Apple released updated for pretty much all its major devices on Wednesday, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac, but it’s also worth noting that Apple released tvOS 17.1 for compatible Apple TV models as well.
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iOS 17.1 includes support for the Nintendo Switch N64 controller
iOS 17.1 and other related updates allow you to connect Nintendo's Switch N64 controller to play games on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV.
How to find a lost or misplaced Siri Remote with your iPhone
Instead of throwing the pillows away and looking underneath the couch frantically, quickly find a misplaced Siri Remote for your Apple TV with your iPhone.
Unintelligible conversations? How to use Enhance Dialogue on your Apple TV
Use the Enhance Dialogue feature on your Apple TV when you can't clearly hear what characters in your favorite TV shows and movies are saying.
Alpine brings modern tvOS notification and prompt aesthetics to jailbroken iPhones
One of the brilliant features of tvOS is the uniquely crafted notification system that blurs the background of any prompt to bring your attention directly to the options at hand.
iOS 17 brings support for editing Cinematic Mode videos in third-party apps
Third-party apps can finally playback Cinematic Mode videos shot on an iPhone 13 or later, as well as perform non-destructive edits like Apple's Photos app.
What is Apple’s TipKit framework? How does it surface hidden features in apps?
Discovering a new app feature can surprise and delight users. Apple's TipKit is an official way for third-party developers to show useful tips in their apps.
Ecosystem powers: tvOS 17 lets you find a lost Siri Remote using iPhone
The Apple TV remote can quickly become misplaced, but Apple's ecosystem gives you the magical power to locate a lost Siri Remote using your iPhone.
Apple unveils tvOS 17 with support for FaceTime, all-new Control Center, and more
During its 2023 WWDC keynote address, Apple today announced tvOS 17. Now, tvOS obviously doesn't have as high a profile as Apple's other platforms, like iOS or macOS, but the update does bring about some significant new features and improvements, such as FaceTime and video conferencing, an all-new Control Center, and more.
Apple TV 4K gains the multiview feature for watching four simultaneous sports streams
Multivew on Apple TV 4K lets you watch four simultaneous matches at once, quickly switch between quad-screen, split-screen and fullscreen views, and so on.
tvOS 16.5 brings multiview and enables Thread 1.3 support on your Apple TV
tvOS 16.5 brings two new features to your Apple TV: The ability to watch four sports streams simultaneously and support for the updated Thread 1.3 standard.
Spartan is an upcoming file browser for tvOS 14.0 and later
We hardly see as much love for jailbroken Apple TVs as we see for jailbroken iPhones and iPads, but an upcoming project dubbed Spartan is drumming up some attention after being touted as “the first tvOS file browser” in a post shared on /r/jailbreak.