Apple tvOS 17: Release date, features, and compatibility

Apple company always believes in innovation and has continually made improvements to its tvOS platform. The last two years have seen relatively minor updates but now the company has been vigorously doing innovation. The latest version of the Apple TV’s OS brings several new improvements. Let’s find out the details of Apple tvOS 17 Release date features and compatibility. The same was launched on September 18, 2023, alongside iOS 17.

Here are the details of Apple tvOS 17 Release Date Features and Compatibility

Apple Company has officially announced tvOS 17 at WWDC 2023 this summer about the launch of tvOS 17.

tvOS 17 Release Date and Name

• tvOS 17: September 18, 2023
• tvOS 16: September 12, 2022
• tvOS15: September 20, 2021
• tvOS 14: September 16, 2020
• tvOS 13: September 24, 2019

How to install the latest version of tvOS

You need to update the latest version of tvOS you’ll simply need to go to Settings > System > Software Updates > Update Software. then you can click on Download and Install and then finally Update Now. 

tvOS 17.1 beta is now available for developers

While tvOS 17 hasn’t been out long that’s not stopping Apple from making improvements. The new tvOS 17.1 beta is available for testing only. While it’s designed for developers, but not available for the general public. General Public can get into the action by signing up via the Apple Beta Software Program. While there is no official changelog to expect. 

tvOS 17 features

In 2023 both iPadOS and iOS have launched and they tend to get bigger feature updates. While tvOS keeps things a bit more modest. This year is different, as we see several exciting features heading to tvOS.

Do Profiles Setting

Here is another big change, with the profiles. In the new software, the profile switching is also faster than the previous one. You just need to download the Apple TV using the remote app on your iPhone’s Control Center. It will immediately launch you into the appropriate profile. Every user can customize profile settings, It will also be saved with tvOS 17.

Facetime on Apple TV

Now Facetime is available on the Apple TV. It is more convenient to make video calls from your Apple TV. Which is a very important feature of the new launch. This change is the introduction of an official FaceTime app for Apple TV streaming boxes.

Apple TV does not have a camera. Apple will utilize the cameras and microphones from your iPhone or iPad using the same Continuity Camera feature previously introduced for Apple’s laptops. 

 The new Siri Remote Finder

I always lose my TV remote and this feature is for people like me. If you are an Apple TV owner,  then it is official that there will be a feature which is, the Siri Remote Finder. This is a second-generation update for the Apple TV remote. This is under the Control Center on your iPhone. It will give you a radius not the exact location for your remote, but in the radius you can find your TV remote easily. 

New Dialogue Enhancer

If there is background noise then it is impossible to hear the dialogue of the main star. Hence, while watching the movie you can use the new feature “a New Dialogue Enhancer” to cancel all the background cracks.  A new Dialogue Enhancer launched by Apple separates dialogue from sound effects, music, and other noise and brings it forward to the center channel to help you hear it better. 

New Screensavers and Others.

Here are just a few other tvOS 17 features we can expect:

• Apple is also introducing memories as screensavers and new screensavers that feature slow-motion footage of rainforests.
• Apple TV will now work with other VPN apps.
• Apple Fitness Plus is getting a few improvements, specifically with the big screen in mind.
• Dolby Vision 8.1 support is coming.
• Users can now see themselves onscreen and add entertaining filters as they sing along to their favorite songs.

tvOS 17 Compatibility

The Apple TV devices have been around for years, the switch was launched in 2015. Every tvOS-based Apple TV device has fully supported every tvOS update. Every device released after the Apple TV HD (2015) supports the OS 17 update, which means every generation of the Apple TV 4K.

tvOS 17 on New Devices

tvOS 17 has already been rolled out but Apple continues to make improvements to its software, which includes testing it on new hardware. Reportedly Apple is working on a HomePad with a display to take on Google and others, it also has a version of the iPad Mini modified to work with tvOS alongside a future version of the screenless HomePod.

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Conclusion

This is all about the iOS 17 New Features. I hope it will answer all the questions in your mind and you will enjoy it. All the details written above are the writer’s judgment. Thank you for reading. If you have any queries and suggestions kindly leave a comment.