OK, let's take your questions here one at a time.
You wrote:
The preferences I was referring to were, well, anything. If I have VO
enabled, and someone else logs into their account, VO would continue to be
enabled. That is, it's not like user accounts on a computer.
Correct, but on the new Apple TV, you do! have the accessibility shortcut
option, where you can tripple click the menu key on your remote, and that
very quickly will turn on and off Voiceover.
You wrote:
What about apps, though? If I buy an app, then someone else logs into their
account, could we still use the app I bought?
Absolutely! That would work no problem. The only way this would be not
true is if you had signed into an account which has parental control set up,
whereby you've blocked that app with a pin. Otherwise, you'll be just fine.
You wrote:
I imagine the only problem would be updates, where it would want my
password?
You know... I've honestly not had an update come down for anything while
having multiple accounts set up. My Apple TV's up in my studio, and mom has
another one down in the den, which isn't even a 4th gen. It's only a 2nd
gen, so app updates on that thing aren't possible anyway. So, I'm sorry,
but in short, I don't know the answer to your question.
You wrote:
Either way, it's great to know that switching accounts is pretty easy.
Yeah, Alex, I don't think you're gonna have any problem.
Chris.
On Jan 11, 2016, at 08:30, Christopher-Mark Gilland
<clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yup. It's quite easy. Basically, on the new Siri remote, you'll scroll
off the main home screen to settings, then under settings, go down to
account. In here, you can sign out the current user, or you can add
another account. Once multiple accounts are added, you simply just go back
to this screen, and flip flop it over to the person's account that yu want
to use.
As for preferences, what preferences are you referring to? You can't
literally set different Voiceover preferences, or hide certain things from
the home screen, or install certain apps just for one user, if that's what
you're asking. All it does to sign into another account is to allow
access to that user's content they've purchased such as music, movies, TV
shows, etc. Plus, obviously, it'll link to the billing info on file with
that user. So, say for instance, your spouce/significant other wants to
buy a movie, but you don't want it. She could sign into her own account,
buy it, then it would be charged to her payment method, and not to your's.
Chris.
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To: "'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 9:32 PM
Subject: Multiple iTunes accounts on Apple TV?
Hey all,
We don't have an Apple TV, but I'm considering it. The thing is, everyone
has their own Apple account, and we all pay for our own items, so family
sharing doesn't make sense for us. On the Apple TV, is there a quick way
for whoever is using the TV to switch to their account and thus access
their purchased items or streaming services? How would that affect the
available apps, or the preferences in use? I'm talking about the newest
TV, if that matters. Thanks.
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