You can adjust privacy settings on Apple TV 4K to decide which apps get access to your photos, Apple Home devices, or Bluetooth devices. Apps have to ask your permission before they track your activity across apps owned by other companies. After you grant or deny permission, you can change it later, or stop all apps from asking.
Control app tracking permissions on Apple TV 4K
Every app has to ask your permission before tracking your activity across other companies’ apps, whether it’s for advertising or to share your information with data brokers. You can change that permission later, after you grant or deny it to an app, and you can also stop all apps from requesting permission.
- Go to Settings on Apple TV 4K.
- Go to General > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
You can see a list of apps that requested permission to track you.
- Do any of the following:
- Select an app on the list to turn permission on or off.
- To stop all apps from asking permission to track you, set Allow Apps to Ask to Track to Off.
For more information about app tracking, select Learn More About Tracking.
Adjust privacy settings
To restrict access to data such as location and tracking, you can configure Apple TV 4K. You also choose which apps can access your photos, Bluetooth devices, or Apple Home devices.
- Go to Settings on Apple TV 4K.
- Go to General > Privacy & Security and then adjust any of the settings listed below.
Option Description Location Services Select to turn location services on or off for this Apple TV 4K. You can also set specific settings for Siri and Dictation, Time Zone, home accessories, and specific apps. Tracking Select to set preferences around app tracking. See Control app tracking permissions on Apple TV 4K. Photos Select to set which apps have access to your photos. Bluetooth Select to set which apps have the ability to use Bluetooth on your Apple TV 4K. Microphone Select to set which apps have access to your microphone. Camera Select to set which apps have access to your camera. Apple Home Select to set which apps have access to your home data. Media & Apple Music Select to set which apps have access to your activity and media library in Apple Music.
Set analytics data options
Sharing analytics data with Apple or app developers helps improve their software. It’s completely optional. And it’s handled in accordance with Apple’s Privacy Policy.
- Go to Settings on Apple TV 4K.
- Go to General, select Privacy & Security, navigate down to the Analytics and Improvements section, and then adjust any of the settings listed below.
Option Description Share Apple TV Analytics Turn on to share Apple TV 4K analytics with Apple. Share with App Developers Turn on to share analytics with app developers. Improve Siri & Dictation Turn on to help improve Siri and dictation by allowing Apple to store and review audio of your Siri and dictation interactions from this Apple TV 4K. Analytics Data Select to see analytics data. Select a data file to view, share, or delete it.
Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions or on all Apple TV hardware models.
