Notes
Leave a little note
A welcome for guests. Dinner instructions. A word of encouragement. Add a short message with an optional sign-off, and choose when it hides.
Wake up your TV.
Family plans, favorite photos, and something to look forward to. Turn your Apple TV into a board that feels like home, all from your iPhone.
Free for iPhone & Apple TV
Your board on Apple TV. Your controls on iPhone.
A little more home on your screen
Count down to what matters
Give the next birthday, holiday, or family trip a place in the room. A countdown keeps something to look forward to in view.
Bring the day together
See your calendar, weather, and everyday lists alongside favorite photos. Make the living room a shared place for today's plans.
Set the mood at home
Choose a theme for the season, add an Apple Music playlist, or send a celebration effect from your iPhone when the moment calls for it.
Your board
Pick a layout
Start with a layout, then fill it with the things your family wants to see.
Choose your widgets
Keep the next adventure, today’s plans, and the everyday essentials in view.
Countdown
Calendar
Weather
Lists
Photos
Music
Illustrative previews. Configure your widgets in the iPhone app.
Today's plans, or the month ahead
Bring events from Apple Calendar on your iPhone to the TV. See what's coming up as an agenda, and add a month grid in supported layout slots for the bigger picture.
Your memories deserve a bigger screen
Build a photo album for the board, crop photos to suit your layout, and enjoy a slideshow alongside the everyday essentials.
Pick a theme
19 animated themes for everyday moments and changing seasons.
New Dawn
Twilight
Ocean Breeze
Aurora
Outer Space
Enchanted Mist
Underwater Kingdom
Winter Wonder
Golden Hour
Valentine
Tiki Paradise
Moss Cathedral
River Canyon
Moss & Rain
St. Patrick's Day
Easter
Spring Blossoms
Fall
Halloween
Or make it your own with a custom nine-color gradient.
Set the display style
Choose how your board greets you. Six presets for the header and footer.
The Smiths 3:45 PM
Good evening 72° · Clear
72°F Sunny Low 58° · High 79°
Saturday Soccer @ 4 PM
Camping Trip 12 days to go
3:45
Make a moment of it
Add a little magic with six built-in full-screen effects. Tap one to try it.
Trigger an effect from the Command Center on your iPhone, whether you’re counting down to a birthday or setting the mood for a family night in.
Your iPhone runs the show.
Set up your board on iPhone, then enjoy it on Apple TV. Pair with a QR scan and give each paired TV its own layout and theme. Your updates reach paired TVs over your local network.
Upcoming release preview
More ways to make it yours.
A look at what's coming to Dawnboard. These features are not yet available in the App Store version.
An evening at home
Note
Dinner's in the fridge.
Back at 7. Enjoy!
From Sam
Tidbits
Serendipity
Finding something good when you weren't looking for it.
Our unplanned walk led us to a wonderful little café.
Tidbits
Make room for curiosity
Discover a word and its meaning. Entries with an example sentence show how to use it, giving the family something new to talk about.
Layout schedules
Let each room follow its day
Choose layouts for each Apple TV by weekday and time. Morning plans in the kitchen, then photos for an evening at home.
Photos & countdowns
Keep more memories in the picture
Build albums with up to 50 photos and choose the order your albums play in a Photos widget. Add up to 10 photos to a countdown for the occasion ahead.
Room to unwind
Find your little escape
A new Tiki Lagoon theme joins the 19 built-in themes. Choose a backdrop that feels right for your room.
Getting started will be easier, too, with an illustrated in-app guide and a Pair Again option on Apple TV's reconnect screen.
Dawn is here.
Free for iPhone and Apple TV. No Dawnboard subscription.
Install both apps. Scan the code on your TV. Make it yours.