Is there a way to transfer Apple TV movies from an iPhone SE to Mac (OSX Big Sur) Apple TV without having to download them to the Mac? Both the iPhone and Mac have the same Apple ID. The Apple directions that I seen sounded like syncing is only from the Mac to iPhone and it didn't work in transferring to the Mac when I tried it. I'd like to watch on a bigger screen than the iPhone's. I originally tried watching a movie on my TV using a lightening to hdmi adapter but I got an error saying it wasn't supported to watch an Apple TV movie on my tv.
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iPhone Apple TV videos to Mac Apple TV
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I used to move mp4 movies to my itouch in 2011 without the icloud by dragging them into itunes, but in your situation you can watch apple movies with the apple tv app and website on any apple device as i can do now, along with mirroring your iphone to apple tv to an hdmi tv Connection.
No Apple TV to mirror the movies to. The movies have a cloud download icon in the Mac's Apple TV app. My connection is too slow/limited to redownload any movies.
No adapter to connect a usb stick and there was no airplay option to choose in the iPhone's Apple TV movie. Any other suggestions that I can try?
I doubt you ever downloaded them in the first place. The “cloud” icon indicates that although you “own” the video it currently resides “in the cloud” on Apples servers. When you watched them, if you watched them, you were streaming them. They weren’t saved to your Mac’s hard drive. I may be wrong but I don’t think the Apple TV app. for Mac works the same way iTunes used to. It’s just there to help you find content and stream it to the screen of the device it lives on.
That’s my point. How do you know the files are really “on your iPhone” and didn’t ”evaporate” after streaming was finished? Even if they are on your phone, and this is probably the answer to your question, Apple isn’t going to make it easy for you to find the actual files on the device and they’re going to make it darned near impossible for you to move or transfer them. You may think you own them, and technically you do, but read Apple’s TOS sometime.
The reality is Apple products depend on a good internet connection to provide a great user experience. Without one you’re going to be disappointed.
The reality is Apple products depend on a good internet connection to provide a great user experience. Without one you’re going to be disappointed.
Air Play > Screen Mirroring.
support.apple.com
Access it from the Apple TV app.
As stated previously, most content that you "buy" to watch isn't actually stored on your device but in iCloud. You would have had to manually downloaded the purchased item. By doing something such as this:
If you never actually saved a copy of your purchase to your device, you will have to download it. Purchasing a movie is not the same as saving a copy of it.
Use AirPlay to stream video or mirror the screen of your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Use AirPlay to stream or share content from your Apple devices to your Apple TV, AirPlay-compatible smart TV, or Mac. Stream a video. Share your photos. Or mirror exactly what's on your device's screen.
Access it from the Apple TV app.
Manage your library in the Apple TV app on Mac
Use the Library in the Apple TV app on Mac to find and watch your purchases and rentals.
support.apple.com
As stated previously, most content that you "buy" to watch isn't actually stored on your device but in iCloud. You would have had to manually downloaded the purchased item. By doing something such as this:
Share App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing on iPhone
On iPhone, you can share purchases in the App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Books with members of your Family Sharing group.
support.apple.com
If you never actually saved a copy of your purchase to your device, you will have to download it. Purchasing a movie is not the same as saving a copy of it.
