform actions such as selecting, dragging, and typing. You can adjust the behavior of Switch Control to suit your specific needs and style.
Switch Control is an assistive technology, so you can control Apple TV 4K with a mouse button, keyboard key, or other control on a Bluetooth®-connected device as a switch. There are several methods for actions like selecting, dragging, and typing. With a switch, you select an item or location on the screen, then use the same switch (or a different one) to choose an action to perform on it. Here are the basic methods:
- Item scanning (default), which highlights different items on the screen until you select one
- Manual selection, which lets you move from item to item on demand (requires multiple switches)
Whichever method you use, when you select an individual item (rather than a group), a menu appears so you can choose how to act on the selected item (press or drag).
With multiple switches, you can set up each one to perform a specific action and customize how you select items. Instead of automatically scanning screen items, for example, you can have switches move to the next or previous item on demand.
You can adjust the behavior of Switch Control in a variety of ways, to suit your specific needs and style.
Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions or on all Apple TV hardware models.
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