I have a 1 yr subscription to apple tv. When i go to watch something it says i can Buy, Rent or Subscribe in the apple tv app on Iphone, ipad or other streaming devices . What doe this mean , why can't i just watch the show I clicked on?

I am having the same issue. I am accessing the Apple TV+ app on my smart TV and it will not allow me to select a show and watch it. It wants me to subscribe and pay, but I already have a 1 year subscription which doesn’t end until June. I have reset the Apple TV+ app and logged back in, but it is still not working. It works on my iPhone just fine though.

It tells me to subscribe through the app or website. Works fine on my phone though, but the family can’t huddle around a phone to watch shows.

I have the same issue and I’m in a fireTv not the stick. I reset the app I’ve signed in and out and back in again numerous times and I’ve made sure that everything I’ve tried to watch has the Apple TV+ logo and it still isn’t working.

Slobaugh wrote:

I have the same issue and I’m in a fireTv not the stick. I reset the app I’ve signed in and out and back in again numerous times and I’ve made sure that everything I’ve tried to watch has the Apple TV+ logo and it still isn’t working.

"Still isn't working" is not very helpful.

What happens when you try to watch something with the TV+ logo exactly? Does it not play? Does it tell you, you need to subscribe? What exactly?

The Subscription to Apple TV+ only covers Apple Original content. If it says Buy, Rent or Subscribe to a different service, then its not part of the Apple TV+ catalog.

The Apple TV+ catalog will have no prices or buy / rent options at all.

Make sure the item you are trying to watch has the TV+ logo in the corner.

Apple TV+ Original Content Catalog - Wikipedia.org

… it says I can Buy, Rent or Subscribe in the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad or other streaming devices. What does this mean? Amazon Fire TV stick.

On Amazon Fire TV devices, you can't purchase content from the Apple TV app. The financial transaction is currently not supported on that platform. You can purchase content on another supported device to watch it in the Apple TV app on your Amazon Fire TV device. [1]

Watsitgona-b-doc wrote:

I am having the same issue.

Are you on Fire TV as well? If not, then it is not the same issue.

It wants me to subscribe and pay, but I already have a 1 year subscription.

Verify the subscription on your account for the active status of Apple TV+.

Verify that you signed in to the Apple TV app with the Apple ID account that has the subscription.

Verify that you selected content that is part of the subscription. The Apple TV+ subscription doesn’t cover everything in the Apple TV app. Other subscription content is also available in the app. Which show did you try to access?

Yep, same I’d being used for both phone and fire tv. Even logged out of app on tv and logged back in. It was working a few weeks ago when I watched end of season 2 for Ted Lasso.

Is the show an Apple TV+ show or one from a different network or streaming service? You'll have access to all Apple TV+ content (tv.apple.com).

Are you using the same Apple ID on the Fire TV as on the iPhone? Is the correct Apple ID selected in Settings for the Apple TV App on the Fire TV?