Watch Facebook Video on Apple TV With App
Like many social networks, Facebook wants to play a role in your video-sharing life. Currently, there are two ways you can watch Facebook videos on your Apple TV—by downloading the Facebook Video app on your Apple TV or by streaming the video from your iPhone or iPad to the Apple TV using AirPlay. As long as your iPhone or iPad is on the same network as your TV, you can use the Facebook Video app to watch videos on the Apple TV. To download the Facebook Video app for Apple TV:
How to Watch Facebook Video on Apple TV Using AirPlay
You don’t have to have the Facebook Video app to stream Facebook videos on your Apple TV from your iPhone or iPad. You can use AirPlay instead. Just:
Why Facebook Is Focused on Video
Social video has grown dramatically. Cisco claims that soon, video will account for around 80 percent of global internet traffic with nearly a million minutes of video shared every second of the day.
Tap the last video you watched to bring up the controls at the bottom of the screen. Tap the TV screen icon and then tap your iOS device (or any device other than Apple TV). Open Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of the screen, tap the Screen Mirroring icon, then tap Stop Mirroring.
Facebook’s entire business is based on engagement, and to remain relevant in this heavily video-focused future, it wants to provide a route to the kind of video experiences people seek.
