Apple TV app on MacBook opens store instead of resuming playback

Using Apple TV on Macbook.

I have this annoying issue that I'm hoping will have an easy solution.

When I'm watching something via the TV app on Macbook I tend to browse as well. So, I'll have the movie / show playing in the background and I can click in and out of it to watch. The issue is, whenever I click off of the movie, say to a browser or different app, and then click back into the TV app, it opens up the Apple TV store homepage. I then have to movie this around to bring the movie up. It's super annoying.

I don't want the store coming up every time I click the TV app.

Posted on Nov 4, 2026 1:23 AM

1 reply

tillu_code

Level 4 (2,112 points)

Nov 4, 2026 4:14 PM in response to Azzurro23

Which macOS version are you on? Check Apple menu, About This Mac.

A few things to try: quit the TV app fully and reopen it, restart the Mac, and sign out of the TV app and back in. Pausing the video before you switch away may also keep your place. If it started after an update, a newer macOS point release may fix it.