Apple tvOS
Updated on Apr 28, 2025
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. Starting with the second generation, the software is based on the iOS operating system and has many similar frameworks, technologies, and concepts.
| Release | Release Date | Core Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Sep 16, 2024 (7 months ago) | Yes | 18.4.1 (Apr 16, 2025) |
| 17 | Sep 18, 2023 (1 year ago) | Sep 16, 2024 (7 months ago) | 17.6.1 (Aug 19, 2024) |
| 16 | Sep 12, 2022 (2 years ago) | Sep 18, 2023 (1 year ago) | 16.6 (Jul 24, 2023) |
| 15 | Sep 20, 2021 (3 years ago) | Sep 12, 2022 (2 years ago) | 15.6 (Jul 20, 2022) |
| 14 | Sep 16, 2020 (4 years ago) | Sep 20, 2021 (3 years ago) | 14.7 (Jul 19, 2021) |
| 13 | Sep 24, 2019 (5 years ago) | Sep 16, 2020 (4 years ago) | 13.4.8 (Jul 15, 2020) |
| 12 | Sep 17, 2018 (6 years ago) | Sep 24, 2019 (5 years ago) | 12.4.1 (Aug 26, 2019) |
| 11 | Sep 19, 2017 (7 years ago) | Sep 17, 2018 (6 years ago) | 11.4.1 (Jul 09, 2018) |
| 10 | Sep 13, 2016 (8 years ago) | Sep 19, 2017 (7 years ago) | 10.2.2 (Jul 19, 2017) |
| 9 | Oct 29, 2015 (9 years ago) | Sep 13, 2016 (8 years ago) | 9.2.2 (Jul 18, 2016) |
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