Apple tvOS 26
Enjoy a similarly redesigned experience with your Apple TV for accessing streaming content, completing your Apple ecosystem.
Liquid Glass: This material extends to Apple TV, providing a more engaging experience. The content will remain central to the viewing experience while you fast-forward or rewind, start a sleep timer, adjust audio, or sett a “Movie night” scene in Control Center.
New Poster Art: New poster art incorporates Liquid Glass, and allows more shows and movies to be displayed, enhancing how you discover entertainment. To quickly find personalized viewing recommendations, you have the choice to automatically display profiles when Apple TV wakes.
Linked App Logins: tvOS 26 introduces a new API for developers that links app logins to an Apple Account, making it easy for you to sign in to your favourite apps, shows, and movies when setting up a new device.
Sing in Apple Music: Use iPhone as a handheld microphone for Apple TV and have your voices amplified as you belt out favourite songs.Everyone can jump in using their own iPhone to queue up songs or react with onscreen emoji. Accompanied by real-time lyrics and visual effects that light up the big screen, Sing in Apple Music is more engaging. There’s also Lyrics Translation and Pronunciation, so you can follow and sing along to an even wider variety of songs, even if you don’t know the language.
More Personalized FaceTime: Enjoy a more personalized FaceTime experience that’s consistent with iOS. Contact Posters on Apple TV make it easier and more personal by displaying a contact’s customized photo and name when starting a FaceTime call on Apple TV. Live Captions expand to include French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish. Additionally, FaceTime audio and phone call notifications will appear onscreen for the active profile, allowing you to answer on connected HomePod speakers or iPhone, and ensuring that communication with loved ones remains at the forefront.
New Screensavers: Enjoy landscapes with new Aerial screen savers captured across India, including in Goa and Kerala. Personalize the screen saver experience by choosing specific Cityscape, Earth, Landscape, or Underwater Aerials to display or hide.
Note: All Apple Intelligence features require supported devices, which include all iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad mini (A17 Pro), and iPad and Mac models with M1 and later that have Apple Intelligence enabled and Siri and device language set to the same supported language.
Along with official availability as stated, most, if not all, of these features are available for testing starting today through the Apple Developer Program at developer.apple.com. A public beta will be available through the Apple Beta Software Program next month at beta.apple.com.