Apple TV shows the user profile selector screen every time you power it on or wake it up from a long sleep. If you find this an extra unnecessary step, turn off the “Choose Profile On Wake” option in tvOS 26 settings, as explained below.
Your Apple TV will get new features this fall with tvOS 26, but you'll need newer hardware for Liquid Glass design and iPhone karaoke mode.
Learn how to download and install the tvOS 26 beta or non-beta on your Apple TV to experience all the latest features and the new Liquid Glass design.
Learn how to tone down the new Liquid Glass transparency effects across the user interfaces on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV running the latest version of their respective software.
The new tvOS 26 operating system supports the Thread 1.4 protocol on the Apple TV and HomePod for unified mesh networking in your smart home.
Apple has updated parental controls in iOS 26 and other operating systems with new child safety features, including permission to text new numbers.
Here's a roundup of all the key announcements Apple made at WWDC25 today, including its new Liquid Glass interfaces for the iPhone and other devices.
At WWDC 2025, Apple announced a flurry of software updates that will be available for all its devices this Fall, including iOS 26 for iPhones, iPadOS 26 for iPads, macOS 26 Tahoe for Macs, watchOS 26 for Apple Watches, visionOS 26 for Apple Vision Pros, and tvOS 26 for Apple TVs.
Following the conclusion of its WWDC25 keynote, Apple has released the first developer betas of iOS 26 and its other renamed operating systems.
Apple has previewed the overhauled user interfaces across the iPhone and other devices, known as Liquid Glass, at the WWDC2025 today.