Apple TV 4K not downloading new screensavers

For about a week now my 2017 Apple TV 4K has only been showing the “Passing Downtown Los Angeles” screensaver on my TV. I have downloads set to daily, my storage is nowhere near full and when I swipe on the touchpad it just repeats the screensaver. Nowhere online have I found an answer.

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 16

Posted on Dec 26, 2022 6:34 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2022 1:02 PM

The issue actually started after updating to 16.2, and there’s plenty of storage left, the small number of apps I do have downloaded aren’t large at all. I’ve had it on “download daily” for about a week now and it still hasn’t showed a new screensaver.

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Dec 28, 2022 1:02 PM in response to Jeff_W.

The issue actually started after updating to 16.2, and there’s plenty of storage left, the small number of apps I do have downloaded aren’t large at all. I’ve had it on “download daily” for about a week now and it still hasn’t showed a new screensaver.

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Dec 27, 2022 2:40 PM in response to _Atlas_

Hi _Atlas_,


Is your Apple TV software up to date? You can follow these instructions to ensure it is:


Update your Apple TV


Also please note this information from our support article about Aerial screen savers:


"The number of Aerials that you can download depends on how much storage is available on your Apple TV. To manage storage on your Apple TV, go to Settings > General > Manage Storage."


Aerial screen savers on your Apple TV


Also please allow 24 hours after changing the frequency of downloads for the screensavers to see additional screen savers.


Cheers!


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Dec 28, 2022 1:22 PM in response to _Atlas_

Hi _Atlas_,


Thanks for getting back to us. It sounds like you have done everything correctly. We'd next suggest pulling the power on your Apple TV for 5-10 seconds. This may trigger the screen savers to begin showing up again. If it doesn't, you want to next contact Apple Support for a deeper dive.


Have a fantastic day!



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