Connecting Apple TV and Xbox to TV

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JMBasquiat Author

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Connecting Apple TV and Xbox to TV

Hi

I just bought an Apple TV 2nd gen.

My kids have an Xbox One.

I would prefer to use my Apple TV without having to turn on the Xbox as well.

Currently, I have an HDMI from the Apple TV to my TV and all works as expected.

I also have HDMI from the Xbox to my TV.

My question is, how do you access the Xbox from Apple TV?

I don't find any Xbox app or shortcuts.

If I switch back to the TV's original remote, there is an Xbox shortcut on the TV's menu.

I thought it might work if I don't turn on the Apple TV but only turn the Xbox on...but then I only get a black screen and not the Xbox UI.

Any ideas?

Posted on Mar 20, 2022 6:27 AM

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Answer 1

Rudegar

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Mar 20, 2022 10:03 AM in response to JMBasquiat

if it was me then I would use the tv remote to choose the hdmi port the appletv and or the xbox are connected to as active input source whenever I wanted to use said device.

though appletv2g is pretty limited in functionality these days youtube pulled the plug and am sure other services have too

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Answer 2

JMBasquiat Author

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Mar 21, 2022 12:40 AM in response to Rudegar

There is a setting on the Xbox I had to turn on.

It allows the Xbox to turn the TV on when the Xbox is turned on.

That solved my issue; So if the kids want to play Xbox, they turn on the Xbox which turns on the TV and goes straight into the Xbox interface.

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Answer 3

Mar 20, 2022 8:04 AM in response to JMBasquiat

Your two units function separately and work independently with your television, but you can also install the AppleTV app on the Xbox.

Apple's support document Watch on Xbox describes how to get the app from the Xbox store.

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JMBasquiat Author

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Mar 20, 2022 9:48 AM in response to David McKinlay

Thank you. But I would expect that if I turn the Xbox on, and don’t turn the Apple TV on, then it should load the Xbox UI….but I only get a black screen.

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