Apple has just released tvOS 27.2 for Apple TV 4K users, here’s what’s new in the latest software update.
New features for profiles, screen savers, and more arrive in tvOS 27.2
Apple TV 4K benefits from a few new and improved features in tvOS 27.2, with even bigger changes around the corner.
Profiles: User profiles in the TV app expand to iPhone and iPad for the first time in iOS 27.2, making them more useful on tvOS than before too. Alongside this expansion, Apple has added a variety of new characters to the profile selection screen. Your profile can now use characters from The Snoopy Show, Frog & Toad, and Stillwater.
Screen savers: If you ever wish you could experience more of Apple TV’s great screen savers, now you can. tvOS 27.2 adds a new “Shuffle” option when choosing your screen saver category, it automatically cycles through Aerials, Memories & Slideshows, Portraits, and Snoopy screen savers. Additionally, there are new controls to customize which content from your Photos library is used in the Portraits and Memories & Slideshows screen saver categories.
Sign language: tvOS 27.2 now supports ASL (American Sign Language) and BSL (British Sign Language) with select movies and TV shows in the Apple TV app. You can toggle these languages on from the Settings app or player controls.
Apple Music rebrand: Apple Music just got a new look, and tvOS 27.2 includes a new app icon for the Music app as well as other minor design updates to align with the rebrand.
Joining these three additions, Apple has bigger tvOS 27.2 updates launching soon.
Coming soon: Siri AI and surround sound with HomePod
When Apple introduced its new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini earlier this month, it outlined a couple new Apple TV features that will be available soon as part of tvOS 27.2.
One is Siri AI, Apple’s big overhaul to Siri that until now has been absent from Apple TV. You’ll be able to get Siri AI on Apple TV 4K 2nd gen and later. Apple says:
Siri AI is a profoundly more capable and conversational assistant with personal context understanding, broad world knowledge, and the ability to take even more systemwide app actions, making it effortless to find entertainment.
Additionally, the new 4th gen Apple TV 4K will exclusively support a surround sound HomePod feature in tvOS 27.2. The new capability lets you use four compatible HomePods as two front and two rear speakers for what Apple calls “the ultimate audio experience.”
Which new tvOS 27.2 features are you most interested in? Let us know in the comments.
Best Apple TV 4K accessories
- AirPods Pro 3 (now only $199, down from $249)
- Anti-slip silicone case for Siri Remote, AirTag compatible
- TotalMount for mounting Apple TV
- iPhone Continuity Camera mount for Apple TV
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