Manage what can be viewed in your Apple TV by restricting content

Restrict content by age and prevent unauthorised purchases by making use of your device’s parental controls

Not the only user of your Apple TV? Then you may want to consider restricting what others can do with the device. For starters, it’s a good idea to prevent children watching or listening to content aimed at adults.

And if you pay the bills, then perhaps relieve yourself of financial stress by preventing other people from making in-app purchases.

Here we look at how you can restrict content on your device and stop certain activities from being carried out without your say-so. We also examine the options available for gaming on Apple TV devices, most notably the additional restrictions introduced with tvos 14. These were added to make gaming even safer, particularly so if this is something younger household members are regularly engaging with.

Additional restrictions have been added in tvos 14 that make online multiplayer gaming much safer