AppleTV and Airpods Max

[PS3_Kiwi]

Originally Posted by FilmMan85

I haven’t upgraded to iOS 15 yet.

Netflix and Disney+ sound great with the Airpods - are you saying it is even better in iOS 15 ?

Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos) is only available through Airpods Max in tvOS 15.

I don't have Disney+, but I just played a few minutes of EXTRACTION, a Netflix Original Movie, and it is playing back in Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos). iTunes movies, Apple TV+ also playing back in Spatial. I am in New Zealand, but there shouldn't be any difference between countries.

To bring up the Airpods Max settings on your Apple TV 4K. Start playing some content, then hold down the button on the top right side of the remote with the TV on it. There should be an Airpods option at the bottom of the popup screen. Click on that to check and alter settings. Sounds great.

[FilmMan85]

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos) is only available through Airpods Max in tvOS 15.

I have tvOS 15

In the post you quoted I was saying I don’t have iOS 15

Spatial Audio is available on iPhone and iPad for Netflix and Disney+.

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

I don't have Disney+, but I just played a few minutes of EXTRACTION, a Netflix Original Movie, and it is playing back in Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos). iTunes movies, Apple TV+ also playing back in Spatial. I am in New Zealand, but there shouldn't be any difference between countries.

To bring up the Airpods Max settings on your Apple TV 4K. Start playing some content, then hold down the button on the top right side of the remote with the TV on it. There should be an Airpods option at the bottom of the popup screen. Click on that to check and alter settings. Sounds great.

Now I am very confused.

I put on Extraction and long pressed the Home button as you said. The headphones settings showed Spatial Audio Netflix Dolby Atmos Available OFF - I press on it and sure enough there is spatial audio on Netflix - I tried the opening scene of Lost in Space and it is fantastic.

I go to Disney+ and try Bad Batch. It shows that spatial audio is on with multichannel and the sound is great and much better than earlier. How is this possible if I never turned it on?

I then go to the TV app and Tomb Raider, Phantom Menace and Alita are showing stereo in the control panel.

And Netflix is showing stereo for some shows but then showing Atmos.

Does spatial audio require a certain minimum internet soled like HD and 4K do?

[PS3_Kiwi]

Originally Posted by FilmMan85

I have tvOS 15
And Netflix is showing stereo for some shows but then showing Atmos.

Does spatial audio require a certain minimum internet soled like HD and 4K do?

Not all Netflix content is in Dolby Atmos.

Don't think that internet speed makes a difference to Atmos

[FilmMan85]

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

Not all Netflix content is in Dolby Atmos.

Don't think that internet speed makes a difference to Atmos

Yes I know not all content is Atmos but Extraction and Lost in Space are both Atmos and it keeps shifting between both.

I checked for some TV shows on my US account that have 5.1 - they all play stereo unless I pause and resume or skip forward a few minutes.

[erlinmeyer]

Originally Posted by FilmMan85

I have tvOS 15

In the post you quoted I was saying I don’t have iOS 15

Spatial Audio is available on iPhone and iPad for Netflix and Disney+.



Now I am very confused.

I put on Extraction and long pressed the Home button as you said. The headphones settings showed Spatial Audio Netflix Dolby Atmos Available OFF - I press on it and sure enough there is spatial audio on Netflix - I tried the opening scene of Lost in Space and it is fantastic.

I go to Disney+ and try Bad Batch. It shows that spatial audio is on with multichannel and the sound is great and much better than earlier. How is this possible if I never turned it on?

I then go to the TV app and Tomb Raider, Phantom Menace and Alita are showing stereo in the control panel.

And Netflix is showing stereo for some shows but then showing Atmos.

Does spatial audio require a certain minimum internet soled like HD and 4K do?

Sounds like you have it on Automatic.
On your Apple TV, go to Settings > Apps.
Select Music.
Select Dolby Atmos to change it to Automatic or Off.

[FilmMan85]

Originally Posted by erlinmeyer

Sounds like you have it on Automatic.
On your Apple TV, go to Settings > Apps.
Select Music.
Select Dolby Atmos to change it to Automatic or Off.

Why turn off Atmos?

I have iTunes albums but not an Apple Music subscription so I don’t get Atmos music - music just sounds great in stereo with Max.