How to activate Crackle on Apple TV

Crackle is Sony’s ad-supported and online video streaming platform that was created in 2004. It serves the same purposes as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. Its library may be limited in terms of the newness and popularity of the content, but it is one thing that the others are not – free.

Yes, Crackle is free. No one will ask you for any credit card information, nor will they ask you about your PayPal. Crackle is probably the only one of its kind. In cyberspace, where everything has a price tag to it, Crackle is just there – free of charge.

Crackle on Apple TV

Of interest in this article is how to activate Crackle on Apple TV. Apple TV is one of the many Apple Inc. products and is their formal media player. It is usually a tiny console that needs an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cable for broadcasting.

The HDMI cable connects the console to an HD (High Definition) television. You can usually control the console remotely using an Apple or Siri Remote control. Remotes typically come with the device and interact with it (the machine) using Bluetooth. The HDMI cable transmits signals from the console and broadcasts them onto the connected television.

Activating Crackle on Apple TV is relatively easy. If you follow these steps, you will surely get it done.

The how

You can usually use the Crackle app, whichever platform. Here’s how to activate Crackle on your Apple TV:

1.Assuming you have connected a micro-console to the screen, you will need to use your internet connection to navigate to the app section.

The other alternative is to use your browser and activate it on your PC.

1.You will need to select your verification code from the app section of your Crackle TV app.
2.Enter the code on the screen that broadcasts on your Apple TV and submit the code.
3.You will be prompted to pick your network provider. Do so.
4.Then, you will need to log in to your account, either on a PC or phone (preferably macOS or iOS).
5.Your account should receive a message informing you of a successful login. If it does, go back to your Crackle Apple TV.
6.If the success has not been reflected, refresh your Apple TV. You can do this by starting a complete restart of the TV.
7.When it comes back on, you can start looking through the Crackle channel and enjoy your free movies, with ads in between of course.

If you don’t have an account, make sure that you sign up from Sony Crackle’s website before embarking on these activation steps.

It doesn’t work?

The activation steps above may fail to work due to the following two reasons:

1.Poor Internet connection – consider restarting your modem or router, or whatever your ISP connects you to the Internet with.

1.Disallowed location – Crackle is only operational in the US and Canada, so any non-US/Canada location activation will be responded with ‘This service is not supported in your country. You could consider getting a VPN (Virtual Private Network), but this is not legal.

Plus, Crackle always blocks connections from disguised IP addresses.