tvOS (formerly Apple TV Software) is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for the Apple TV, a digital media player. In the first-generation Apple TV, Apple TV Software was based on Mac OS X.[2] Starting with the second generation, the software is based on the iOS operating system and has many similar frameworks, technologies, and concepts.
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tvOS |
The homescreen of tvOS 13 |
Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Written in | C, C++, Swift, Objective-C, assembly language |
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Working state | Current |
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Source model | Closed, with open-source components |
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Initial release | January 9, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-01-09) as Apple TV Software October 29, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-29) as tvOS |
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Latest release | 17.5[1] (May 13, 2024; 2 days ago (2024-05-13)) [±] |
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Marketing target | Television, casual gaming |
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Available in | 71 languages |
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List of languages Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Català, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch (Deutschland), Deutsch (Österreich), Deutsch (Schweiz), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (India), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (Singapore), English (South Africa), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Español (Argentina), Español (Bolivia), Español (Chile), Español (Colombia), Español (Costa Rica), Español (Ecuador), Español (El Salvador), Español (España), Español (Estados Unidos), Español (Guatemala), Español (Honduras), Español (Latinoamérica), Español (México), Español (Nicaragua), Español (Panamá), Español (Paraguay), Español (Perú), Español (Puerto Rico), Español (República Dominicana), Español (Uruguay), Español (Venezuela), Français (Belgique), Français (Canada), Français (France), Français (Suisse), Hrvatski, Italiano (Italia), Italiano (Svizzera), Magyar, Nederlands (België), Nederlands (Nederland), Norsk bokmål, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Slovenčina, Suomi, Svenska, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, Ελληνικά, Русский, Українська, עברית, العربية, हिंदी, ภาษาไทย, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文 (台灣), 繁體中文 (澳門), 繁體中文 (香港) |
Update method | Firmware-over-the-air |
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Platforms |
- ARMv8-A (tvOS 9 and later)
- ARMv7-A (Apple TV Software 4 – Apple TV Software 7)
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Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
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Default user interface | 10-foot user interface |
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License | Commercial proprietary software |
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Official website | developer.apple.com/tvos/ |
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The second- and third-generation Apple TV have several built-in applications, but do not support third-party applications.
On September 9, 2015, Apple announced the fourth-generation Apple TV, with support for third-party applications. Apple also changed the name of the Apple TV operating system to tvOS, adopting the camel case nomenclature that they were using for their other operating systems, iOS and watchOS.[3]