tvOS

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Apple operating system operating system

tvOS is Apple’s operating system designed specifically for its Apple TV digital media players, enabling apps, streaming, and interactive entertainment on the television.

Aliases (3)

tvOS 13 ×1
tvOS 14 ×1
tvOS SDK ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple operating system → operating system →
announcedAt	Apple September 2015 event →
announcedBy	Apple Inc. →
basedOn	iOS →
designedFor	Apple TV → digital media players →
developer	Apple Inc. →
family	Darwin → Unix-like operating systems →
initialReleaseDate	2015-10-30 →
kernelType	XNU →
packageManager	App Store →
platform	Apple TV 4K → Apple TV HD →
predecessor	Apple TV Software →
primaryInputDevice	Apple TV Remote → Siri Remote →
programmingLanguageForApps	Objective-C → Swift →
sdk	tvOS SDK →
sourceModel	closed source with open-source components →
supports	4K HDR video playback → AirPlay → App Store → App Store in multiple countries → Apple Arcade → Apple Music → Apple TV+ → Dolby Atmos (on supported hardware) → Dolby Vision (on supported hardware) → HomeKit → Siri → apps → games → iCloud integration → multi-user profiles → music streaming → screen savers → video streaming →
supportsInput	Bluetooth keyboards → game controllers →
targetAudience	home entertainment users →
targetDeviceType	set-top box →
userInterface	10-foot user interface →
usesFramework	Metal → SpriteKit → TVMLKit → UIKit for tvOS →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
App Store → Apple Arcade → Apple TV+ → Combine → Handoff → HomeKit framework → JavaScriptCore → Swift (programming language) → Swift Standard Library → SwiftUI → UIKit → iTunes Store →	platform
Apple Inc. → Apple TV → Apple hardware → Mail → Metal → Safari → Siri → VoiceOver → WebKit → XNU →	operatingSystem
Xamarin → Xcode →	supportsPlatform
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 ("tvOS 14") →	announced
Apple WWDC 2022 →	featuresPlatform
VoiceOver →	includedWith
Combine ("tvOS 13") →	introducedWith
NeXT Inc. →	operatingSystemBasisFor
APFS →	operatingSystemFamily
Objective-C →	runsOn
tvOS ("tvOS SDK") →	sdk
NeXT Inc. →	successorSoftware
Swift Package Manager →	supports
Apple Neural Engine →	targetPlatform
Darwin →	usedAsFoundationFor
FairPlay →	usedOnPlatform