Apple Releases tvOS 26.2 With New TV Profiles, Dedicated Kids Mode

[MacRumors]

Apple today released tvOS 26.2, an update to the tvOS 26 operating system that came out in September. tvOS 26.2 is available on the Apple TV 4K and the Apple TV HD models, and it comes a month after Apple released tvOS 26.1.

tvOS 26.2 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the ‌‌Apple TV‌‌. Open up Settings and go to System > Software Update to get the new software. ‌‌Apple TV‌‌ owners who have automatic software updates activated will be upgraded to tvOS 26.2 automatically.

The tvOS 26.2 update changes the way that profiles work on the Apple TV, adding an option to create a profile without an Apple Account. With no need for an Apple Account, profiles can be created for guests and children.

For profiles made for children, there is an age-restricted mode that limits the content that kids can access in the Apple TV app. The ‌Apple TV‌ app will only show content that is appropriate for the limits that have been established for the account, and rating options include TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and more.

Apple shares full release notes for tvOS in its tvOS support document when new versions are released, so check that out for additional details.

Article Link: Apple Releases tvOS 26.2 With New TV Profiles, Dedicated Kids Mode

 

[smaffei]

Why can't Apple give users a way to group movies / tv shows in their Library in tvOS?!?

I bought a bunch of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes (in the 99 for $50 sale). But, they are dispersed throughout my movie listings. Would love to put them in a group that can consolidate them down to one item in the main list.

 

[DestructoTim]

Wish the other users had their own app instances. It’s annoying when you open your profile on Apple TV and then open an app, but the app is still logged in on another persons in-app profile. Kinda defeats the purpose of having my own Apple profile, when every app has their own profile system and you have to change all of those individually.

 

[co.ag.2005]

Can I PIN protect the main profile? and have a guest and kids profile separately?

 

[63W]

Thats it??

 

[bydandie]

Anyone else seeing series missing from AppleTV?

Movies show fine just not series, when manually searching for Slow Horses or Down Cemetery Road I get

“Content unavailable

This content is no longer available”,

This also impacts the App on webOS but is fine on iOS 26 🤯

 

[63W]

Anyone else seeing series missing from AppleTV?

Movies show fine just not series, when manually searching for Slow Horses or Down Cemetery Road I get

“Content unavailable

This content is no longer available”,

This also impacts the App on webOS but is fine on iOS 26 🤯

Nope. No issues here.

 

[bydandie]

Nope. No issues here.

So on my wife account it’s fine.

On mine (different accounts for store and iCloud) no series. But on iPadOS 26.2, iOS 26.2 and tvOS 26.1 no issue at all 🤯

 

[salz4life]

Why can't Apple give users a way to group movies / tv shows in their Library in tvOS?!?

I bought a bunch of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes (in the 99 for $50 sale). But, they are dispersed throughout my movie listings. Would love to put them in a group that can consolidate them down to one item in the main list.

I just want to be able to go directly to different seasons in the few TV series I have instead of having to go from Episode 1 to Episode 50 (for example)!

 

[jamie0610]

How do I switch a profile to become a kids one? Right now all the profiles are managed under a family with individual Apple IDs…

 

[Crom!]

Don't care.....where is pass through audio?

 

[bozzykid]

Don't care.....where is pass through audio?

It is never coming.

 

[djplong]

Would it be so revolutionary to have 'joint profiles'? I have mine. My wife has hers. It would be nice it we had a 'joint' profile for shows we watch together instead of having them all mixed in to each of our Continue Watching lists.

 

[TFrank2]

Anyone else seeing series missing from AppleTV?

Movies show fine just not series, when manually searching for Slow Horses or Down Cemetery Road I get

“Content unavailable

This content is no longer available”,

This also impacts the App on webOS but is fine on iOS 26 🤯

Having the same issue. App is barely usable. Only thing that loads for me is my library. Otherwise everything else is content unavailable

 

[netnothing]

Having the same issue. App is barely usable. Only thing that loads for me is my library. Otherwise everything else is content unavailable

Same here on the ATV. Nice job Apple. Stellar update.

 

[TFrank2]

Same here on the ATV. Nice job Apple. Stellar update.

So bad. The shoddy rollouts continue. The one streaming component they control is the only thing that isn’t functional. Back to YouTube for the night 😂

 

[netnothing]

Able to Airplay from phone to ATV at least.

 

[TFrank2]

Able to Airplay from phone to ATV at least.

Apple’s System Status page still shows that everything is normal but I’m unable to access anything within the Apple TV app on one of our Fire TV Sticks as well

 

[netnothing]

Apple’s System Status page still shows that everything is normal but I’m unable to access anything within the Apple TV app on one of our Fire TV Sticks as well

Some threads on Reddit with people having issues as well.