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Apple today released tvOS 27 after several months of beta testing. tvOS 27 is available for free on the Apple TV 4K.

tvOS 27 Feature
tvOS 27 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the ‌‌‌Apple TV‌‌‌. Open up Settings and go to System > Software Update to get the new software. ‌‌‌Apple TV‌‌‌ owners who have automatic software updates activated will be upgraded to tvOS 27 automatically.

tvOS 27 features a redesigned Podcasts app, options for larger text and customizable subtitles, and a more responsive Control Center. AirPlaying to an ‌Apple TV‌ from another Apple device is faster, apps open quicker, and animations are smoother.

tvOS 27 works on the 2nd and 3rd generation ‌Apple TV‌ 4K models, and it drops support for the ‌Apple TV‌ HD and the first-generation ‌Apple TV‌ 4K.

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Heelpir8
1 hour ago at 10:41 am
Updates my ATV from RC build 24J360 to build 24J361.
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orbital~debris
2 hours ago at 10:24 am
Maybe this version of tvOS will de-cloak the rumoured new tv hardware… Sort of a Steve Jobs-style 'ta-da' intro, with it having been sitting in our lounges in 'plain view' for the last week.
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MrGimper
1 hour ago at 10:41 am
I just spent ages trying to find how to leave the beta program on my atv now tvOS 27 has released, and was tearing my hair out as I couldn't see where.

So if you are having the same issue and Beta Updates doesn't show under software updates, then press play on the remote 4x in quick succession while on the software updates screen and then a number of options, including Beta Updates on/off, appears.
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AppleMega
1 hour ago at 11:01 am
I installed it. You didn't mention it, but Music is supposed to have hi-res lossless now. Audio Quality in Music still says: Lossless ALAC up to 24-bit/48 kHz. That's the same as before and not Hi-Res Lossless audio, which by Apple standards is 24-bit/96 kHz and above. (I have a 2nd gen 2021 4K box)
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mcru21
1 hour ago at 10:45 am
rip to my 1st gen apple tv 4k
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