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TvOS

tvOS (formerly Apple TV Software) is an operating system created and developed by Apple for the Apple TV, a digital media player. In the first-generation Apple TV, Apple TV Software is based on Mac OS X. The software for the second-generation and later Apple TVs is based on the iOS operating system and has many similar frameworks, technologies, and concepts.

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OS XRemote appsFacebookSDKTwitter
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Features

TvOS 9Multi-touch gesturesApp StoreSiriSiri Remote
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Front RowIOS 9IPad ProIPhone 6SVersion number
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Accessibility

VoiceOverDeaf
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Available in
71 languages
Default user interface
10-foot user interface
Developer
Apple
Initial release
January 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-01-09) as Apple TV Software October 29, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-10-29) as tvOS
Kernel type
Hybrid (XNU)
Latest preview
27.0 beta 5 / August 10, 2026; 14 days ago (2026-08-10)

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Development

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TvOS

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples91
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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TvOS

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related to Development · 14
TvOS → APIs, App Store, Apple, Apple TV, Apple's, In, It, Metal, Parallax, SDK, Since, To, TV, Xcode
related to tvOS 9 · 10
TvOS → App Store, Apple TV, It, October, OS, Pro, SDK, September, Siri, Tim Cook
related to history · 7
TvOS → Apple, Apple TV, December, On November, On October, OS, Remote
related to Accessibility · 6
TvOS → Reduce Motion, Siri, The, These, VoiceOver, Zoom
Written in · 5
TvOS → ASM, C, C++, Objective-C, Swift
related to Features · 4
TvOS → App Store, Apple TV, It, Siri
Supported platforms · 3
TvOS → ARMv7-A (4.0–7.9), ARMv8-A (9.0–), x86 (1.0-3.0.2)
OS family · 2
TvOS → BSD, Unix-like
related to tvOS 27 · 2
TvOS → Apple's WWDC, June
Available in · 1
TvOS → 71 languages

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apple tv ios support software released september new generation announced wwdc interface along june based update siri apps app 2015

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TvOSAvailable in71 languages1.00infobox
TvOSDefault user interface10-foot user interface1.00infobox
TvOSDeveloperApple1.00infobox
TvOSInitial releaseJanuary 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-01-09) as Apple TV Software October 29, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-10-29) as tvOS1.00infobox
TvOSKernel typeHybrid (XNU)1.00infobox
TvOSLatest preview27.0 beta 5 / August 10, 2026; 14 days ago (2026-08-10)1.00infobox
TvOSLatest release26.6 (July 27, 2026; 28 days ago (2026-07-27)) [±]1.00infobox
TvOSLicenseCommercial proprietary software1.00infobox
TvOSMarketing targetTelevision, casual gaming1.00infobox
TvOSOfficial websitedeveloper.apple.com/tvos1.00infobox
TvOSOS familyUnix-like1.00infobox
TvOSOS familyBSD1.00infobox
TvOSSource modelClosed, with open-source components1.00infobox
TvOSSupported platformsARMv8-A (9.0–)1.00infobox
TvOSSupported platformsARMv7-A (4.0–7.9)1.00infobox
TvOSSupported platformsx86 (1.0-3.0.2)1.00infobox
TvOSUpdate methodFirmware-over-the-air1.00infobox
TvOSWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
TvOSWritten inASM1.00infobox
TvOSWritten inC1.00infobox
TvOSWritten inC++1.00infobox
TvOSWritten inObjective-C1.00infobox
TvOSWritten inSwift1.00infobox

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