tvOS

tvOS
tvOS
Developer	Apple
Written in	ASM; C; C++; Objective-C; Swift;
OS family	Unix-like; BSD;
Working state	Current
Source model	Closed, with open-source components
Initial release	January 9, 2007 as Apple TV Software; October 29, 2015 as tvOS
Latest release	26.0 (September 15, 2025) [±]
Marketing target	Television, casual gaming
Available in	71 languages
	List of languages Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Català, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch (Deutschland), Deutsch (Österreich), Deutsch (Schweiz), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (India), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (Singapore), English (South Africa), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Español (Argentina), Español (Bolivia), Español (Chile), Español (Colombia), Español (Costa Rica), Español (Ecuador), Español (El Salvador), Español (España), Español (Estados Unidos), Español (Guatemala), Español (Honduras), Español (Latinoamérica), Español (México), Español (Nicaragua), Español (Panamá), Español (Paraguay), Español (Perú), Español (Puerto Rico), Español (República Dominicana), Español (Uruguay), Español (Venezuela), Français (Belgique), Français (Canada), Français (France), Français (Suisse), Hrvatski, Italiano (Italia), Italiano (Svizzera), Magyar, Nederlands (België), Nederlands (Nederland), Norsk bokmål, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Slovenčina, Suomi, Svenska, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, Ελληνικά, Русский, Українська, עברית, العربية, हिंदी, ภาษาไทย, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文 (台灣), 繁體中文 (澳門), 繁體中文 (香港)
Update method	Firmware-over-the-air
Supported platforms	ARMv8-A (9.0–); ARMv7-A (4.0–7.9); x86 (1.0-3.0.2);
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
Default; user interface	10-foot user interface
License	Commercial proprietary software
Official website	developer.apple.com/tvos/
Support status
	Supported

tvOS (formerly Apple TV Software) is an operating system developed by Apple for the Apple TV, a digital media player. In the first-generation Apple TV, Apple TV Software was based on Mac OS X.^[2] 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.

The second- and third-generation Apple TV have several built-in applications, but do not support third-party applications.

On September 9, 2015, Apple announced the fourth-generation Apple TV, with support for third-party applications. Apple also changed the name of the Apple TV operating system to tvOS, adopting the camel case nomenclature that they were using for their other operating systems, iOS and watchOS.^[3]

The latest version, tvOS 26, was released on September 15, 2025.

^ Clover, Juli (September 15, 2025). "tvOS 26 Now Available With Liquid Glass UI and Enhanced Apple TV Features". MacRumors. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
^ Foresman, Chris (September 16, 2010). "Apple TV definitely running iOS, could be jailbreak target". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ Welch, Chris (September 9, 2015). "New Apple TV announced with Siri and App Store, coming in October for $149". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

[1] Clover, Juli (September 15, 2025). "tvOS 26 Now Available With Liquid Glass UI and Enhanced Apple TV Features". MacRumors. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

[2] Foresman, Chris (September 16, 2010). "Apple TV definitely running iOS, could be jailbreak target". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[3] Welch, Chris (September 9, 2015). "New Apple TV announced with Siri and App Store, coming in October for $149". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

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