About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates

Find out which Apple TV you have or how to update it to the latest software. Learn about previous software updates for Apple TV.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

• Home screen: Watch full screen previews for new movies, hit music, top-rated games, and more as you highlight apps on the top row. Swipe up to hear audio and make selections. 
• Multiuser: Get a tailored Apple TV experience with your own Up Next list in the Apple TV app, playlists in Apple Music, and more. Invite users with your Apple TV or the Home app to get started. 
• Control Center: Hold the TV button on the Siri Remote to switch users, change audio sources, access music, and put Apple TV to sleep. 
• Apple Arcade: Enjoy unlimited access to 100+ new games on your Apple devices. From immersive new worlds to earth-shattering sound effects, the experience is all too real on your big screen with Apple TV. 
• Game controllers: Play games with popular controllers, like PlayStation DualShock 4 and the Xbox Wireless Controller with Bluetooth. 
• Apple Music: Listen to your favorite music with perfectly timed lyrics. Swipe through the lyrics and jump to any verse in the song with a click. 
• Screen savers: Enjoy stunning new videos of underwater seascapes from bodies of water all over the globe. Tap the Siri Remote to see the location, or swipe to see the next one. 

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements and this feature:

• Apple TV app: The all new Apple TV app gives you one place to watch all of your favorite shows and movies across all of your devices. Subscribe to just the Apple TV channels you want. Browse thousands of titles from the iTunes Store that you can buy or rent. And get recommendations for shows and movies based on everything you watch.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements and these features:

• Siri:^* Ask Siri on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to play what you want to watch on your TV, and control what’s playing.
• Apple TV Remote: With iOS 12.2, you can access the Apple TV Remote right from the Lock screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. So you can easily play, pause, rewind, and control your Apple TV with just a tap.

*Siri availability and functionality vary by country and region.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

• Dolby Atmos: With Apple TV 4K and a Dolby Atmos–compatible sound system, you can enjoy three-dimensional audio that sends sound around and above you.
• Aerial screen savers: Enjoy new Aerials shot from space. Get location information for an Aerial with just a tap and switch different locations with a swipe.
• Autofill passwords: With iOS 12, you can autofill passwords saved on your iOS device to sign in to apps on your Apple TV.
• Find My iPhone: If you turn on Find My iPhone for your devices, you can ask Siri on Apple TV to play a sound on a device to help you find it.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements and this feature:

• AirPlay 2: Listen to your favorite songs across every Apple TV, HomePod, and AirPlay 2-compatible speaker you have in your home. Or play something different in every room at the same time.

• Apple TV App: Now available in Brazil and Mexico.
• Siri:^* Siri now understands Portuguese in Brazil.
• Video playback: On Apple TV HD, you can play videos in their original frame rate.

*Siri availability and functionality vary by country and region.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements and these features:

• Apple TV App: Now available in France, Germany, and the UK. And in the United States, you can browse the new Sports tab for live and upcoming games, and choose your favorite teams to automatically add games to Up Next and receive notifications.
• Amazon Prime Video: Now available in the App Store for Apple TV. Enjoy Prime Originals, along with popular movies and TV shows.
• Video playback: On Apple TV 4K, you can play videos in their original frame rate and dynamic range.
• Accessibility: VoiceOver navigation and reading improvements including a VoiceOver Follow Focus rotor item and a Read Screen After Delay option available in all navigation modes. Also improved consistency of text input when dictated.

This update includes general performance and stability improvements and this feature:

• Apple TV app: Now available in Norway and Sweden.

• 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR): Enjoy a cinematic experience on your Apple TV 4K with sharp, crisp images and more true-to-life colors.
• Apple TV app: Now available in Australia and Canada, the Apple TV app gives you one place for all your shows and movies. Continue watching your favorites, and see what’s new and popular.
• One Home Screen: Keep your apps and Home screens the same across every Apple TV you own, just by signing into iCloud.
• Control your Apple TV from Control Center: In iOS 11, you can now control your Apple TV from Control Center on all of your iOS devices.
• AirPods: If your AirPods are paired to an iOS device that’s signed into iCloud, you can automatically connect them to your Apple TV.
• Appearance: Automatically change the background appearance of your Apple TV from light to dark based on the time of day.
• Display languages: Apple TV now supports right-to-left scripts, including Arabic and Hebrew.
• Accessibility: Apple TV offers compatibility with more than 70 refreshable braille displays.