Apple keeps adding channels to its Apple TV set-top box. That's great, except it also means icon clutter and wasted screen real estate for all those channels you don't use. Thankfully, Apple just came out with a way to fix that.
Apple dropped the Apple TV 6.1 update on Monday morning. Now, in addition to arraigning channel icons, you can completely hide channels from view. To banish a channel, select it and then press and hold the center button on the Apple TV remote. The icons should begin to jiggle-just like on iOS. To hide it, press the Play/Pause button. A dialog box will appear asking if you want to hide the channel. You do! So click on 'Hide This Item.'
If you accidentally hide the wrong channel, or decide to plunk down for HBOGO after all, you can unhide channels by heading to Settings > Main Menu. There you'll see a list of all the available channels. Hidden channels have text that reads 'hide' next to them. Click on that to change it to 'show.' The channel will be available once again on the main screen.
You can also hide channels quickly from this settings page. Just click on a channel and it'll be hidden from view. Adios, unused subscription channels.
Roberto is a Wired Staff Writer for Gadget Lab covering cord-cutting, e-readers, home technology, and all the gadgets that fit in your backpack. Got a tip? Send him an email at: roberto_baldwin [at] wired.com.
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