Apple TV - can't figure out which icon is selected 🤯

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I sometimes can’t figure out (quickly) what app icon is selected on my apple tv’s home menu. The icon is slightly larger but it doesn’t stand out, and sometimes I have to hunt the screen to figure out which app is currently selected.

Turns out you can change the menu:

High Contrast Focus Style

To make the selected icon stand out more clearly:

  1. Go to Settings on your Apple TV
  2. Navigate to Accessibility
  3. Select Display
  4. Find the “Focus Style” option
  5. Change it to “High Contrast”

This setting will add a white outline around the selected icon, making it much easier to identify which app or menu item is currently highlighted

(answer via perplexity)

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Thanks for the tip. I’m going to give that a try.

With recent upgrades, I also sometimes have a hard time identifying which app or movie is selected.

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You’re welcome Jim. Now if only I could figure out how to make Disney plus icons bigger so I can read the screen!

They’re supposed to be a very inclusive company but their app isn’t built for over 50 eyes.

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Changed it just now and it’s great. Thanks for the tip!

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We changed the setting last night and finally, my wife and I have no difficulty identifying what is selected without first moving the cursor around!

Lots of apps obviously aren’t designed for over-50 eyes, more like 20s-30s. Fortunately, over the past year several apps that I use have upgraded in a way that allows fonts to be enlarged by the user. I hope that trend continues. Not many pay attention to age discrimination in app design.

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Great tip. Your post inspired me to look for a High Contrast setting in the Accessibility tab under Mac OS. Toggling “Increase Contrast” affects the menus in Safari and other apps. I’m not sure that I like the new look, but that setting does help me quickly identify which tab in Safari is in focus.

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Interesting! Never thought of doing that. I’ve just turned it on, to have a bit of a play. thanks.

update: it’s actually kinda good.