tvOS 16
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tvOS 16
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| Developer | Apple |
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| Initial release | September 12, 2022 |
| Final release | 16.6 (2023) |
| Preceded by | tvOS 15 |
| Succeeded by | tvOS 17 |
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tvOS 16 is the eighth release of tvOS, shipped September 12, 2022, with the third-generation Apple TV 4K following that fall. A cross-device year: Nintendo Switch controllers (Joy-Con and Pro) joined the pairing roster, smart-home standards Matter and expanded Thread support landed with the new hardware, and the platform absorbed the generation's shared frameworks quietly.
1 Features✎
Nintendo controller support; Matter smart-home support; cross-device connectivity APIs for iPhone-to-TV app experiences; and HDR10+ playback with the 2022 hardware.
2 Legacy✎
The quietest tvOS cycle — its Matter adoption mattered most, slotting the Apple TV as a home hub in the standard the industry finally shared — with the interface's turn arriving the next year.