TvOS

tvOS
Developer	Apple Inc.
Working state	Current
Initial release	January 9, 2007; 19 years ago
Latest release	27.0 / September 14, 2026; 46 days ago
Latest preview	27.2 beta / September 16, 2026; 44 days ago
Marketing target	Television, casual gaming
Official website	developer.apple.com/tvos/
Support status
	Supported

tvOS is an operating system created by Apple for their TV products, based around macOS for their first generation Apple TV's, and Later iOS.

The 2nd and 3rd generations did not support third party applications.

Apple announced the 4th generation Apple TV in September 2015, alongside support for third party apps, they also announced the name change from "Apple TV" to the current "tvOS".

The current latest version is tvOS 27, having been released in September 14, 2026.

References

↑ Clover, Juli (27 July 2026). "Apple Releases tvOS 27". MacRumors. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
↑ Clover, Juli (16 September 2026). "Apple Releases First watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2 Betas". MacRumors. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
↑ Foresman, Chris (2010-09-16). "Apple TV definitely running iOS, could be jailbreak target". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-09-15.

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[1] Clover, Juli (27 July 2026). "Apple Releases tvOS 27". MacRumors. Retrieved 29 July 2026.

[2] Clover, Juli (16 September 2026). "Apple Releases First watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2 Betas". MacRumors. Retrieved 16 September 2026.

[3] Foresman, Chris (2010-09-16). "Apple TV definitely running iOS, could be jailbreak target". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-09-15.