Apple Seeds Second Beta of tvOS 16.4 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming tvOS 16.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after the launch of the first tvOS 16.4 beta.

Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 16.4 update by downloading a profile on the Apple TV using Xcode.

tvOS updates are usually minor, focusing on internal bug fixes and improvements rather than notable outward-facing changes. There is no word as of yet what's included in the tvOS 16.4 update, but we'll update this article if we find anything new.

Apple shares some information on tvOS releases in its tvOS support document, which is updated after each tvOS launch.

Though we don't often know what's new in tvOS during the beta testing process, we let MacRumors readers know when new updates are available so those who are developers can download it upon release.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Beta of tvOS 16.4 to Developers

 

[Realityck]

Still interesting to have the bundled remote paired with a Apple TV, but if you bring a iPad that was using the software remote to the same Apple TV it can sometimes unpair the remote, so that you have to put your bundled remote a few inches away to restart the Apple TV.

 

[FishyFish]

I have a feeling this release is going to be tremendous.

 

[crofford]

Still interesting to have the bundled remote paired with a Apple TV, but if you bring a iPad that was using the software remote to the same Apple TV it can sometimes unpair the remote, so that you have to put your bundled remote a few inches away to restart the Apple TV.

Ugh!!! I’ve been trying to figure out why that keeps happening!!!

 

[Realityck]

tvOS 16.4 Beta 2 Release Notes​

Home​

New Features​

• Both manual and automatic Software Update support is now available for Matter Accessories. (102727759)

SwiftUI​

Resolved Issues​

• Fixed: ScrollView has improved support for right to left languages by default. If you have a ScrollView that shouldn’t change its behavior in right to left languages, use the .environment(\.layoutDirection, .leftToRight)modifier to ensure the ScrollView always sees a left to right layout direction. (65108729)
• Fixed: Search scopes are now supported on tvOS. (84039097)

 

[Realityck]

Ugh!!! I’ve been trying to figure out why that keeps happening!!!

It's similar to having two bluetooth signals where the stronger one wins if I had to guess. But one it unpairs you can't pair it successively without restarting the OS.

 

[318iphone]

It's similar to having two bluetooth signals where the stronger one wins if I had to guess. But one it unpairs you can't pair it successively without restarting the OS.

I've always been able to re pair my remote by following these steps. I don't have to reboot my appleTV. Regardless its super annoying!

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Everyone always says you can't do much to update TVOS, but there is a specific thing that Apple should do that Roku does very well. Allow you to check for updates on individual apps using juggle mode. So basically you do what you would do to delete or put the app in the folder, but then there would be another item saying check for updates and it would send you directly to the app store. The fact that we are 16 updates into this and you still can't do such a simple thing is kind of a joke.

 

[bookofxero]

I've always been able to re pair my remote by following these steps. I don't have to reboot my appleTV. Regardless its super annoying!

Thank you! I installed the update yesterday and it was fixed when the OS rebooted as part of the update, but sometimes I just want my remote to @&$#! work and this should be a lot faster.

 

[_Spinn_]

I wish we would get the Home app on tvOS. Also it would be nice to be able to update your Apple TVs from the Home app like you can with HomePods.