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tvOS (formerly Apple TV Software) is an operating system created and developed by Apple for the Apple TV, a digital media player. In the first-generation Apple TV, Apple TV Software is based on Mac OS X. The software for the second-generation and later Apple TVs is based on the iOS operating system and has many similar frameworks, technologies, and concepts. The second- and third-generation Apple TV have several built-in applications, but do not support third-party applications. On September 9, 2015, Apple announced the fourth-generation Apple TV, with support for third-party applications. Apple also changed the name of the Apple TV operating system to tvOS, adopting the camel casenomenclature that they were using for its other operating systems: iOS, watchOS, and (later, in 2016) macOS. The latest version, tvOS 26, was released on September 15, 2025. HistoryOn October 30, 2015, the fourth-generation Apple TV was released and shipped with tvOS 9.0. On November 9, 2015, tvOS 9.0.1 was released, primarily to address minor issues. tvOS 9.1 was released on December 8, 2015, along with OS X 10.11.2, iOS 9.2, and watchOS 2.1. Apple also updated the Remote apps on iOS and watchOS, enablin