Apple apps

Set up Apple TV with your iPhone

Use the Lumastra app on your iPhone to sign in on Apple TV.

Before you start

• Connect both devices to the same Wi-Fi network. The network must allow devices to reach each other. Turn off client isolation; guest networks may block setup.
• Allow Local Network access for Lumastra on both devices.
• Sign in to Lumastra on your iPhone with the account you want to use on Apple TV.

Connect and confirm

1. On Apple TV, open Lumastra and choose Set up with your iPhone. To add another account, open the account switcher, choose Add Account, then Add account with your iPhone.
2. On iPhone, open Lumastra and go to Settings → Account → Set up Apple TV. Keep this screen open and keep Lumastra in the foreground.
3. On Apple TV, select your iPhone. On iPhone, choose the account to add if asked.
4. Compare the Pairing code on both screens. Then compare the Sign-in code on both screens. Check the account and server too. Continue only if both codes match and the account is correct.
5. On Apple TV, choose Both codes match. Then, on iPhone, tap Both codes match — Approve. The iPhone button becomes available after the TV confirmation. If either code differs, cancel on the TV or tap Decline on iPhone.
6. Wait for Apple TV to finish signing in. It adds the account and makes it active. Other saved accounts stay available.

Apple TV gets its own session. Your iPhone’s sign-in token is never copied to the TV. The TV session can be revoked separately. Revoking the approving iPhone session also revokes the TV session it approved.

If the account is already added

Apple TV checks the selected server and username. If that account is already signed in, it offers Switch to this account. Choose it to use the saved account. This does not replace its credentials or create another session.

If setup does not work

• Local Network access is off: on iPhone, tap Open Settings, or open Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network and enable Lumastra. On Apple TV, check Lumastra’s local-network permission in Settings. Return to Lumastra and choose Try Again.
• No iPhone appears: check the Wi-Fi network and client isolation. Keep Set up Apple TV open on iPhone. A phone in the background cannot complete setup.
• Connection interrupted or setup expired: choose Try Again and reopen setup on both devices. Compare both new codes.
• Use the usual sign-in instead: choose Enter server address on Apple TV. Once a server is selected, choose Continue with QR code when offered. Scan the QR code and approve in a signed-in browser. Use this if the server cannot accept approval from your iPhone session or local setup is unavailable.