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## [Why is Bitmovin Player working on my tvOS simulator but not on my Apple TV device?](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/why-is-bitmovin-player-working-on-my-tvos-simulator-but-not-on-my-apple-tv-device/951)

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**Author:** [@thomas.huertas](https://community.bitmovin.com/u/thomas.huertas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/why-is-bitmovin-player-working-on-my-tvos-simulator-but-not-on-my-apple-tv-device/951 "2022-06-28T21:35:58Z")

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I’m trying to use Bitmovin on tvOS. It works in the tvOS simulator, but when I try to use it on an AppleTV device, playback doesn’t begin. This is the code I’m using: private var bmPlayer: Player! func play…