Apple TV switched apps – is the game gone?
A game runs as long as Gather is open on the Apple TV. The Apple TV is the host itself, and rooms live only in its memory – our relay server only passes messages along and doesn’t keep the game for you either.
Open Gather again
If someone went to the Apple TV Home Screen or into another app, open Gather again.
Pick the room under “Continue Playing”
If your room is listed under “Continue Playing” on Gather’s start screen, select it. The phones reconnect on their own or via “Back to the room”.
Otherwise open a new room
If tvOS closed Gather in the background, the room is lost. Choose the game again and everyone joins with the new code.
Lengthen screen saver and sleep
Input on the phones doesn’t count as using the Apple TV. In the Apple TV settings under General, set the screen saver and “Sleep After” long enough that they won’t interrupt a game.
Taking a break safely
To look at another game in Gather without losing the room, choose “Go to Home Screen (room stays open)” in the lobby. The room then shows up under “Continue Playing” as long as Gather stays open.