Apple Announces tvOS 27 With These New Features

[MacRumors]

Apple barely touched on tvOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote today, but the update exists, and it adds some new features to the Apple TV.

In a slide that was shown very briefly during the keynote, Apple revealed some of tvOS 27's new features and enhancements:

• A redesigned Podcasts app
• Smoother app launches and animations
• Faster AirPlay connectivity with other Apple devices
• Smart downloads
• A new Larger Text accessibility option in the Settings app, which increases the size of text across the tvOS interface
• AppleCare coverage details in the Settings app

Apple's website does not offer a tvOS 27 preview page like it does for iOS 27 and the other new software updates, and the "what's new in tvOS" page on Apple's developer website has yet to be updated, so no further details about these features are available right now. Stay tuned for more tvOS 27 information over the coming days.

The first tvOS 27 developer beta is available today, and a public beta will follow in July. The update will be released later this year — likely in September.

Article Link: Apple Announces tvOS 27 With These New Features

 

[anthdci]

Great, now give us a hardware refresh.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

They didn't just barely touch on TVOS today, they didn't touch on it at all.

 

[mulatosnarf]

4th gen plz

 

[Crom!]

please allow for Pass through audio....ugh come on apple.

 

[macuser29387]

Presumably we'll have a Home event (or release week?) soon...

 

[racerhomie]

Anything new with HomePods?

 

[Etc_]

Great, now give us a hardware refresh.

What exactly do you guys want a hardware refresh for? So many people are screaming for a hardware refresh but never saying what for. This thing will never be a serious alternative to a console for gaming. It's a streaming box.

 

[iSmoggie]

Probably announce more features when the new Apple TV is launched. Can imagine the current models won’t be able to run whatever they are.

 

[jwolf6589]

They didn't just barely touched on TVOS today, they didn't touch on it at all.

They have in previous years. They do not feature TVOS every year just sometimes.

 

[GlamCheese666]

Hopefully that automatic downloads will mean that apps ACTUALLY update themselves....

 

[Vortex86]

Not sure if it's on Apple's end, but please fix the YouTube app. It keeps getting worse and worse and continues to become more difficult to cast to!

 

[Baron Thompson]

What exactly do you guys want a hardware refresh for? So many people are screaming for a hardware refresh but never saying what for. This thing will never be a serious alternative to a console for gaming. It's a streaming box.

Something that can run better games and an easy way for devs to port them from iPhone / Mac to Apple TV. I want to play games on my projector not my MacBook or iPhone.

 

[DrRadon]

Presumably we'll have a Home event (or release week?) soon...

Could be bundled with new home computers alongside iMac, Mac mini and alike.

 

[211]

I cannot see any difference visually or performance. Definitely not smoother app launches and animations

 

[awshucks]

Let me guess, does it only support the 2022 Apple TV 4K?

 

[007p]

Omg finally, I’ve been waiting years for

*checks notes*

AppleCare coverage details in the Settings app

 

[MNJohn]

It would be hard to be more underwhelming.

 

[DrRadon]

Something that can run better games and an easy way for devs to port them from iPhone / Mac to Apple TV. I want to play games on my projector not my MacBook or iPhone.

Could you not just airplay and get a ps5 controller or something?

 

[Baron Thompson]

Could you not just airplay and get a ps5 controller or something?

It's clunky. I tried before but it skips frames and lags with the controller. I dont play a lot of games so dont want a console but I like the occasional Apple Arcade game. Be nice to have Assassin Creed, Robocop, Cyberpunk...

 

[yomacroni]

• AppleCare coverage details in the Settings app

Thank goodness, I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for this.

 

[HeroOfTime32]

Could you not just airplay and get a ps5 controller or something?

There's these things called input lag and latency. Not really ideal for gaming, ya know?

 

[jarman92]

Omg finally, I’ve been waiting years for

*checks notes*

AppleCare coverage details in the Settings app

Literally lol-ed when I got to that bullet 😂

 

[Avidos1]

As the kids in the back of the car might say ‘is it nearly here yet’ if the new apple tv doesn’t launch soon they may as well pull out of the sector as this is getting silly

 

[AgentOSX]

It needs passwords so signing in to a dozen streaming services is easier.