Are you using the new app? Let me know your experience in the comments, especially if you are using it with Zoom or VoiceOver.

I would love to hear how it has worked out for you. As I finish out this series of tutorials on the 4th Generation Apple TV, I want to focus on the options for customizing the playback of media and the appearance of the interface. Of course this feature will only work if the content creator s have made the captions available.

Ted Talks is one channel that does, making the great presentations on their channel accessible to a wider audience yay for Ted Talks!

Apple TV also supports audio descriptions. Audio descriptions provide a description of the action in a video for those who are unable to see. The audio descriptions can be enabled in the same Media section of the Accessibility Settings where Captions and Subtitles are found.

As with captions, these audio descriptions will only work if the content creator has made them available. In addition to the ways in which viewers can customize media playback, the Apple TV watchOS includes a number of options for customizing the interface: bold text, reduce motion, reduce transparency and focus style, which adds an outline around the currently selected item.

Zoom on the Apple TV provides up to 15X magnification for those who have low vision, but it can benefit anyone who has difficulty seeing the Apple TV interface on their TV. This accessibility feature should be familiar to low vision users of other Apple products.

It has been available for some time on the Mac and on iOS devices, and it is also supported on the Apple Watch. With the release of the 4th Generation Apple TV, every Apple product that supports a display now also supports magnification for low vision users. This video provides an overview of the Zoom accessibility feature.

A nice feature built into Zoom is that you can double-tap the Siri remote at any time to hear the currently selected item read aloud. This works even if you are not currently zoomed in Zoom just has to be enabled. VoiceOver was already available on older Apple TV models, but the touchpad on the new Siri remote allows it to be an even more robust accessibility solution on the new 4th generation model. This video provides an overview of the various gestures VoiceOver supports on the new Apple TV, including the Rotor gesture that can be used to change VoiceOver settings such as the speech rate.

While this connection is meant for diagnostics purposes, it can also be used to send the output from Apple TV to a Mac in order to take screenshots and record instructional videos. As a result, they might not be wired properly and can actually damage the USB port on your computer.

Leung has reviewed a number of compliant cables on Amazon. After reading his reviews, I chose to go with the i-Orange-E 6. In my testing, this also recorded some of the sound effects from Apple TV such as the sound made when exiting to the Home screen, but not the click sounds made when navigating the app grid or the menu items in Settings.

This worked well, the only problem is that as with QuickTime you are not able to hear the sound from the Apple TV while recording.

If you are recording a tutorial that relies on sound like the one I did on VoiceOver you may have to practice it a few times to make sure you are not speaking over the audio output from the Apple TV. The Apple TV is already popular in schools that have adopted the iPad as a learning tool. Its support for AirPlay makes it possible for teachers to show apps on their iPads to the entire class, and it allows learners to show their work to their peers right from their seat.

The release of the fourth generation device with access to an App Store promises to expand the possibilities for Apple TV in the classroom. While at launch the app selection is limited, if the iOS and Mac app stores are any indication, this situation will quickly change. For now, the primary challenge is finding apps. Discovery would be greatly enhanced by an option to browse the store by categories, including one devoted specifically to education as I was writing this, Apple a new Categories section showed up on my Apple TV so it looks like this issue should be improved soon.

For now, we have to wade through the many fireplace apps. Another issue is that it is not possible to easily share apps since there is no version of Safari for the Apple TV. Thus, I can only provide a list with some brief descriptions and my experience with each app, but no links to help you quickly add the apps to your device. It turns out that some apps are universal.

This means the developer can create one version that is available on both iOS and Apple TV the device is running a version of iOS after all. I was able to find and quickly install a couple of apps this way. Another quick tip: Make sure you have your iOS device or computer nearby as you navigate the App Store and install apps.

As an alternative to entering your login information on the Apple TV, some apps will ask you to go to a special web page on another device, where you enter a code displayed on the Apple TV.

Remember that with many of the video apps, you can use Siri to turn on the captions. In Settings, the captions can be customized to make them easier for all in the classroom to follow along with them. Captions are usually available for content from TED and PBS, whereas it varies on YouTube most of the content there still relies on automatic captions which are not always accurate, unfortunately.

You will notice I have not included any math apps. Each of these has some drills limited to basic operations. This is an area where I hope a few developers will look to creating something that is unique to the platform and incorporates more engaging gamification elements a story, a mission, etc. I did find some calculator and unit conversion apps, but again I feel this is something that should be easy for Siri to perform rather than require a separate app in fact, it can already do all this on iOS devices.

Have you found some useful apps I have left off the list? I was already happy with my third-generation Apple TV, but when I read that Apple was expanding the support for accessibility in the fourth generation model I knew I was going to pre-order the device as soon as it became available. Today, my 4th-generation Apple TV finally arrived, and it does not disappoint with regard to its accessibility.

This post is not an in-depth review of the new Apple TV there are plenty of those online already including a really nice one from iMore , but rather my first impressions of the set top box as someone with a visual impairment and a personal interest in accessibility.

I will also just focus on the built-in features of the new Apple TV, rather than the apps that can now be installed on the device that will make for a separate post as I explore the App Store further in the next few weeks and even more apps become available. Once you have your power and HDMI cables connected and your new device has come on, you can triple-click the Menu button to turn on VoiceOver so that it can guide you through the rest of the setup.

The rest of the setup goes as expected, with selections for enabling location services and Siri, sending diagnostics data to Apple and developers, agreeing to the terms of service no one reads and so on.

Once the setup is complete, you will notice that the new interface is much brighter than the old one, with light gray backgrounds rather than black throughout.

Some people have complained about this, and I can see where it can be a problem if you have an Apple TV in your bedroom and want to use it while the other person roommate or significant other is trying to sleep. It would be nice to have the option of a dark theme like Invert Colors on iOS devices for those who prefer it.

Overall, I found the interface to be much easier for me to use. The item that has the focus pops out a bit, which is a more pronounced focus indidcator from in the older interface. Whether on the apps grid or in the menus I found this change made it easier for me to quickly know what item I had selected. User profile for user: Rudegar Rudegar. Dec 4, PM in response to tcaspy In response to tcaspy how to zoom out on apple tv. Reply Helpful 1 Thread reply – more options Link to this Post.

Reply Helpful 20 Thread reply – more options Link to this Post. User profile for user: tcaspy Question: Q: my apple tv is zoomed in and will not zoom out More Less.

Welcome to Apple Support Community. Ask a question Reset. The easiest way is by using your Siri Remote. Simply hold the Home button and Menu button at the same time until the light on your Apple TV flashes.

To do this, unplug the power cord from the device. Wait at least six seconds, and then plug it back in. Being able to zoom in and out is an excellent feature of the newer generations of Apple TVs.

It allows people who are vision impaired to see small items on the screen better. For example, when Zoom is enabled, you can also use the Siri button on your remote to read words on the screen to you. Activate this feature by double-clicking on the Siri button. You can even adjust how far you can zoom in; this can help you avoid zooming in too much in the future.

The 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TVs do not have zoom capabilities. To zoom in on an image when one of these older devices, you will have to use the TV settings rather than the Apple TV settings. Every TV has different zoom capabilities. However, this feature must be turned on in the settings. Zoom in and out by tapping three times on the touchscreen surface of the Siri remote.

UPDATE: it isn’t “triple click”, you have to double tap the touch surface on the Siri remote, just touch it don’t click it. Oct 12, PM. Oct 12, PM in response to dunnjm In response to dunnjm. Question: Q: My apple TV is stuck in a zoomed mode. The picture is off the screen. I’ve restarted and restored nothing seems to be working. Any suggestions More Less. Community Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate.

 
 

 

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In many apps, you can zoom in or out on specific items. For example, you can double-tap or pinch to look closer in Photos or expand webpage columns in Safari. You can magnify the entire screen Full Screen Zoom or magnify only part of the screen with a resizable lens Window Zoom. And, you can use Zoom together with VoiceOver. Zoom Controller: Turn the controller on, set controller actions, and adjust the color and opacity.

Double-tap the screen with three fingers or use accessibility shortcuts to turn on Zoom. Adjust the magnification: Double-tap the screen with three fingers without lifting your fingers after the second tap , then drag up or down.

Or triple-tap with three fingers, then drag the Zoom Level slider. To adjust the settings with the Zoom menu, triple-tap with three fingers, then adjust any of the following:. While using Zoom with Magic Keyboard, the Zoom region follows the insertion point, keeping it in the center of the display.

See Pair Magic Keyboard with iPhone. To turn off Zoom, double-tap the screen with three fingers or use accessibility shortcuts. On an iPhone with Display Zoom , you can see larger onscreen controls. Adjust any of the following: Follow Focus: Track your selections, the text insertion point, and your typing.

Smart Typing: Switch to Window Zoom when a keyboard appears. Keyboard Shortcuts: Control Zoom using shortcuts on an external keyboard. Maximum Zoom Level: Drag the slider to adjust the level. If you use iPhone with a pointer device, you can also set the following below Pointer Control: Zoom Pan: Choose Continuous, Centered, or Edges to set how the screen image moves with the pointer.

Adjust Size with Zoom: Allow the pointer to scale with zoom. Use Zoom Double-tap the screen with three fingers or use accessibility shortcuts to turn on Zoom. To see more of the screen, do any of the following: Adjust the magnification: Double-tap the screen with three fingers without lifting your fingers after the second tap , then drag up or down.

Pan to another area: Full Screen Zoom Drag the screen with three fingers. Show Controller: Show the Zoom Controller. Zoom in or out: Double-tap the controller. Pan: When zoomed in, drag the controller.