How To Download The Apple TV App

There are three ways to download the Apple TV app: search in the Apple TV store, search with Siri or download the app from your iPhone or iPad.

Option 1 - Search in the Apple TV app store

• Turn on Apple TV
• On your Apple TV home screen, locate the App Store app. Click to launch it.

• In tab bar at the top of the App Store, navigate to the magnifying glass icon, and then search for “The Washington Post”

• There will be two Apps in your search results. “Washington Post Select” is our video-only app. “Washington Post” is our news reader app.
•  Select the app you want to download, to view it’s App Store page.

•  From the App Store page, press the “Download” button to add the app to your tv.

• Once the app has downloaded successfully, the button label will change to read “Open”. You can open the app directly from the App Store page by that button.

• Next time you want to open the app, you’ll find it on your Apple TV home screen.

Option 2 - Search using Siri

• Turn on Apple TV

• Click the Siri button your remote (microphone icon)
• Ask Siri (e.g, "Show me the washington post app")

• There will be two Apps in your search results. “Washington Post Select” is our video-only app. “Washington Post” is our news reader app.
• Select the app you want to download, to view it’s App Store page.

• From the App Store page, press the “Download” button to add the app to your tv.

• Once the app has downloaded successfully, the button label will change to read “Open”. You can open the app directly from the App Store page by that button.

• Next time you want to open the app, you’ll find it on your Apple TV home screen.

Option 3 - Automatically download the app from your iPhone or iPad

“Automatic installations” is an Apple feature that automatically downloads apps from your iPhone or iPad onto your Apple TV.

1. Download Washington Post app on your iPhone or iPad
2. Turn on Apple TV 
3. Go to the Settings app in Apple TV
4. Select “Apps” 
5. Click on “Automatically Install apps” so it says “On” 

 Note: If the feature is disabled, you will see "Off" next to it. Click it again so it says “On”.