TvOS

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 release17.4[1] (March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)) [±]
Marketing targetTelevision, casual gaming
Available in71 languages
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

tvOS (formerly 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.[2] Starting with the second generation, the software 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]

  1. ^ Hall, Zac (March 7, 2024). "Apple releases macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4, and more". 9to5Mac. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Foresman, Chris (September 16, 2010). "Apple TV definitely running iOS, could be jailbreak target". Ars Technica. 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. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

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