Every new version introduces some changes and new features.
Below is a look at the evolution of tvOS since its debut.
First, the Control Center is simplified and moves to the upper-right corner of the screen.
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Tabs will let you control devices like headphones, switch user profiles, and check cameras connected to HomeKit.
The Apple TV is also getting FaceTime.
This new feature brings Apple’s video conferencing software to your TV.
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You use your iPhone camera and mic for this using the Continuity Camera feature.
A minor update is a remote locator that works with the iPhone.
Arcade also got support for more input devices, including Nintendo’s Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers.
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The Photos app gained compatibility with iCloud Shared Photo Library in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
This feature gives you better sound from AirPods 3, Pro, or Max earphones.
The Apple TV version lets you move viewing to the larger screen while still keeping playback synced for everyone.
you could also connect AirPods to hear your shows and movies with spatial sound.
Plus, each person had separate volume controls.
Gamers also got multiuser support and more compatible game controllers, including Xbox Adaptive Controllers.
Apple TV also gained new picture-in-picture support and new screensavers.
It eventually integrated with Apples streaming service, Apple TV+, which launched in 2019.
AirPlay 2 brought multi-room audio play to HomePod, while speakers connected to the Apple TV appeared in HomeKit.
This is also known as the 5th Generation Apple TV.
All of these features were available for the 4th generation Apple TV via a software update.
A 160 GB model was released in 2009.
This first iteration was discontinued in 2015, with the iTunes feature removed in 2018 due to security concerns.
It wasnt until 2015s 4th generation Apple TV that tvOS 9 became the first operating system named such.
Current versions of the hardware support 4K resolutions and improved sound systems, including Dolby Digital.
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The original Apple TV was first unveiled in 2006 and was initially called iTV.
