Starting with tvOS 26.2, Apple TVs began displaying a user profile selection screen whenever you wake the device from sleep. This feature helps households with multiple users maintain separate viewing history and recommendations, but it can seem like an unnecessary step if you're the only user.
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Luckily, Apple lets you disable this prompt entirely. Here's how to disable the user profile screen and go straight to your Home screen.
**Disabling the User Profile Selection Screen**
1. Open Settings on your Apple TV.
2. Select Profiles and Accounts.
3. Disable the “ Select Profile on Wake ” option .
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With this setting disabled, your Apple TV will skip the profile selection screen and take you directly to the Home Screen when you wake it up.
**What Happens When You Disable Profile Switching**
Disabling profile switching doesn't delete your user profiles or their associated viewing history and recommendations. It simply removes the prompt that appears every time you turn on your TV or Apple TV.
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If you share your Apple TV with others and want to switch profiles manually, you can still access profile options by going to Settings ➝ Users & Accounts and selecting a different user profile from there.
