After the recent update to TVOS 26 on my Apple TV 4K and Apple TV Gen3, I have found tha the screen saver wil not change to personal preferences, such as music albums in Home Sharing. I have tried resetting many times, but the screensaver always defaults back to the Aerials screensaver each time.
Apple TV 4K, tvOS 26
Log out of Home Sharing, then log back in
This refreshes the media authorization token.
On your Apple TV:
Settings → Users and Accounts → Home Sharing → Turn Off → Restart → Turn On
Many users report screensavers start working until the next reboot.
Log out of Home Sharing, then log back in
This refreshes the media authorization token.
On your Apple TV:
Settings → Users and Accounts → Home Sharing → Turn Off → Restart → Turn On
Many users report screensavers start working until the next reboot.
Unfortunately this did not work. The device still defaults back to the Aerials screensaver. When prompted to Save the preference for Music Albums Screensaver, the new setting is not being saved. I have tried the logging out / back in again method on both Apple TV's (HD & 4K), the same problem occurs on both of them. I've done restart, and even a full power down and unplug from power on both of them, but to no avail.
Screensaver issue in TVOS 26
