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Hello

Did the update, watched the next episode of the same series, still getting the grey rectangle appearing on the tv screen at the end of the episode watched.

That's 5 episodes of the same series and the grey rectangle has appeared at the end of each episode before and after the Apple TV.tvOS 15.5 update.

Any other suggestions?

When I did the update, the Apple TV would've restarted itself at some point to complete the update correct?

I'm not going to reset the Apple TV.

Other than doing the 2-3 OS updates since I bought it last year, installing the Netflix App months ago, and using it as a home hub for Apple HomeKit certified light bulbs, there shouldn't be a need to do that.

I'll try another series and see if the same issue occurs.

If I'm not mistaken, I think I had this grey rectangle issue when I first started using the Apple TV and then I think it just sort of went away after a while.

I don't remember doing anything to solve the issue.

On a side note, after doing the Apple TV.tvOS 15.5 update tonight, the automation I've had set up a couple of weeks ago for the lights, is no longer working properly.

The lights did come on at the scheduled time but, that was before I did the update.

The scheduled time for them to turn off has come and gone and the lights are still on.

You hit the nail on the head regarding the "Up Next" feature not working as expected.

It's now displaying properly,

Regarding the lights automation issue, that seems to have sorted itself out without me having to do anything.

Maybe doing the Apple TV OS update caused a temporary glitch in the automation schedule.

Thanks for the "Explore Watch Now" link and the help.