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    6 things to do before selling your Apple TV

    Find out how to remove all photos, apps, music, Apple Account, and other personal information from your Apple TV before selling or giving it away. These tips also apply if you’re discarding your old Apple TV or sending it for recycling.

    Apple TV is one of those devices with an exceptional lifespan, particularly because it has no battery (which is a degradable component). Along with that, it has a relatively powerful processor that can handle streaming apps for years.

    That said, newer models usually get a few new features with yearly tvOS updates that may not be available on older models. For instance, the Liquid Glass design on tvOS 26 is only available on Apple TV 4K models, not on Apple TV HD, even though this decade-old model supports tvOS 26. Similarly, Apple Music Sing karaoke is unavailable on Apple TV HD.

    So, if you want to upgrade to a new Apple TV, you can sell or give away your current one to someone who may not need all the latest features but just a nice streaming box. However, before you do that, make sure to go through these six tips to prepare your Apple TV for a new owner.

    Take screenshots of your Home Screen and settings

    If you’re planning to buy a new Apple TV, you may want the same apps and settings there as on your old one. So, before erasing it, take pictures or screenshots of your Apple TV Home Screen and Settings app.

    If you already have the new Apple TV, turn on One Home Screen from Settings > Profiles and Accounts > default user on both the old and new Apple TVs. This will ensure the same apps and appearance are synced from your old Apple TV to the new one.

    One Home Screen enabled on Apple TV

    Turn off iCloud Photos manually

    Unlike iPhone, iPad, or Mac, the Apple TV doesn’t have much private info, such as login passwords, notes, texts, emails, and browser history. So, you don’t have much to worry about. However, it has your personal photos if you have iCloud Photos enabled. Erasing your Apple TV (next step below) should take care of this, but you can go a step further and turn it off manually beforehand from Settings > Profiles and Account > default user > iCloud Photos.

    iCloud Photos turned off on Apple TV

    Reset your Apple TV

    Factory reset your Apple TV so all your apps, music, settings, Apple Account, etc., are removed from this device. After that, your Apple TV will be the same as when you pulled it out of the new packaging.

    1. Go to Apple TV Settings > System > Reset.
    2. Select Reset to delete everything and return your Apple TV to its default factory settings. Alternatively, you can go with Reset and Update, to install the latest version of tvOS and then reset the Apple TV to factory settings. Note that updating requires an active Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection.
    3. Once the reset is complete, don’t set up your Apple TV with your Apple Account. Instead, leave it for the next owner to set it up with their credentials.

    from settings

    Remove Apple TV from your Apple Account

    After you follow the above steps to factory reset your Apple TV, remove it from your Apple Account so the next user can set it up without issues.

    1. Open the iOS Settings app or macOS System Settings on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
    2. Select your Apple Account name from the top.
    3. Select your Apple TV that you just erased (if it’s visible here).
    4. Tap Remove from Account to disassociate this device from your Apple ID.

    Removing Apple TV from my Apple Account using iPhone

    Wipe everything clean

    Your Apple TV and its power cable may have collected a fair amount of dust sitting somewhere near your television. Clean everything with a soft, dry cloth to ensure an improved experience for the next user.

    About the HDMI cable…

    Anker HDMI cable

    One of the things I dislike about Apple is that it doesn’t include an HDMI cable with Apple TV and makes you buy it separately, even though an HDMI cable is essential to connect the Apple TV box to a television (thankfully, you can buy one from Amazon for cheap).

    That said, when you’re selling your Apple TV, you’re not obliged to give an HDMI cable to the buyer; just the TV box and its power cable. But if you like, you can throw in the cable to ensure the next person can connect the Apple TV to their television without much trouble.

    On a related note: what to do before selling your:

    Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2025/10/14/things-to-do-before-selling-apple-tv/

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    Apple Mac grows 13.7% in Q3 to grab 9% global market share

    Apple’s indomitable Macintosh posted shpiment growth of 13.7% YoY in Q3 2205 as personal computer shipments during the quarter grew 9.4% from the prior year, with global volumes reaching 75.8 million units, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

    “While the entire market is continuing on a very strong year, fueled by Windows 11 transition and the need to replace an ageing installed base, the results by regions are telling different stories,” said Jean Philippe Bouchard, research vice-president with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers, in a statement. “In particular, the North American market continues to be impacted by the US import tariffs shock and by macroeconomic uncertainties. While existent, the demand for newer PCs ready for Windows 11 is likely to push well into 2026.”

    IDC: Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Traditional PC Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q3 2025 (Preliminary results, shipments are in millions of units)


    ● IDC declares a statistical tie in the Personal Computing Device market when there is a difference of one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) or less in the shipment shares among two or more vendors. Traditional PCs include Desktops, Notebooks, and Workstations and do not include Tablets or x86 Servers. Detachable Tablets and Slate Tablets are part of the Personal Computing Device Tracker but are not addressed in this press release.
    ● Shipments include shipments to distribution channels or end users. OEM sales are counted under the company/brand under which they are sold.

    Of course, Apple’s Mac captures the majority of worldwide personal computer profits, estimated at around 70%* (yet another reason why Finder is always smiling).

    *Using conservative estimates for operating margins (Apple’s Mac at ~25% vs. PC peddlers at ~4% based on vendor reports of low/single-digit non-Mac [personal computer margins), Macintosh accounts for ~70% of the PC industry’s industry operating profits.

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    Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2025/10/14/apple-mac-grows-13-7-in-q3-to-grab-9-global-market-share/