Can we store movies on Apple TV 4k?

With a 12-hr power outage due to storms it is nice to have a battery backup so you can run your tv's.


I figured since I can't watch the spectrum TV app or Netflix when the internet is down, I should at least be able to watch the Library content I have purchased.


All I can find online is how to download content to your iPhone or Mac's. But not the apple TV device. I just want to be able to have access to the movies I have purchased on my Apple TV 4k device whenever the internet is down.

Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)

Posted on Aug 18, 2023 02:42 PM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2023 03:28 PM

Anyone else find this annoying?


Im expecting a power/internet outage all weekend and I cannot view my purchased movies on the tv with my battery backup.



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Aug 18, 2023 03:37 PM in response to SilentAlex

SilentAlex wrote:

Im expecting a power/internet outage all weekend and I cannot view my purchased movies on the tv with my battery backup.

How horrific!


If you have a phone plan that gives you unlimited (or at least a large chunk) of data to use for your personal hotspot, you could use that for an Internet connect for your Apple TV. I've done that in a pinch.


Aug 21, 2023 08:52 AM in response to SilentAlex

SilentAlex wrote:

There's never enough reception in the Hollywood Hills for that kinda of data. I've tried all the service providers.

Well, that's unfortunate.

Also, last time we had an outage, the cellphones were out too, weirdly enough.

If there is a power outage, that can take out cellular service as well. Cell towers rely on electricity to function. Backup generators can only do so much. In outages that are expected to last for more than a matter of hours, cell phone companies will bring in "COWs" (cells on wheels) or "COLTs" (cells on light trucks) to provide support. They may have limited capacity, however.

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