tvOS 18.0

Experience Spatial Audio on Apple TV

When you use AirPods or Beats headphones with Apple TV, you can turn on Spatial Audio to listen in an immersive cinema-like environment with sound that surrounds you.

Note: Spatial audio requires AirPods 3, AirPods 4, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, Beats Fit Pro, Beats Studio Pro or Beats Solo 4, and Apple TV 4K (see Which Apple TV do I have?).

Connect your AirPods or Beats headphones to Apple TV.
While watching a movie or TV show or listening to music, press and hold to open Control Centre, then navigate to .
Do either of the following:
- Select Spatial Audio, then select Head Tracked, Fixed or Off.
  Fixed spatial audio creates a consistent immersive sound in your AirPods or Beats. Head-tracked spatial audio changes what you hear based on the movement of your head, so that the audio always sounds like it’s coming from one point in space.
- Select Spatialise Stereo to turn personalised spatial audio on or off.
  Personalised spatial audio uses a customised scan of your ear geometry for even better sound. To experience this feature, you need to set up a Spatial Audio profile on iPhone using the same Apple Account as your user profile on Apple TV. For more information, see Control Spatial Audio and head tracking in the AirPods User Guide.
When you’ve finished making changes, press or on your remote.

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Apple TV User Guide

Experience Spatial Audio on Apple TV