tvOS

tvOS (formerly referred to as Apple TV Software) is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for the Apple TV, a digital media player. In the first-generation Apple TV, Apple TV Software was based on Mac OS X. Starting with the second-generation, it is based on the iOS operating system and has many similar frameworks, technologies, and concepts.

tvOS
The homescreen of tvOS 13
DeveloperApple Inc.
Written inC, C++, Swift, Objective-C, assembly language
OS family
Working stateCurrent
Source modelClosed, with open-source components
Initial releaseJanuary 9, 2007 (2007-01-09) as Apple TV Software
October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29) as tvOS
Latest release17.3 (January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)) [±]
Latest preview17.4 beta 3 (February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)) [±]
Marketing targetTelevision, casual gaming
Available in71 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 methodFirmware-over-the-air
Platforms
  • ARMv8-A (tvOS 9 and later)
  • ARMv7-A (Apple TV Software 4 – Apple TV Software 7)
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
Default
user interface		10-foot user interface
LicenseCommercial proprietary software
Official websitedeveloper.apple.com/tvos/
Support status
Supported

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

On September 9, 2015, at a media event, Apple announced the fourth generation Apple TV, with support for third-party applications. Apple 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.

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