tvOS and App Store
The new tvOS platform brought a dedicated App Store and an SDK for television apps and games.
Major OS release · tvOS
tvOS 9
Software history
Defining features
Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.
Siri search
Siri enabled voice navigation and search across multiple content providers.
Siri Remote
A touch surface, voice input, and motion capabilities created a new interaction model for Apple TV.
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 products1 mapped products
Full device coverage1 device names
- Apple TV HD (4th generation)
Support dropped at this major
Archive products
Device names in support data
- Apple TV (3rd generation)
- Apple TV (3rd generation, Rev A)
Public releases
Public release history
Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.
2015
- 9.0Initial major release
- 9.0.1Point update
- 9.1Point update
2016
- 9.1.1Point update
- 9.2Point update
- 9.2.1Point update
- 9.2.2Point update