Apple has announced tvOS 26

tvOS 26, the latest operating strategy update for Apple TV hardware, has been unveiled successful the roster of announcements made by Apple astatine its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

We’re presently connected tvOS 18, truthful the caller tvOS 26 sanction whitethorn confuse immoderate users who were watching retired for tvOS 19 announcements. As with the iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, tvOS has besides been renumbered to “26” to bespeak the merchandise cycles for Apple’s instrumentality operating systems, successful this lawsuit being September 2025 to September 2026.

The astir noticeable alteration is that tvOS 26 has a caller look. UI elements person been visually refreshed with a glossy “Liquid Glass” plan language that aligns with visionOS arsenic portion of Apple’s extremity of unifying the idiosyncratic acquisition crossed each of its operating systems.

Any AirPlay-enabled talker tin beryllium designated arsenic the imperishable default talker for Apple TV devices, a diagnostic that was antecedently restricted to prime Apple HomePod models.This volition marque the Apple TV a much wireless experience, arsenic you won’t person to ligament it to your dependable strategy unless you truly privation to.

The update besides includes a karaoke mode, called Sing with Apple Music, that volition fto you usage your iPhone arsenic a mic arsenic opus lyrics look connected the TV, including translation and pronunciation cues. You’ll besides beryllium capable to queue up songs from your iPhone.

Apple says that Apple TV users volition person the prime to automatically show profiles erstwhile the instrumentality wakes up to rapidly leap backmost into their idiosyncratic recommendations, watchlists, and Apple Music playlists. A caller API volition fto developers nexus app logins to an Apple Account, making it easier to motion into streaming services erstwhile mounting up a caller device.

The tvOS 18 update introduced real-time onscreen insights astir live-action Apple TV Plus movies and shows, AI-enhanced subtitles, and caller screensavers for Apple TV 4K erstwhile it rolled retired successful September past year. The tvOS 26 update volition beryllium disposable contiguous successful developer beta, with a nationalist beta successful July, and a afloat merchandise successful the fall.

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