Now that we’ve dealt with the default “Kids” profile, let’s turn our attention to creating a simpler adult profile. Let’s tweak the “Kids” profile to become the profile for Stevie, our preschooler, by updating the name, changing the icon, and tweaking the category to “For Little Kids only” to ensure that Stevie only sees G-rated preschool-level content.Ĭlick “Save” when you’re done (or, if you’re just here to delete the profile to make room for the other adults in your house, you can click “Delete Profile” here). For a more detailed breakdown and to see the equivalent rating in your country, check out this Netflix help file.
users, those levels correspond, respectively, to the movie ratings G, PG, PG-13, and R/NC-17/Unrated. You can select “For Little Kids only”, “For Older Kids and Below”, “For Teens and below”, and “All Maturity levels”.
You can change the profile name, check (and uncheck) “Kid?” to toggle the age settings on and off, change the language, click on the pencil icon on the profile avatar to change it, and change the available content in the “Allowed TV shows and movies” dropdown menu. In the screenshot below, you can see four editable options. (Don’t worry, if you don’t have a little kid in your household this is also the step where you can delete the “Kids” profile if you wish.)Ĭlick on “Manage Profiles” to get started.Ĭlick on the pencil icon in the center of the “Kids” profile. Let’s take a moment to look at that category, as it’s already partially configured for our preschooler “Stevie”. Absolutely love documentaries and horror movies but don’t want to get bombarded with suggestions for one while you’re in the mood for the other? Make a profile for each-it’s super easy.īy default, Netflix has both the profile you created when you started the service and their very tightly moderated “Kids” category.
You can also set up multiple profiles for yourself to silo your particular interests based on mood or subject matter. You can set up a guest profile for when you have company, so they can watch whatever they want without polluting your recommendation queue. In a family setting, it allows you to separate the viewing habits of the adults and the kids, allows you to take advantage of Netflix’s parental controls and “Kids” profile stocked with age-appropriate content.Įven if you’re the sole user in your household, you can still benefit from profiles. Setting up multiple user profiles benefits everyone.
RELATED: How to Set Up Parental Controls in Netflix Here’s how to improve recommendations for everyone with user profiles. Press the one you want, and it will immediately switch over.Netflix recommends content based on what you’ve watched, but if it thinks everyone in your household is the same person then its recommendations will be terrible. You’ll then see a list of available accounts. To do this, go to Settings > Users and Accounts and then select Current User. If you’re using the earlier aluminum Apple TV remote-and I know some of you still prefer it-you’ll have to switch accounts the long way. A checkmark next to the right of the profile icon shows which one is active.Īpple showed off the new Control Center to much applause at WWDC. The Apple TV should immediately switch over to that account. Using your thumb on the touch surface, select and press the account you’d like to activate. (It’s the one that looks like a stylized TV set.) This opens the Control Center, which will slide over from the right side of the screen and display circular icons for each registered user toward the top. Hold down the Apple TV App button for around two seconds. How to switch between accounts on Apple TVĪpple makes it easy to switch between accounts if you’re using the modern Siri remote with the touch surface. If you have two-factor authentication enabled (and you totally should), you’ll need to have your iPhone or Mac handle so you can enter the code.
Press Enter New.įor the next two steps, enter your Apple ID and password and then press Sign In. You’ll see a screen entitled Previously-Used Emails. How to set up multiple accounts on Apple TV