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screenshots, if you want screenshots, we do on our devices practically every day. If you look into the app now Fotky on your iPhone, so most likely (that is, if you don't have them) you will have them in the section Screenshots several hundreds whether thousand items. The same is true in the case of macOS, where you can take screenshots just like you would on an iPhone or iPad. Did you know that screenshots can also be taken on Apple TV? The procedure in this case is a little more complicated however, it's nothing you can't handle with our guide.

How to take a screenshot on Apple TV

Right off the bat, I'll mention that in order to take a screenshot on Apple TV, you have to own a Mac or MacBook, which must be connected to same network (either using Wi-Fi or classically via cable) like Apple TV. If you meet these conditions, you can proceed to the next steps. Then on your macOS device run application QuickTime Player – this is a native application designed for playing videos. You can find it either in the folder Application, or you can use Spotlight, where it can be found. After starting QucikTime Player, click on the tab in the top bar File and select an option from the menu that appears New film footage. After that, the QuickTime Player window will be updated, where next to the trigger button, click on small arrow. From the menu that appears, then it is enough in the section Camera tap on the name of your Apple TV.

If you have never connected to Apple TV this way in the past did not connect so it will appear on apple tv four digit code, which must be entered into text box, which appears on the screen Mac. Once your macOS device is connected to Apple TV, all you have to do on your Mac or MacBook is screenshot QuickTime Player. So press the shortcut Command + Shift + 4 and select the window as the scanned window QuickTime Player with Apple TV screen. You can do this by pressing in the application window space bar, and then press left mouse button, or click the key Enter.

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