How to set up Apple TV VPN with Surfshark
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Sponsored Content. Use Surfshark VPN Apple TV to tunnel to other regions - Image credit: Surfshark. Apple TV set-top boxes can connect to a VPN so users can access geo-locked content without needing a passport. Here's how to get set up using Surfshark. Both the Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD can run virtual private networks (VPNs) so long as they are running tvOS 17 or later. The VPN service setup and connection work similarly to how it does on Mac, iPhone, or iPad.
Surfshark is a trustworthy VPN provider that offers its app on the Apple TV App Store. Unlike scammy free VPNs that likely do more harm than good, Surfshark is a paid service that doesn't monetize user data. You'd run a virtual private network on Apple TV for several of the same reasons you might run a VPN on iPhone. A VPN lets the user route their internet traffic through an encrypted server so they can appear to be accessing the internet from another location while masking their IP address.
Simply put, you can turn on your Apple TV 4K in the United States, make Netflix think you're in Japan, and completely hide what you're doing that from your internet service provider. Once set up, you can access streaming services as if you were in that other country, thus gaining access to all the content that may be geo-locked to that area.
VPNs are generally used for security and privacy while browsing the internet. Even though you're not running Safari or accessing Facebook on your TV, there's still a lot of valuable data that can be gathered, so a VPN can protect you from unwanted tracking performed by an ISP.
