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Major OS release · tvOS

tvOS 17

Version 17Sep 18, 20239 public releases · 8 point updates

Software history

Defining features

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

FaceTime

FaceTime on Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later) enables you to spend time with family and friends on the big screen.

Control Center

All-new design makes it more intuitive to manage Apple TV.

Siri Remote

Ability to locate your Siri Remote (2nd generation or later) when it's nearby but out of sight.

Siri

Onscreen results now include expanded knowledge. Try asking "Is corn a fruit?" or "Where was Mozart born?”

Screen savers

Memories from your photos are perfectly framed for the TV with fluid animations and transitions. To enable, go to Settings > General > Screen Saver.

HomePod home theater

Enhance Dialogue gives you the option to hear speech more clearly over background sounds with HomePod (2nd generation) speakers paired to Apple TV 4K.

Apple Music

Apple Music Sing adds support for Continuity Camera so you can see yourself onscreen and apply visual effects with Apple TV 4K (3rd generation).

Apple Fitness+

Stacks enables you to create your own fitness routine by grouping workouts or meditations.

Multiuser

Profiles now include system language preferences and AirPods pairings to further personalize the Apple TV experience.

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Download VPN apps on the App Store for Apple TV to access services that can encrypt and route certain network traffic.

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 products4 mapped products
Full device coverage4 device names
  • Apple TV 4K (1st generation)
  • Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)
  • Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Ethernet
  • 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.

2023

  1. 17.0Initial major release
  2. 17.1Point update
  3. 17.2Point update

2024

  1. 17.3Point update
  2. 17.4Point update
  3. 17.5Point update
  4. 17.5.1Point update
  5. 17.6Point update
  6. 17.6.1Point update