Major OS release · tvOS

tvOS 11

Version 11Sep 19, 20179 public releases · 8 point updates

Software history

Defining features

Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.

4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR)

4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR): Enjoy a cinematic experience on your Apple TV 4K with sharp, crisp images and more true-to-life colors.

Apple TV app

Apple TV app: Now available in Australia and Canada, the Apple TV app gives you one place for all your shows and movies. Continue watching your favorites, and see what’s new and popular.

One Home Screen

One Home Screen: Keep your apps and Home screens the same across every Apple TV you own, just by signing into iCloud.

Control your Apple TV from Control Center

Control your Apple TV from Control Center: In iOS 11, you can now control your Apple TV from Control Center on all your iOS devices.

AirPods

AirPods: If your AirPods are paired to an iOS device that’s signed into iCloud, you can automatically connect them to your Apple TV.

Appearance

Appearance: Automatically change the background appearance of your Apple TV from light to dark based on the time of day.

Display languages

Display languages: Apple TV now supports right-to-left scripts, including Arabic and Hebrew.

Accessibility

Accessibility: Apple TV offers compatibility with more than 70 refreshable braille displays.

Apple feature source ↗

Apple TV Software / tvOS

Device support

Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.

Supported archive products2 mapped products
Full device coverage2 device names
  • Apple TV 4K (1st generation)
  • Apple TV HD (4th generation)

Support dropped at this major

No mapped archive product was fully dropped when this major version arrived.

Public releases

Public release history

Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.

2017

  1. 11.0Initial major release
  2. 11.1Point update
  3. 11.2Point update
  4. 11.2.1Point update

2018

  1. 11.2.5Point update
  2. 11.2.6Point update
  3. 11.3Point update
  4. 11.4Point update
  5. 11.4.1Point update