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Title: How to rearrange, force quit, and delete apps on the Apple TV Post by: HCK on October 31, 2015, 03:00:23 pm How to rearrange, force quit, and delete apps on the Apple TV
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-rearrange-force-quit-and-delete-apps-apple-tv' title="How to rearrange, force quit, and delete apps on the Apple TV"><img src='(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2015/10/apple-tv-top-shelf-hero.jpeg)?itok=TXPrf8GX' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">Here's how to move apps to your Top Shelf, force quit problematic apps, and delete third-party apps taking up extra space.</p> <p>The fourth-generation Apple TV (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv) supports third-party apps, allowing you to watch movies, play games, browse recipes, and a lot more. But with all those available apps, you're going to want some way of organizing them—and deleting the ones that take up too much space.</p> <h2>How to rearrange apps on the Apple TV</h2> <div class="video"><div class="video_iframe"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FjseAwwXt6U?rel=0&autoplay=0&wmode=opaque&controls=2&autohide=1&showinfo=0" width="627" height="353" class="video-filter video-youtube vf-fjseawwxt6u" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div></div> <!--/video--> <ol><li>Use the Siri Remote's touchpad to <strong>select an app icon</strong>, then <strong>click and hold</strong> on the icon. (On a third-party controller, use the D-pad to select an icon, then press and hold A.)</li> <li>When the icon starts to jiggle, <strong>release</strong> your finger (or the A button) and use the <strong>touchpad</strong> (or the D-pad) to move the app around your Home screen. </li> <li>When you're happy with its new location, <strong>click</strong> (or press A) again to exit Edit mode.</li> </ol><h2>How to force quit an app on the Apple TV</h2> <div class="video"><div class="video_iframe"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ilkSktVnCgY?rel=0&autoplay=0&wmode=opaque&controls=2&autohide=1&showinfo=0" width="627" height="353" class="video-filter video-youtube vf-ilksktvncgy" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div></div> <!--/video--> <ol><li>Press the <strong>Home button</strong> to return to the Home screen of your Apple TV.</li> <li>Double-press the <strong>Home button</strong> to enter multitasking mode. (There doesn't appear to be a button that maps to Home on third-party controllers.)</li> <li>Swipe <strong>left or right</strong> to select the app in question.</li> <li>Swipe <strong>up</strong> to force quit the app.</li> <li>Press the <strong>Home button</strong> again to return to the Home screen.</li> </ol><h2>How to view how much storage space an app is taking up</h2> <ol><li>Open the <strong>Settings</strong> app.</li> <li>Go to <strong>General > Manage Storage</strong>.</li> <li>Here you can view all the apps you currently have installed, sorted by most storage used to least storage used. You can also <strong>delete</strong> any app from this screen by pressing on the Trash icon.</li> </ol><h2>How to delete an app from your Apple TV</h2> <div class="video"><div class="video_iframe"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z7Ik279zvkI?rel=0&autoplay=0&wmode=opaque&controls=2&autohide=1&showinfo=0" width="627" height="353" class="video-filter video-youtube vf-z7ik279zvki" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div></div> <!--/video--> <ol><li>Use the Siri Remote's touchpad to <strong>select an app icon</strong>, then <strong>click and hold</strong> on the icon. (On a third-party controller, use the D-pad to select an icon, then press and hold A.)</li> <li>Press the <strong>Play/Pause</strong> button (X on a third-party controller).</li> <li>Press <strong>Delete</strong>.</li> </ol><h2>Any other questions about managing apps?</h2> <p>Let us know below.</p> <div class="devicebox"> <h3>Apple TV (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv)</h3> <p><img src="(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2015/10/apple-tv-thumb.jpg)" /> (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv)</p> <ul><li>Apple TV preview (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv-hands-preview)</li> <li>Apple TV buyers guide (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv-buyers-guide)</li> <li>Apple TV users guide (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv-ultimate-guide)</li> <li>Apple TV FAQ (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv-faq)</li> <li>Apple TV help (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv-help)</li> <li>Apple TV news (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv)</li> <li>Apple TV discussion (http://forums.imore.com/apple-tv/)</li> </ul></div> <div> <style> <!--/*--><![CDATA[/* ><!--*/ <!--/*--><![CDATA[/* ><!--*/ <!--/*--><![CDATA[/* ><!--*/ .devicebox { background-color: #5CB8DB; 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