How to adjust video download settings for TV app on iPhone

If you have an Apple TV + subscription or have rented or purchased movies via iTunes, you can download videos to iPhone and iPad via WiFi or mobile using Apple's TV app, allowing you to watch them offline.

In iOS 13.4 and above, ‌iPhone‌ and ‌iPad‌ users have detailed control over video download settings for TV apps. So, if you want, you can choose high quality videos, provided you don't mind taking longer to download and the download taking up more storage space. Also, you can prioritize faster downloads, take up less memory, but with lower quality.

You can adjust these settings independently when downloading via WiFi or mobile data. This is especially handy if you don't have an unlimited data plan or don't want to use up your family's bandwidth.

Just follow the series of steps below to adjust the download quality over the data connection that applies to your situation.

How to adjust video download settings via mobile data

1. Launch the Settings application on ‌iPhone‌

2. Scroll down and touch TV.

3. In Download Options , click Cellular (or Mobile Data ).

4. Select High Quality (download slower, use more capacity) or Fast Downloads (lower quality, use less capacity).

How to adjust video download settings via WiFi

1. Launch the Settings application on ‌iPhone‌

2. Scroll down and touch TV.

3. In Download Options , click Wi-Fi.

4. Select High Quality (download slower, use more capacity) or Fast Downloads (lower quality, use less capacity).

Note that selecting High Quality allows High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos to be downloaded to the device when available.