These minor updates for the Apple TV and HomePod models include unspecified general performance and stability improvements in the tvOS operating system.
Apple launches 16.3.1 updates for HomePod and Apple TV with bug fixes and stability improvements
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tvOS 16 brings Siri voice recognition and other new Apple TV features
Aside from other new features, tvOS 16 brings support for Siri voice recognition which lets your Apple TV recognize each household member by their voice.
tvOS 16.1 hits Apple TV with under-the-hood bug fixes and improvements
tvOS 16.1 is light on new Apple TV features. Instead, this software update brings several under-the-hood bug fixes along with important platform improvements.
Why automatic iOS updates can take several weeks to get installed
Learn why your iPhone takes a few weeks to update itself even though automatic iOS updates are turned on, and there's a new update already available.
Third unc0ver for TV beta adds updated nitoTV with fix for boot loops
The unc0ver Team has released a third public beta of its unc0ver for TV jailbreak tool for the Apple TV 4 and Apple TV 4K this week with a number of critical bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as updated bundled software.
The latest updated beta build was announced late last night via the unc0ver Team’s official Twitter account:
Unc0ver for TV v5.1.0 b1 released with support for latest tvOS
Team unc0ver has launched yet another iteration of its novel jailbreak, this time focusing on support for the latest versions of tvOS for the Apple TV. Unc0ver for TV is a separate fork from the traditional unc0ver jailbreak and begins at version 5.1.0 beta 1.
News regarding the new unc0ver for TV release was shared first by the unc0ver Team via Twitter Tuesday afternoon:
Apple TV app launches on Roku devices
The Apple TV app is now available on select Roku players ahead of the November 1 launch of the iPhone maker's original video-streaming service, dubbed Apple TV+.
ChimeraTV v1.3.6 released with Sock Puppet improvements and a newer iteration of nitoTV
Earlier today, the Electra Team released version 1.3.6 of the iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak with improvements for the Sock Puppet exploit and a fix for random crashes after jailbreaking, and as it would seem, they’ve just now pushed a similar update for the tvOS-centric ChimeraTV jailbreak.
The Electra Team announced ChimeraTV v1.3.6 via Twitter just a few minutes ago:
Electra Team releases Chimera v1.3.4 w/ bug fixes, ChimeraTV 1.3.4 w/ tvOS 12.2 & 12.4 support
The Electra Team released updated versions of both the iOS-centric Chimera jailbreak tool and the tvOS-centric ChimeraTV jailbreak tool Wednesday evening, bringing both tools up to version 1.3.4 on the official Chimera download page.
The Electra Team announced these new updates just a few minutes ago via Twitter, denoting some of the changes that came with each new iteration:
Chimera updated with support for some iOS 12.3 betas as ChimeraTV gets support for tvOS 12.2
It appears to be a big day for the Electra Team. Just this morning, the iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak received an update to version 1.2.3 with support for certain builds of the iOS 12.3 beta, and in addition to that, the tvOS-centric ChimeraTV jailbreak was updated to version 1.2.2 with support for tvOS 12.2 on the Apple TV 4K.
The Electra team shared both announcements this morning via Twitter, linking to the newly-updated jailbreak tools on the Chimera website in the process:
Samsung issues update with new Apple TV app and AirPlay 2 support for select TV models
Samsung on Monday announced that it will begin rolling out support for AirPlay 2 and Apple's new Apple TV app for its smart TV sets. The features will arrive via a firmware update for all 2019 smart TV models, and select 2018 models.
Apple releases tvOS 12.2.1 for Apple TV with bug fixes and performance improvements
Apple on Wednesday released the tvOS 12.2.1 software update for the fourth-generation Apple TV HD and the fifth-generation Apple TV 4K set-top boxes.