OCTOBER 2019 MACWORLD 113STEP 3:
ENABLE
AIRPLAY 2 ON
APPLE TV
To receive commands
from an iOS device,
your Apple TV must
have AirPlay 2
enabled. On the Apple
TV, head to Settings →
AirPlay and make sure
it says On. Then, scroll
down and select Room
from the same menu.
You’ll now see a
Start Using AirPlay 2
prompt on the TV. As
instructed, unlock
your iOS device, turn
on Bluetooth, and
hold it close to the
Apple TV, and then hit
Connect when
prompted on your iOS device to complete
the pairing. (If this prompt doesn’t appear, try
locking and unlocking your device again.)
Finally, select the room in which your Apple
TV resides. Later, you’ll be able to refer to
this room by name in your voice commands.
STEP 4: INSTALL
COMPATIBLE APPS
As of this writing, more than 80 Apple TV
apps support universal search with Siri,
and most of them can launch videos
directly in response to voice commands.
Just make sure the app you want to use
appears on the Apple TV search support
list (go.macworld.com/tvsr), and that
you’ve already signed in to the app. (We’ll
cover specific voice commands in the
next section.)
If you’re subscribed to PlayStation Vue,
FuboTV, or DirecTV Now, you can use
voice commands to watch any live TV