tvOS

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| colspan="2" style="padding: 0;" | ![[tvos.webp]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Developer
| class="ios-val" | [[Apple]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Based on
| class="ios-val" | [[iOS]]; [[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Written in
| class="ios-val" | C, C++, Swift, Objective-C, assembly
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! class="ios-lab" | Source model
| class="ios-val" | Closed, with open-source components
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! class="ios-lab" | Initial release
| class="ios-val" | October 30, 2015 ([[tvOS 9]])
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! class="ios-lab" | Latest release
| class="ios-val" | [[tvOS 26|tvOS 26.6]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Platform
| class="ios-val" | Arm (Apple TV; also runs [[audioOS]] on HomePod)
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! class="ios-lab" | Kernel
| class="ios-val" | Hybrid ([[XNU]])
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| colspan="2" style="background-color: #333; padding: 8px;" | [https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-4k/ <span style="color: #fff;">Official Apple TV site</span>]
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'''tvOS''' is [[Apple]]'s operating system for the Apple TV set-top boxes, launched on October 30, 2015, with the fourth-generation Apple TV under the thesis "the future of TV is apps" — an App Store, native games, and Siri search replacing the fixed-channel software of earlier boxes. Derived from [[iOS]] on the shared [[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]] core, its interface is built for the couch: a focus-driven grid navigated by remote, voice, or game controller from ten feet away.

Its version numbering began at 9 (aligned with its iOS 9 sibling) and has tracked iOS ever since, including the jump from [[tvOS 18|18]] to [[tvOS 26|26]]. The same foundation runs the HomePod line as [[audioOS]], making tvOS the trunk of Apple's home platforms; the Apple TV also serves as a hub for HomeKit and Matter smart homes.

= History =

[[tvOS 9]] founded the app platform; [[tvOS 10]]–[[tvOS 12|12]] added dark mode, 4K HDR, and Dolby Atmos; [[tvOS 13]] brought multi-user profiles, Apple Arcade, and console controllers; [[tvOS 14]]–[[tvOS 16|16]] wired in the smart home (camera feeds, Matter) and spatial audio; [[tvOS 17]] made the TV a FaceTime device via the iPhone's camera; [[tvOS 18]] added InSight content identification; and [[tvOS 26]] carried Liquid Glass and karaoke into the current generation, with [[tvOS 27]] in beta.

= See also =

* [[iOS]] — the parent platform
* [[audioOS]] — the HomePod variant

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