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Apple TV

June 02, 2023

This article is about the hardware media player. For the streaming service, see Apple TV+. For the media player app from Apple, see Apple TV app. For other uses, see Apple TV (disambiguation).

Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance hardware that plays received media data such as video and audio to a television set or external display. Since its second generation model, it is an HDMI-compliant source device and can only be connected to an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television through HDMI to function.

Apple TV
Apple TV 4K with Siri Remote
DeveloperApple Inc.
Manufacturer
TypeDigital media player
Microconsole
Release date
  • 1st generation: January 9, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-01-09)
  • 2nd generation: September 1, 2010; 12 years ago (2010-09-01)
  • 3rd generation: March 7, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-03-07)
  • 3rd generation Rev A: January 28, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-01-28)
  • HD: October 30, 2015; 7 years ago (2015-10-30)
  • 4K (1st generation): September 22, 2017; 5 years ago (2017-09-22)
  • 4K (2nd generation): May 21, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-05-21)
  • 4K (3rd generation): November 4, 2022; 6 months ago (2022-11-04)
Introductory price
  • US$299.00 (1st generation)[1]
  • $99.00 (2nd and 3rd generation)[2]
  • $149.00 (HD 32 GB)
  • $179.00 (4K 32 GB)
  • $199.00 (HD and 4K 64 GB)[3]
  • $129 (4K 64 GB, 3rd Gen)
  • $149 (4K 128 GB, 3rd Gen)
Online services8,000 total apps, including 2,000 games and 1,600 video apps
(as of October 27, 2016)[4]
Websiteapple.com/tv-home

Apple TV lacks integrated controls and can only be controlled remotely, either through an Apple Remote, Siri Remote or some third party infrared remotes. Since the fourth generation model, Apple TV runs tvOS with multiple pre-installed Application software. Its media services include streaming media services, TV Everywhere-based services, local media sources, and sports journalism and broadcasts.

In March 2019, Apple announced Apple TV+ and Apple TV app a la carte, later released in November.

Background

In 1993, in an attempt to enter the home-entertainment industry, Apple released the Macintosh TV. The TV had a 14-inch CRT screen alongside a TV tuner card.[5]

It was not a commercial success, with only 10,000 units sold before its discontinuation in 1994.[6] The company's next industrial foray was in 1994 with the Apple Interactive Television Box 1994. The Box was a collaboration venture between Apple, BT Group, and Proximus Group, but it was never released to the general public.[6][7] Apple's final major industrial attempt before the Apple TV was the commission of the Apple Pippin in 1990s, which combined home game console with a networked computer.[6][8]

Starting as early as 2011, Gene Munster, a longtime investment banking analyst at Piper Sandler Companies, rumored that Apple would announce an HD television set hardware to compete with Sony, LG, Samsung, and other TV manufacturers.[9] According to Steve Jobs's 2011 biography, Jobs had found a breakthrough that would have made an Apple television commercially viable.[6][10] However, the project was cancelled in 2014 and was never released.[11]

At the March 2019 Apple special event, Apple announced the Apple TV+ streaming service, as well as Apple TV app that integrate movies from other Video on demand services. This was interpreted by media outlets as a departure from Apple's earlier strategy of looking for Killer application that would boost their set top box's market share.[12][13]

Models

First generation

 
Macworld San Francisco banner "Introducing Apple TV", January 9, 2007

At a September 2006 Apple special event, Apple announced the first generation Apple TV. It was originally announced as "iTV" to fit into their "i"-based product naming convention, but was renamed "Apple TV" before launch due to a trademark dispute with a British broadcasting network ITV in the United Kingdom, and they threatened to take legal action against Apple.[14] Pre-orders began in January 2007 and it was released in March 2007. It is based on a Pentium M processor and ran a variant of Mac OS X Tiger, and included a 40 GB hard disk for storing content.[15] It supported output up to 720p on HDTVs via HDMI, and supported some standard definition televisions via component video.[16] At launch, Apple TV required a Mac or Windows-based PC running iTunes on the same network to sync or stream content to it.[17]

A model with a 160 GB hard drive was released in May 2007. The 40 GB version was discontinued in September 2009.[18] In January 2008, it became a stand-alone device through a software update, which removed the requirement of iTunes syncing from separate computer, and allowed for media from services such as iTunes Store, MobileMe, and Flickr to be rented or purchased directly on the Apple TV.[19]

In July 2008, Apple released the software 2.1 update which added external recognition of iPhones and iPod Touches as alternative remote control devices to the Apple Remote.[20] In September 2015, Apple discontinued iTunes support for the first generation Apple TV, with accessibility being obstructed from such devices due to obsolete security standards.[21][22]

Second generation

Apple released the second generation Apple TV in September 2010. It was based on the ARM-based Apple A4 chip instead of an Intel x86 processor, and runs a variant of iOS.[23][24] It is housed in a black enclosure and is one-quarter the size of the first generation model. The device has 8 GB of flash storage for buffering, replacing the internal Hard disk drive in the first generation model. It supports output up to 720p via HDMI and does not support standard definition televisions.[25][26] In conjunction with its release, Apple renamed AirTunes as AirPlay, with support for streaming video from iPhones, iPads and Macs to Apple TV.[27]

Third generation

At a March 2012 Apple special event, Apple announced the third generation Apple TV. It is identical to its predecessor in external appearance, and includes an A5 chip with one core deactivated and supports 1080p video output.[28][29] It also allows remote access to HomeKit devices.[30]

Apple quietly released an updated "Rev A" in January 2013. It added support for peer-to-peer AirPlay, and it uses a single-core variant of the A5 chip. The device also draws less power than the original third generation model. It was discontinued in October 2016.[31] In December 2017, Apple added support for Amazon Prime Video.[32] The Apple TV app, bundled with Apple TV Software 7.3, was released in May 2019.[33]

HD (originally fourth generation)

On September 9, 2015, Apple announced the fourth generation Apple TV at an Apple special event. The fourth generation model uses a new operating system, tvOS, with an app store, allowing downloads of third-party apps for video, audio, games and other content. It uses a 64-bit Apple A8 chip, and adds support for Dolby Digital Plus audio. While similar to the form factor of the second and third generation models, the fourth generation model is taller. In contrast to the old remote's arrow button, the fourth generation Apple TV's touch remote uses swipe-to-select features, Siri support, a built-in microphone, volume control over HDMI CEC and IR, and an accelerometer (IMU).[34][35]

Upon release, the third-party apps were available from a limited range of providers, with new APIs providing opportunities for more apps. A requirement of new apps and games was that they must include interfacing with the new touchpad-enabled Siri remote, which was later relaxed for games.[36][37][38]

The fourth generation Apple TV started shipping in October 2015. Upon launch, there were several unexpected issues such as incompatibility with iTunes Remote app for iOS and watchOS.[39] These issues were fixed by Apple on December 8, 2015, in tvOS 9.1.[40] On September 13, 2016, Apple released tvOS 10, bringing an updated remote app, single-sign on, and light-on-dark color scheme. tvOS 10 also introduced HomeKit support and allows it to function as a home hub, supporting controlling appliances remotely, granting guest access, and setting up automations.[41]

Apple continued to sell the fourth generation model in parallel with newer, 4K versions as an entry-level option, rebranding it as the Apple TV HD in March 2019.[42][43]

On October 18, 2022, the Apple TV HD was discontinued after seven years on the market after the release of the 4K third generation model.[43]

4K (first generation)

 
Updated logo for Apple TV 4K

At an Apple special event on September 12, 2017, Apple announced the Apple TV 4K, which supports 2160p output, HDR10, Dolby Vision, and includes a faster Apple A10X chip supporting HEVC hardware decoding. Dolby Atmos support was added in tvOS 12.[44][45] Following the announcement of the new models, the 64 GB version of the Apple TV HD was discontinued.[46] Externally it is similar to the fourth generation model, with the only differences being the addition of vents on the base, the removal of the USB-C port, and the addition of a tactile white ring around the Menu button on the included Siri Remote.

4K (second generation)

On April 20, 2021, Apple announced an updated Apple TV 4K with the A12 Bionic chip, support for high frame rate HDR, HDMI 2.1, and Wi-Fi 6. Its HDMI port supports ARC and eARC, which allows other sources plugged into the television to output audio through Apple TV, including to AirPlay speakers like HomePod.[47] Like the HomePod mini, it has a Thread radio. It also has the ability to pair with the ambient light sensor on iPhones with Face ID to optimize its color output, a feature that was also extended to older Apple TVs with tvOS 14.5.[48] AirPlay supports high frame rate HDR playback, allowing videos shot on the iPhone 12 Pro in Dolby Vision 4K 60fps to be mirrored in full resolution. Following the announcement, the previous Apple TV 4K with an A10X chip was discontinued.[49]

The model also comes with a thicker redesigned Siri Remote with a circular touchpad with navigational buttons, as well as power and mute buttons. The remote does not include an accelerometer and gyroscope, which were present in the previous Siri Remote, making it incompatible with some games.[50] The remote is compatible with previous generation tvOS-based Apple TVs and ships with an updated SKU of the Apple TV HD.[51]

4K (third generation)

On October 18, 2022, Apple announced an updated Apple TV 4K with the A15 Bionic chip with a 5-core CPU (one high efficiency core disabled) and 5-core GPU, reduced weight and dimensions, and support for HDR10+. It comes in two configurations, a Wi-Fi-only model with 64 GB of storage, and a more expensive 128 GB model with Wi-Fi, Ethernet and a Thread radio. The included Siri Remote charges via USB-C instead of Lightning.[52]

Features

Apple TV allows consumers to use an HDTV with any Apple TV or a UHDTV with Apple TV 4K or later, to stream video, music, and podcasts as well as downloading apps and games from the tvOS App Store. The first, second, and third generations offered limited content which Apple had provisioned to work with Apple TV. These have now been discontinued[53] in favor of the fourth generation Apple TV, with an OS based on iOS called tvOS which lets developers create their own apps with their own interface that run on Apple TV. These include multimedia, music apps, and games.[54][55]

 
NASA app for Apple TV

Features of Apple TV include:

Video streaming
  • Users of Apple TV can rent or buy movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store, or stream video from a variety of services found in the tvOS App Store.
  • Users can stream live and on-demand content from apps that support login through a cable provider by way of one universal app also called Apple TV. The single-sign on feature in tvOS 10.1 and later allows users to log in to all of these apps at once, bypassing the need to authenticate each individually.
Music and Podcasts streaming
  • Users can access their music and podcasts libraries that they purchased in iTunes through iCloud through the Music and Podcasts apps, respectively. In addition, users can also subscribe to music streaming services and access content that way.
Photos
  • The built in Photos app syncs user photos from iCloud Photo Library and displays them on TV. In addition, users can download third-party apps like Adobe Lightroom[56] to view, edit and share them.[57]
Apps and games
  • With the fourth generation Apple TV and later, users can download apps and games from the tvOS App Store. This app store is similar to the one found on the Apple iPhone and iPad.
  • Apps can now be ported from iOS easily by developers since tvOS and iOS share a common codebase and kernel.
    Examples include the Papa John's[58] and Grubhub apps which allows for users to order food right from Apple TV and Zillow which allows users to search for homes right on their TV.[59] A NASA app for Apple TV includes live streaming of NASA TV content, including International Space Station missions.[60]
  • Games use the Accelerometer and Gyroscope along with the touchpad found on the Siri Remote for control. External Bluetooth game controllers can also be paired.
    Examples include Asphalt 8, which can be played using the Siri Remote.
Casting and mirroring
  • With AirPlay, users can stream or mirror content wirelessly from an iOS device or Mac. AirPlay can be accessed by swiping up from the bottom of the screen (swipe down from top right on newer models) in Control Center on iOS or in the Menu Bar on a Mac. Its functions include:[61]
    • Casting, which allows users to wirelessly send video or audio from their iPhone, iPad, or Mac to the Apple TV.
    • Mirroring, which allows users to wirelessly mirror their Mac screen or AirPlay device which to the TV, using it as a second monitor.
    • Peer-to-Peer AirPlay, which uses Bluetooth to connect if the Apple TV and the iOS Device/Mac are not on the same Wi-Fi network.
Siri
  • Siri is built into the fourth generation and later Apple TV. It enables voice dictation in text fields, including usernames and passwords.[15]
  • Universal search is available for a wide number of apps in the United States, but the feature is limited to iTunes and Netflix in Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In Australia, universal search supports movies and TV shows in iTunes, Netflix, and Stan.[62][63] Apple has been expanding the feature to encompass additional channels worldwide.[64]
  • A Live Tune-In feature that allows the viewer to ask Siri to tune to live streams.
HomeKit
  • The third-generation[65] Apple TV and later can also be used as a home hub to control HomeKit devices, such as locks, thermostats, or garage doors either locally or over the Internet. HomeKit Automation, such as automatic implementation of scenes, multiple user support, and using Siri to control devices, and remote access for shared users or HomeKit-enabled cameras is only possible with a fourth generation Apple TV or later.
General
  • HDMI CEC to control other devices in a user's home theater setup.[66]
  • App Switcher which enables users to switch apps.
  • Aerial Screensaver which allows the TV to display a flyover view of a city when Apple TV is inactive. Screensavers can also be invoked from the home screen by pressing menu on the Siri Remote once.[67]

App Store

  • With the fourth-generation Apple TV (Apple TV HD) and tvOS, Apple announced an App Store which allows any developer to make apps, using the APIs available specifically tailored towards the TV.[68] Also, since tvOS is based on iOS, any developer can port over apps from iOS and with a few modifications, as Apple stated on stage, and can make them available for all tvOS users with the App Store. The App Store is not available to previous Apple TVs and is a feature of the fourth generation Apple TV onward.

Accessibility

Since tvOS and watchOS are based on iOS, they have inherited many of the accessibility features of iOS and macOS[69] and are compatible with Apple's entire product line including the Apple Watch as a remote controller for the Apple TV. tvOS includes the Apple technologies of VoiceOver, Zoom, and Siri to help the blind and those with low vision. Pairing a Wireless keyboard with the tvOS on the Apple TV enables another accessibility feature that also is an incorporation of VoiceOver. When typing, VoiceOver mirrors with an audio voice, each character pressed on the keyboard and repeated again when it is entered. The Apple TV is designed to work with the Apple Wireless Keyboard or the Apple Magic Keyboard.[citation needed]

Apple TV with and without tvOS supports closed captioning, so the deaf or hard of hearing can properly watch TV episodes and feature-length movies. Compatible episodes and movies are denoted with a CC (closed captioning) or SDH (Descriptive Audio) icon in the iTunes Store either on the Apple TV or in iTunes itself. The viewer can customize the captions in episodes or movies with styles and fonts that are more conducive to their hearing and/or visual impairment.[70] Apple's Remote app on iOS devices allows control of the Apple TV from an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.[71]

Restrictions

Similar to Google's redesign of YouTube, Apple has restricted access to most viewed charts on movies and podcasts. They are replaced by "Top Movies", "Top Podcasts", and "Editor's Picks".[72] Parental controls allow consumers to limit access to Internet media service content via "Restrictions" settings; individual services can be turned off (e.g., to reduce clutter), icons can be rearranged via the tap-and-hold technique à la iOS. Internet media is split into four categories: "Internet Photos", "YouTube", "Podcasts", and "Purchase and Rental". Each of the categories is configured by a parental control of "Show", "Hide" or "Ask" to prompt for a 4-digit PIN. In addition, movies, TV shows, music and podcasts can be restricted by rating.[73]

Streaming video sources

Apps available for Apple TV can stream video from a variety of sources, although some are only available in certain countries.

Local sources

Apple TV allows users on a computer running iTunes to sync or stream photos, music and videos.[74] A user can connect a computer on a local network to maintain a central home media library of digitized CD, DVD or HD content,[75] provide direct connectivity to photo organization software such as iPhoto,[76] limit home video access to a local network only,[77] play Internet radio,[78][79] or preload content on Apple TV to be used later as a non-networked video player.[80] For users who wish to connect the Apple TV to a computer, synchronization and streaming modes are supported.[74] Apple TV in synchronization mode works in a way similar to the iPod. It is paired with an iTunes library on a single computer and can synchronize with that library, copying all or selected content to its own storage. Apple TV need not remain connected to the network after syncing.[80][81] Photos can be synced from iPhoto, Aperture, or from a folder on a Mac, or Adobe Photoshop Album, Adobe Photoshop, or from a hard disk folder in Windows.[82]

Apple TV can also function as a peer-to-peer digital media player, streaming content from iTunes libraries and playing the content over the network.[83][84] First-generation Apple TVs can stream content from up to five computers or iTunes libraries. Also, five Apple TVs can be linked to the same iTunes library. The second-generation Apple TV onwards allows users to stream content from more than one iTunes library: these additional iTunes libraries can be on the same or on different computers. This is possible when Apple TV and every iTunes library from which you want to stream content meet all of the following conditions: (1) the Apple TV and the iTunes library you are streaming from are both on the same local network, (2) each uses the iTunes "Home Sharing" feature, and (3) each are using the same "Home Sharing" Apple ID. Apple TV HD and newer can also stream content locally using third-party apps such as Plex, Kodi, VLC media player, Emby and MrMC.

Supported formats

Apple TV natively supports the following audio, video, and picture formats (although with the Apple TV HD and later, apps may use alternative built-in software in order to play other codecs and formats, e.g. Emby, MrMC, VLC media player, Kodi and Plex):

Others

Attempts to sync unsupported content to Apple TV will draw an error message from iTunes.[91] The first- and second-generation Apple TV video output can be set to either 1080i or 1080p; however, this resolution is limited to the user interface and the viewing of photographs – all other content is simply upscaled to those resolutions. Those models cannot play 1080i or 1080p video content (e.g., HD camera video).[83][84][92][93][94] The third- and fourth-generation Apple TV support 1080p video content. The Apple TV 4K, as the name suggests, supports 4K resolutions and HDR, including Dolby Vision. 4K content from sources such as iTunes can be played on a compatible 4K television set.

Apple offers AVC 1080p movies and video podcasts on iTunes.[95] In comparison, Blu-ray films are 1080p H.264 or VC-1 video encoded at rates of up to 40 Mbit/s.[96] Apple TV's audio chip supports 7.1 surround sound,[97] and some high definition rentals from iTunes are offered with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.[98] There is an Apple TV export option in QuickTime which allows content in some formats that the device does not support to be easily re-encoded.[99] Applications that use QuickTime to export media can use this; e.g., iMovie's Share menu,[100] iTunes' advanced menu,[101] and some third-party content conversion tools.[102]

Connectivity

 
Back of 1st generation Apple TV
 
Back of 2nd generation Apple TV

Apple TV streams video through an HDMI cable (Type A) connected to the TV's HDMI port. Audio is supported through the optical or HDMI ports. The device also has a Micro-USB port, which is reserved for service and diagnostics. The device connects through Ethernet or Wi-Fi to the computer for digital content from the Internet and local networks. Apple TV does not come with audio, video or other cables, which must be acquired additionally as required.[103] On the previous Apple TV, media files could be transferred directly onto the device by syncing with another computer. Once content was stored on the device's hard drive, Internet connectivity was no longer needed to view content.[80] This is not the case with the later models, which do not have a hard drive for storing media.

The first-generation Apple TV had component video and RCA connector audio ports, both removed in the 2nd generation. The device does not have RCA/composite video or F/RF connectors,[84][104] but can be tricked into outputting color via composite.[105] Starting with the Apple TV HD, Apple removed the optical audio port. Apple also enhanced the HDMI port by adding support for HDMI. The 4th generation also removed the USB hardware port in favor of the reversible USB-C port and the 5th generation removed USB entirely.[citation needed]

AirPlay

Main article: AirPlay

AirPlay allows iOS devices or an AirPort-enabled computer with the iTunes music player to send a stream of music to multiple (three to six, in typical conditions) stereos connected to an AirPort Express (the audio-only antecedent of Apple TV) or Apple TV.[106] The AirPort Express' streaming media capabilities use Apple's Remote Audio Output Protocol (RAOP), a proprietary variant of RTSP/RTP. Using WDS-bridging,[107] the AirPort Express can allow AirPlay functionality (as well as Internet access, file and print sharing, etc.) across a larger distance in a mixed environment of wired and up to 10 wireless clients. Speakers attached to an AirPort Express or

Apple TV can be selected from within the "Remote" iPhone/iPod Touch program, allowing full AirPlay compatibility[108] (see "Remote control" section below). A compatible Mac running OS X Mountain Lion or later can wirelessly mirror its screen to an Apple TV through AirPlay Mirroring[109][110] while one running OS X Mavericks or later can also extend its display with AirPlay Display.

Remote control

Apple TV can be controlled by many infrared remote controls[111] or paired with the included Apple Remote to prevent interference from other remotes.[83][112][113] Either kind of remote can control playback volume, but for music only.[19][114][115] The Apple Wireless Keyboard is supported on the second-generation Apple TV and later using the built-in Bluetooth.[116] The consumer has the ability to control media playback, navigate menus and input text and other information. Third-party keyboards that use the Apple layout may also be compatible.[116] On July 10, 2008, Apple released ITunes Remote, a free iOS application that allows the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad to control the iTunes library on the Apple TV via Wi-Fi.[117][118] The Apple Watch also has a remote app to control Apple TV.[119] The Remote App was updated on September 13, 2016,[120] to take advantage of all the features of the Apple TV 4. This includes Siri, Touchpad, and Home Buttons, along with a now playing screen.

 
The second generation Apple Siri Remote is included with the second generation 4K Apple TV and later, as well as being sold by itself.

On September 9, 2015, Apple announced the new Siri Remote for the fourth-generation Apple TV (Apple TV HD) (although in some territories, Apple have kept the name Apple TV Remote, due to Siri functionality not being enabled on it in that territory).[121] It is a completely redesigned remote that features dual microphones for Siri support and a glass touch surface for navigation around the interface by swiping or tapping and scrubbing to fast forward or rewind. Also, it has a menu and home button, a Siri button to invoke Siri, a Play/Pause button, and a Volume Up/Down button to control the volume on the TV. The Siri Remote communicates with the Apple TV via Bluetooth rather than infrared, removing the requirement of a line-of-sight with the device. This new remote is only supported by the Apple TV HD and later and will not work with earlier generations.

Siri

Beginning with the Apple TV HD, the remote includes two microphones and a button to activate Siri. Siri on the Apple TV has all of the functions of Siri on iOS 9; it can also respond to requests specifically for the TV.[122] For instance, the viewer can ask Siri to search for a TV show or movie and it will search across multiple different sources to tell the user where the content is available to watch. It can also do things such as Play/Pause,[123] Rewind/Fast Forward, skip back 15 seconds and temporarily turn on captioning when asked "what did he say?" or "what did she say?", open a specific app, and more.

Software

For the media player application, see Apple TV app.

First generation

The original Apple TV ran a modified build of Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger.[124]

Apple TV Software 1.0

Apple TV software 1.0 presented the user with an interface similar to that of Front Row. Like Front Row on the Mac, it presents the user with seven options for consuming content. Movies, TV Shows, Music, Podcasts, Photos, Settings, and Sources. It was a modified version of OS x v10.4 Tiger.[125]

Apple TV Software 2.0

In February 2008, Apple released a major and free upgrade to the Apple TV, labelled "Take Two" (2.0). This update did away with Front Row and introduced a new interface in which content was organized into six categories, all of which appeared in a large square box on the screen upon startup (movies, TV shows, music, YouTube, podcasts, and photos) and presented in the initial menu, along with a "Settings" option for configuration, including software updates.[126][127]

Apple TV Software 3.0

In October 2009, Apple released a minor upgrade for the Apple TV called "Apple TV Software 3.0".[128] This update replaced the interface in version 2.0 with a new interface which presented seven horizontal columns across the top of the screen for the different categories of content (Movies, TV Shows, Music, Podcasts, Photos, Internet, and Settings).[129] This update also added features such as content filtering, iTunes Extras,[130] new fonts, and a new Internet radio app. One new feature in particular was the 'Genius' playlist option allowing for easier and more user friendly playlist creating.[131]

Second and third generation

See also: tvOS § Version history
 
The user interface used in the third generation Apple TV series featured a rounded rectangle tile interface.

The 2nd[132] and 3rd[133] generation Apple TVs run a version of iOS, rather than the modified Mac OS X of the original model. The interface on Apple TV Software 4 is similar to that of previous versions, with only minor changes and feature additions throughout. In March 2012, Apple released a major new software update, with the Apple TV 3rd generation, labeled as Apple TV Software 5 (iOS 5.1),[134] which shipped with the new 3rd generation Apple TV. This update completely revised the look of the home screen to make it resemble the icon grid seen on iOS. Instead of 7 columns, content and third-party channels are shown in a tiled grid format,[135] which can be rearranged. Throughout the years, for Apple TV Software 5–6, Apple released minor revisions, content additions, and feature updates.

The Apple TV Software 7.0 features a flat look similar to iOS 7 and OS X Yosemite and adds features such as Peer-To-Peer AirPlay.[136] Version 8.0 was skipped. Apple TV Software 7.2.2 (iOS 8) is currently available for the Apple TV (3rd generation), as of March 2019. It does not support tvOS 9.0 or later. However, it does support Amazon Video, which was automatically added to those Apple TVs running 7.2.2 on December 6, 2017.[32] In May 2019 Apple TV Software 7.3 (iOS 8.4.2) was released to the public. This update was the first update for the 3rd generation Apple TV since 2016. This update adds the new Apple TV app to the home screen. The Apple TV app brings compatibility to the Apple TV Channels service. This update also fixes some security flaws found in Apple TV Software 7.2.2 and earlier.[137] On September 24, 2019, Apple TV Software 7.4 (iOS 8.4.3) was released to the public.[138] On March 24, 2020, Apple TV Software 7.5 (iOS 8.4.4) was released to the public.[139]

HD and 4K

See also: tvOS

The Apple TV HD and later run an operating system called tvOS[140] which does not support the earlier generations of Apple TV. It features an app store, allowing third-party app developers to release their own apps on the platform.[141] The new software also features support for Siri voice control. The tvOS software development kit (SDK) for developing tvOS apps is included in Xcode 7.1 and later.[142] A new development feature, App Thinning,[143] is used in the Apple TV, running on tvOS, due to the storage restrictions of the device (as little as 32 GB) and the dual-use of the NAND Flash Memory to precache movies from Apple's content servers as well as storage for downloaded applications from the tvOS App Store. Apple's aim is to limit the size of application downloads and steering users toward downloading individual segments of apps in order to better manage storage space. Developers have reacted with criticism toward the download size limits, arguing that it leads to situations where game data is purged and has to be re-downloaded.[143]

Technical specifications

Obsolete[144] Vintage Discontinued Current
Model Announced Released Discontinued Unsupported Months supported to date Months supported after discontinuation to date
Apple TV
(2nd generation) 		September 1, 2010 September 1, 2010; 12 years ago (2010-09-01) March 7, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-03-07) September 17, 2014; 8 years ago (2014-09-17) 48 months 30 months
Apple TV
(3rd generation) 		March 7, 2012 March 7, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-03-07) (Rev. A)
January 28, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-01-28) 		March 10, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-03-10) (Rev. A)
September 8, 2016; 6 years ago (2016-09-08) 		March 14, 2022; 14 months ago (2022-03-14) 120 months(Rev. A)
108 months 		108 months(Rev. A)
67 months
Apple TV HD September 9, 2015 October 30, 2015; 7 years ago (2015-10-30) October 18, 2022; 7 months ago (2022-10-18) Supported 91 months 7 months
Apple TV 4K
(1st generation) 		September 12, 2017 September 22, 2017; 5 years ago (2017-09-22) April 21, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-04-21) 68 months 25 months
Apple TV 4K
(2nd generation) 		April 20, 2021 May 21, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-05-21) October 18, 2022; 7 months ago (2022-10-18) 24 months 7 months
Apple TV 4K
(3rd generation) 		October 18, 2022 November 4, 2022; 6 months ago (2022-11-04) In production 6 months In production

Supported

Model Apple TV HD Apple TV 4K (1st generation) Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)
Picture
Initial release operating system tvOS 9.0
(iOS 9.0) 		tvOS 11.0
(iOS 11.0) 		tvOS 14.5
(iOS 14.5) 		tvOS 16.1
(iOS 16.1)
Latest release operating system tvOS 16.4
(Current: iOS 16.5, released May 18, 2023)
Processor 1.4 GHz[145] Apple A8 SoC 2.3 GHz[146] Apple A10X Fusion SoC[147] 2.49 GHz Apple A12 Bionic SoC[148] 2.93 GHz Apple A15 Bionic SoC[149]
Graphics processor PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core) GPU PowerVR GT7600 Plus (12-core)[150] Apple designed 4-core GPU Apple-designed 5-core GPU
Neural Engine Apple designed 8-core Neural Engine Apple designed 16-core Neural Engine
Audio Output Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 In addition to prior:
Dolby Atmos 7.1.4
Storage 32 or 64 GB NAND flash 64 GB (Wi-Fi) or 128 GB (Wi-Fi + Ethernet) NAND flash
RAM 2 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM[151] 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM[152] 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM
Connectivity IR receiver, USB-C (for services and support) IR receiver
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi (802.11 ac) with MIMO Wi-Fi (802.11 ax) with MIMO
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.0
HDMI HDMI 1.4 HDMI 2.0a[147] HDMI 2.1
Ethernet 10/100BASE-T Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet (Wi-Fi + Ethernet model)
Output In addition to prior:
1080p 		In addition to prior:
4K, HDR10, Dolby Vision 		In addition to prior:
HDR10+[149]
Remote[153] First generation Siri Remote (2015–2017 SKUs)
First generation, 2017 revision Siri Remote (2017–2021 SKUs)
Second generation Siri Remote (2021 and later SKUs) 		First generation, 2017 revision Siri Remote Second generation Siri Remote Third generation Siri Remote
Siri Yes
App Store
Third-party controllers
Materials Plastic
Color  
Power Built-in 11 W universal power supply (12 V at 0.917 A) Built-in 13 W universal power supply (12 V at 1.083 A) Built-in universal power supply (12 V)
Dimensions 35 mm (1.4 in) H
98 mm (3.9 in) W
98 mm (3.9 in) D 		31 mm (1.2 in) H
93 mm (3.7 in) W
93 mm (3.7 in) D
Weight 425 g (15.0 oz) Wi-Fi model: 208 g (7.3 oz)
Wi-Fi + Ethernet model: 214 g (7.5 oz)
Greenhouse gas emissions 65 kg CO2e[154] 58 kg CO2e[155] 59 kg CO2e[156] 43 kg CO2e[157]
Hardware strings AppleTV5,3 AppleTV6,2 AppleTV11,1 AppleTV14,1
Model number[158] A1625 A1842 A2169 A2737 (Wi-Fi)
A2843 (Wi-Fi + Ethernet)
FCCID BCGA1625[159] BCGA1842[152]
Released October 30, 2015 September 22, 2017 May 21, 2021 November 4, 2022[149]
Discontinued 64 GB: September 12, 2017
32 GB: October 18, 2022 		April 21, 2021 October 18, 2022 Current
Unsupported Supported

Unsupported

Model Apple TV
(2nd generation) 		Apple TV
(3rd generation)
Picture  
Initial release operating system Apple TV Software 4.0
(iOS 4.1) 		Apple TV Software 5.0
(iOS 5.1)
Latest release operating system Apple TV Software 6.2.1
(iOS 7.1.2) 		Apple TV Software 7.9
(iOS 8.4.4)
Processor 1 GHz Apple A4 SoC 1 GHz dual-core Apple A5 SoC with one core locked
(Rev A.)
1 GHz single-core Apple A5 SoC
Graphics processor PowerVR SGX535 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 (dual-core) GPU
Neural Engine —
Audio Output Dolby Digital 5.1
Storage 8 GB NAND flash (for cache)[160]
RAM 256 MB DRAM[161] 512 MB LPDDR2 SDRAM[162]
Connectivity Optical audio, IR receiver, Micro-USB (for services and support)
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi (802.11 n)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Bluetooth 4.0
HDMI HDMI
Ethernet 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
Output 720p 60/50 Hz (NTSC/PAL)
576p/576i 50 Hz (PAL) 		In addition to prior:
1080p
Remote[153] Apple Remote (aluminum)
Siri No
App Store
Third-party controllers
Materials Plastic
Color  
Power Built-in 6 W universal power supply (3.4 V at 1.75 A)
Dimensions 23 mm (0.91 in) H
98 mm (3.9 in) W
98 mm (3.9 in) D
Weight 272 g (9.6 oz)
Greenhouse gas emissions 60 kg CO2e[163] 60 kg CO2e[164]
Hardware strings AppleTV2,1 Rev. A: AppleTV3,1
Rev. B: AppleTV3,2
Model number[158] A1378 Rev. A: A1427
Rev. B: A1469
FCCID BCGA1378[165] Rev. A: BCGA1427[166]
Rev. B: BCGA1469[167]
Released September 1, 2010[168][23][24] Rev. A: March 7, 2012[169]
Rev. B: January 28, 2013
Discontinued March 7, 2012[169] Rev. A: March 10, 2013[170]
Rev. B: September 8, 2016[171]
Unsupported September 17, 2014 March 14, 2022
Timeline of iOS devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV (2G) models
Apple Watch UltraApple Watch Series 8Apple Watch Series 7Apple Watch Series 6Apple Watch Series 5Apple Watch SEApple Watch Series 4Apple Watch Series 3Apple Watch SEApple Watch Series 2Apple Watch Series 1Apple WatchApple TVApple TVApple TVApple TVApple TVApple TVApple TVApple TV (1st)iPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad ProiPad Air (5th generation)iPad Air (4th generation)iPad Air (3rd generation)iPad Air 2iPad AiriPad Mini (6th generation)iPad Mini (5th generation)iPad Mini 4iPad Mini 3iPad Mini 2iPad Mini (1st generation)iPad (10th generation)iPad (9th generation)iPad (8th generation)iPad (7th generation)iPad (6th generation)iPad (5th generation)iPad (4th generation)iPad (4th generation)iPad (3rd generation)iPad (2nd generation)iPad (1st generation)iPod Touch (7th generation)iPod Touch (6th generation)iPod Touch (5th generation)iPod Touch (4th generation)iPod Touch#ModelsiPod Touch#ModelsiPod Touch#ModelsiPhone 14 ProiPhone 14iPhone 13 ProiPhone 13iPhone 12 ProiPhone 12 ProiPhone 12iPhone 12iPhone 11 ProiPhone 11iPhone XRiPhone XSiPhone SE (3rd generation)iPhone XiPhone 8iPhone 7iPhone 6SiPhone 6iPhone SE (2nd generation)iPhone 6iPhone 5CiPhone 5SiPhone SE (1st generation)iPhone 5iPhone 4SiPhone 4iPhone 3GSiPhone 3GiPhone (1st generation)
Sources: Apple Inc. Newsroom Archive,[172] Mactracker Apple Inc. model database[173]
See also: Timeline of Apple Inc. products, iOS version history, and iPod § Timeline of iPod models

Limitations

Functionality

Apple TV contains neither a TV tuner nor a personal video recorder.[83][91] Both capabilities can be applied to the connected home computer through various third-party products, such as allowing PVR software to connect to iTunes and enable scheduled HDTV recordings to play automatically via Apple TV for playback.[174] Apple TV HD and newer can be linked with Wi-Fi-based tuners such as HDHomeRun.[175]

The Front Row interface lacks some iTunes functionality, including rating items, checking the account balance, adding funds to the account, synchronizing from more than one computer,[176] full Internet radio support,[84][177] and games.[178]

The Movies search box only searches the iTunes Store, not local hard drives and networks.[179]

Movies rented on Apple TV must be watched on Apple TV, unlike iTunes rentals, which can be transferred to any video-enabled iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV.[180][181] Movies purchased on Apple TV can be moved to a video-enabled iPod or iPhone via iTunes.[182]

Apple TV prior to 4th generation (Apple TV HD) does not support the HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (HDMI CEC) protocol.

On the Apple TV (2nd generation), digital output audio is up-sampled to 48 kHz, including lossless CD rips at 44.1 kHz. Although this is a higher frequency and the difference is not audible, it is seen by some as falling short of digital transmission of data standards due to the audio not being 'bit perfect'.[183]

Sales

1st generation

Within the first week of presales in January 2007, Apple TV was the top pre-selling item at the Apple Store.[184] Orders exceeded 100,000 units by the end of January and Apple began ramping-up to sell over a million units before the 2007 holiday season.[185] Analysts began calling it a "DVD killer"[186] that could enable multiple services. Analysts also predicted that Apple could sell up to 1.5 million units in the first year.[187] Besides the Apple Store, Best Buy was one of the first retailers to carry the device;[188] Target and Costco[189] followed shortly thereafter.

Two months into sales, Forrester Research predicted at the time that Apple would only sell a million Apple TV units, because consumers prefer advertisement-supported content over paid content. Forrester predicted that cable companies would be the clear winners over content providers such as the iTunes Store.[190] Shortly after, Apple released YouTube functionality and Jobs stated that Apple TV was a "DVD player for the Internet". Some market analysts predicted that YouTube on Apple TV "provides a glimpse of this product's potential and its future evolution",[191] but overall, analysts had mixed reactions regarding the future of Apple TV. Some negative reactions followed after Jobs referred to the device as a "hobby", implying it was less significant than the Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone.[192]

In the fourth quarter of 2008, sales were triple that of the fourth quarter of 2007.[193]

In Apple's first-quarter 2009 financial results conference call, acting chief executive Tim Cook stated that Apple TV sales increased three times over the same quarter a year ago. Cook mentioned that the movie rental business was working well for Apple, Apple would continue investment in movie rentals and Apple TV, but Apple TV is still considered a hobby for the company.[193] Due to the growth of digital TV and consumers turning to Internet media services, an analyst at the time predicted sales of 6.6 million Apple TVs by the end of 2009.[9]

2nd generation

The second generation sold 250,000 units in the first two weeks it was available. On December 21, 2010, Apple announced that they had sold 1 million units.[194][unreliable source?] In the second fiscal quarter of 2011, it had topped 2 million in total sales, with 820,000 sold in that quarter alone.[195]

On January 24, 2012, Apple announced they had sold 1.4 million units in the first fiscal quarter of 2012,[196] and 2.8 million units in all of fiscal year 2011.[197] (4.2 million units through January 1, 2012).

3rd generation

Tim Cook announced at the All Things Digital conference in May 2012 that Apple had sold 2.7 million of the 3rd generation model in 2012.[198]

In the Q4 FY2012 earnings call, Engadget reported comments from Tim Cook that Apple had shipped 1.3 million Apple TV units in the 4th Quarter (presumed to be 3rd generation).[199]

MacObserver reported statements by Tim Cook in the Q1 FY2013 earnings call that Apple sold over 2 million Apple TV units in the December Quarter (presumed to be 3rd generation).[200][unreliable source?]

These reports lead to a cumulative volume of the 3rd generation device of 6 million units, as of January 1, 2013.[citation needed]

On February 28, 2014, at Apple's shareholders meeting, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that in 2013 Apple TV brought in 1 billion dollars of revenue for Apple.[201]

A market survey published by Parks Associates in December 2014 found that Apple TV has lost consumer traction to Google Chromecast, garnering only a 17% market share.[202]

Tim Cook announced at the Apple Watch conference on March 9, 2015, that Apple had sold a total of 25 million Apple TVs up to that point.[203]

HD, 4K and later

During an Apple earnings call on January 27, 2016, CEO Tim Cook stated that the Apple TV had record sales. However, no specific sales figures were mentioned; Apple TV is included in an "Other products" category, which also includes the Apple Watch, iPods, and Beats products, and is not broken down by individual products.[204] In June 2019 it was estimated that there are 53 million units of all generations in use worldwide.[205]

In 2019, Apple analyst John Gruber stated the Apple TV sells at a low profit margin or a loss, saying units are effectively sold at cost.[206]

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Supports up to two-channel stereo unless otherwise noted.

External links

 
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apple, this, article, about, hardware, media, player, streaming, service, media, player, from, apple, other, uses, disambiguation, digital, media, player, microconsole, developed, marketed, apple, small, network, appliance, hardware, that, plays, received, med. This article is about the hardware media player For the streaming service see Apple TV For the media player app from Apple see Apple TV app For other uses see Apple TV disambiguation Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple Inc It is a small network appliance hardware that plays received media data such as video and audio to a television set or external display Since its second generation model it is an HDMI compliant source device and can only be connected to an enhanced definition or high definition widescreen television through HDMI to function Apple TVApple TV 4K with Siri RemoteDeveloperApple Inc ManufacturerApple Inc Foxconn under contract Pegatron under contract TypeDigital media playerMicroconsoleRelease date1st generation January 9 2007 16 years ago 2007 01 09 2nd generation September 1 2010 12 years ago 2010 09 01 3rd generation March 7 2012 11 years ago 2012 03 07 3rd generation Rev A January 28 2013 10 years ago 2013 01 28 HD October 30 2015 7 years ago 2015 10 30 4K 1st generation September 22 2017 5 years ago 2017 09 22 4K 2nd generation May 21 2021 2 years ago 2021 05 21 4K 3rd generation November 4 2022 6 months ago 2022 11 04 Introductory priceUS 299 00 1st generation 1 99 00 2nd and 3rd generation 2 149 00 HD 32 GB 179 00 4K 32 GB 199 00 HD and 4K 64 GB 3 129 4K 64 GB 3rd Gen 149 4K 128 GB 3rd Gen Online services8 000 total apps including 2 000 games and 1 600 video apps as of October 27 2016 4 Websiteapple com tv homeApple TV lacks integrated controls and can only be controlled remotely either through an Apple Remote Siri Remote or some third party infrared remotes Since the fourth generation model Apple TV runs tvOS with multiple pre installed Application software Its media services include streaming media services TV Everywhere based services local media sources and sports journalism and broadcasts In March 2019 Apple announced Apple TV and Apple TV app a la carte later released in November Contents 1 Background 2 Models 2 1 First generation 2 2 Second generation 2 3 Third generation 2 4 HD originally fourth generation 2 5 4K first generation 2 6 4K second generation 2 7 4K third generation 3 Features 3 1 App Store 3 2 Accessibility 3 3 Restrictions 3 4 Streaming video sources 3 5 Local sources 3 5 1 Supported formats 3 5 2 Video 3 5 2 1 Picture 3 5 3 Audio a 3 5 3 1 TV compatibility 3 5 4 Others 3 6 Connectivity 3 7 AirPlay 3 8 Remote control 3 9 Siri 4 Software 4 1 First generation 4 1 1 Apple TV Software 1 0 4 1 2 Apple TV Software 2 0 4 1 3 Apple TV Software 3 0 4 2 Second and third generation 4 3 HD and 4K 5 Technical specifications 5 1 Supported 5 2 Unsupported 6 Limitations 6 1 Functionality 7 Sales 7 1 1st generation 7 2 2nd generation 7 3 3rd generation 7 4 HD 4K and later 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksBackground EditIn 1993 in an attempt to enter the home entertainment industry Apple released the Macintosh TV The TV had a 14 inch CRT screen alongside a TV tuner card 5 It was not a commercial success with only 10 000 units sold before its discontinuation in 1994 6 The company s next industrial foray was in 1994 with the Apple Interactive Television Box 1994 The Box was a collaboration venture between Apple BT Group and Proximus Group but it was never released to the general public 6 7 Apple s final major industrial attempt before the Apple TV was the commission of the Apple Pippin in 1990s which combined home game console with a networked computer 6 8 Starting as early as 2011 Gene Munster a longtime investment banking analyst at Piper Sandler Companies rumored that Apple would announce an HD television set hardware to compete with Sony LG Samsung and other TV manufacturers 9 According to Steve Jobs s 2011 biography Jobs had found a breakthrough that would have made an Apple television commercially viable 6 10 However the project was cancelled in 2014 and was never released 11 At the March 2019 Apple special event Apple announced the Apple TV streaming service as well as Apple TV app that integrate movies from other Video on demand services This was interpreted by media outlets as a departure from Apple s earlier strategy of looking for Killer application that would boost their set top box s market share 12 13 Models EditFirst generation Edit Macworld San Francisco banner Introducing Apple TV January 9 2007 At a September 2006 Apple special event Apple announced the first generation Apple TV It was originally announced as iTV to fit into their i based product naming convention but was renamed Apple TV before launch due to a trademark dispute with a British broadcasting network ITV in the United Kingdom and they threatened to take legal action against Apple 14 Pre orders began in January 2007 and it was released in March 2007 It is based on a Pentium M processor and ran a variant of Mac OS X Tiger and included a 40 GB hard disk for storing content 15 It supported output up to 720p on HDTVs via HDMI and supported some standard definition televisions via component video 16 At launch Apple TV required a Mac or Windows based PC running iTunes on the same network to sync or stream content to it 17 A model with a 160 GB hard drive was released in May 2007 The 40 GB version was discontinued in September 2009 18 In January 2008 it became a stand alone device through a software update which removed the requirement of iTunes syncing from separate computer and allowed for media from services such as iTunes Store MobileMe and Flickr to be rented or purchased directly on the Apple TV 19 In July 2008 Apple released the software 2 1 update which added external recognition of iPhones and iPod Touches as alternative remote control devices to the Apple Remote 20 In September 2015 Apple discontinued iTunes support for the first generation Apple TV with accessibility being obstructed from such devices due to obsolete security standards 21 22 Second generation Edit Apple released the second generation Apple TV in September 2010 It was based on the ARM based Apple A4 chip instead of an Intel x86 processor and runs a variant of iOS 23 24 It is housed in a black enclosure and is one quarter the size of the first generation model The device has 8 GB of flash storage for buffering replacing the internal Hard disk drive in the first generation model It supports output up to 720p via HDMI and does not support standard definition televisions 25 26 In conjunction with its release Apple renamed AirTunes as AirPlay with support for streaming video from iPhones iPads and Macs to Apple TV 27 Third generation Edit At a March 2012 Apple special event Apple announced the third generation Apple TV It is identical to its predecessor in external appearance and includes an A5 chip with one core deactivated and supports 1080p video output 28 29 It also allows remote access to HomeKit devices 30 Apple quietly released an updated Rev A in January 2013 It added support for peer to peer AirPlay and it uses a single core variant of the A5 chip The device also draws less power than the original third generation model It was discontinued in October 2016 31 In December 2017 Apple added support for Amazon Prime Video 32 The Apple TV app bundled with Apple TV Software 7 3 was released in May 2019 33 HD originally fourth generation Edit On September 9 2015 Apple announced the fourth generation Apple TV at an Apple special event The fourth generation model uses a new operating system tvOS with an app store allowing downloads of third party apps for video audio games and other content It uses a 64 bit Apple A8 chip and adds support for Dolby Digital Plus audio While similar to the form factor of the second and third generation models the fourth generation model is taller In contrast to the old remote s arrow button the fourth generation Apple TV s touch remote uses swipe to select features Siri support a built in microphone volume control over HDMI CEC and IR and an accelerometer IMU 34 35 Upon release the third party apps were available from a limited range of providers with new APIs providing opportunities for more apps A requirement of new apps and games was that they must include interfacing with the new touchpad enabled Siri remote which was later relaxed for games 36 37 38 The fourth generation Apple TV started shipping in October 2015 Upon launch there were several unexpected issues such as incompatibility with iTunes Remote app for iOS and watchOS 39 These issues were fixed by Apple on December 8 2015 in tvOS 9 1 40 On September 13 2016 Apple released tvOS 10 bringing an updated remote app single sign on and light on dark color scheme tvOS 10 also introduced HomeKit support and allows it to function as a home hub supporting controlling appliances remotely granting guest access and setting up automations 41 Apple continued to sell the fourth generation model in parallel with newer 4K versions as an entry level option rebranding it as the Apple TV HD in March 2019 42 43 On October 18 2022 the Apple TV HD was discontinued after seven years on the market after the release of the 4K third generation model 43 4K first generation Edit Updated logo for Apple TV 4K At an Apple special event on September 12 2017 Apple announced the Apple TV 4K which supports 2160p output HDR10 Dolby Vision and includes a faster Apple A10X chip supporting HEVC hardware decoding Dolby Atmos support was added in tvOS 12 44 45 Following the announcement of the new models the 64 GB version of the Apple TV HD was discontinued 46 Externally it is similar to the fourth generation model with the only differences being the addition of vents on the base the removal of the USB C port and the addition of a tactile white ring around the Menu button on the included Siri Remote 4K second generation Edit On April 20 2021 Apple announced an updated Apple TV 4K with the A12 Bionic chip support for high frame rate HDR HDMI 2 1 and Wi Fi 6 Its HDMI port supports ARC and eARC which allows other sources plugged into the television to output audio through Apple TV including to AirPlay speakers like HomePod 47 Like the HomePod mini it has a Thread radio It also has the ability to pair with the ambient light sensor on iPhones with Face ID to optimize its color output a feature that was also extended to older Apple TVs with tvOS 14 5 48 AirPlay supports high frame rate HDR playback allowing videos shot on the iPhone 12 Pro in Dolby Vision 4K 60fps to be mirrored in full resolution Following the announcement the previous Apple TV 4K with an A10X chip was discontinued 49 The model also comes with a thicker redesigned Siri Remote with a circular touchpad with navigational buttons as well as power and mute buttons The remote does not include an accelerometer and gyroscope which were present in the previous Siri Remote making it incompatible with some games 50 The remote is compatible with previous generation tvOS based Apple TVs and ships with an updated SKU of the Apple TV HD 51 4K third generation Edit On October 18 2022 Apple announced an updated Apple TV 4K with the A15 Bionic chip with a 5 core CPU one high efficiency core disabled and 5 core GPU reduced weight and dimensions and support for HDR10 It comes in two configurations a Wi Fi only model with 64 GB of storage and a more expensive 128 GB model with Wi Fi Ethernet and a Thread radio The included Siri Remote charges via USB C instead of Lightning 52 Features EditApple TV allows consumers to use an HDTV with any Apple TV or a UHDTV with Apple TV 4K or later to stream video music and podcasts as well as downloading apps and games from the tvOS App Store The first second and third generations offered limited content which Apple had provisioned to work with Apple TV These have now been discontinued 53 in favor of the fourth generation Apple TV with an OS based on iOS called tvOS which lets developers create their own apps with their own interface that run on Apple TV These include multimedia music apps and games 54 55 NASA app for Apple TV Features of Apple TV include Video streaming Users of Apple TV can rent or buy movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store or stream video from a variety of services found in the tvOS App Store Users can stream live and on demand content from apps that support login through a cable provider by way of one universal app also called Apple TV The single sign on feature in tvOS 10 1 and later allows users to log in to all of these apps at once bypassing the need to authenticate each individually Music and Podcasts streaming Users can access their music and podcasts libraries that they purchased in iTunes through iCloud through the Music and Podcasts apps respectively In addition users can also subscribe to music streaming services and access content that way Photos The built in Photos app syncs user photos from iCloud Photo Library and displays them on TV In addition users can download third party apps like Adobe Lightroom 56 to view edit and share them 57 Apps and games With the fourth generation Apple TV and later users can download apps and games from the tvOS App Store This app store is similar to the one found on the Apple iPhone and iPad Apps can now be ported from iOS easily by developers since tvOS and iOS share a common codebase and kernel Examples include the Papa John s 58 and Grubhub apps which allows for users to order food right from Apple TV and Zillow which allows users to search for homes right on their TV 59 A NASA app for Apple TV includes live streaming of NASA TV content including International Space Station missions 60 Games use the Accelerometer and Gyroscope along with the touchpad found on the Siri Remote for control External Bluetooth game controllers can also be paired Examples include Asphalt 8 which can be played using the Siri Remote Casting and mirroring With AirPlay users can stream or mirror content wirelessly from an iOS device or Mac AirPlay can be accessed by swiping up from the bottom of the screen swipe down from top right on newer models in Control Center on iOS or in the Menu Bar on a Mac Its functions include 61 Casting which allows users to wirelessly send video or audio from their iPhone iPad or Mac to the Apple TV Mirroring which allows users to wirelessly mirror their Mac screen or AirPlay device which to the TV using it as a second monitor Peer to Peer AirPlay which uses Bluetooth to connect if the Apple TV and the iOS Device Mac are not on the same Wi Fi network Siri Siri is built into the fourth generation and later Apple TV It enables voice dictation in text fields including usernames and passwords 15 Universal search is available for a wide number of apps in the United States but the feature is limited to iTunes and Netflix in Canada France Germany and the United Kingdom In Australia universal search supports movies and TV shows in iTunes Netflix and Stan 62 63 Apple has been expanding the feature to encompass additional channels worldwide 64 A Live Tune In feature that allows the viewer to ask Siri to tune to live streams HomeKit The third generation 65 Apple TV and later can also be used as a home hub to control HomeKit devices such as locks thermostats or garage doors either locally or over the Internet HomeKit Automation such as automatic implementation of scenes multiple user support and using Siri to control devices and remote access for shared users or HomeKit enabled cameras is only possible with a fourth generation Apple TV or later General HDMI CEC to control other devices in a user s home theater setup 66 App Switcher which enables users to switch apps Aerial Screensaver which allows the TV to display a flyover view of a city when Apple TV is inactive Screensavers can also be invoked from the home screen by pressing menu on the Siri Remote once 67 App Store Edit With the fourth generation Apple TV Apple TV HD and tvOS Apple announced an App Store which allows any developer to make apps using the APIs available specifically tailored towards the TV 68 Also since tvOS is based on iOS any developer can port over apps from iOS and with a few modifications as Apple stated on stage and can make them available for all tvOS users with the App Store The App Store is not available to previous Apple TVs and is a feature of the fourth generation Apple TV onward Accessibility Edit Since tvOS and watchOS are based on iOS they have inherited many of the accessibility features of iOS and macOS 69 and are compatible with Apple s entire product line including the Apple Watch as a remote controller for the Apple TV tvOS includes the Apple technologies of VoiceOver Zoom and Siri to help the blind and those with low vision Pairing a Wireless keyboard with the tvOS on the Apple TV enables another accessibility feature that also is an incorporation of VoiceOver When typing VoiceOver mirrors with an audio voice each character pressed on the keyboard and repeated again when it is entered The Apple TV is designed to work with the Apple Wireless Keyboard or the Apple Magic Keyboard citation needed Apple TV with and without tvOS supports closed captioning so the deaf or hard of hearing can properly watch TV episodes and feature length movies Compatible episodes and movies are denoted with a CC closed captioning or SDH Descriptive Audio icon in the iTunes Store either on the Apple TV or in iTunes itself The viewer can customize the captions in episodes or movies with styles and fonts that are more conducive to their hearing and or visual impairment 70 Apple s Remote app on iOS devices allows control of the Apple TV from an iPhone iPad or iPod Touch 71 Restrictions Edit Similar to Google s redesign of YouTube Apple has restricted access to most viewed charts on movies and podcasts They are replaced by Top Movies Top Podcasts and Editor s Picks 72 Parental controls allow consumers to limit access to Internet media service content via Restrictions settings individual services can be turned off e g to reduce clutter icons can be rearranged via the tap and hold technique a la iOS Internet media is split into four categories Internet Photos YouTube Podcasts and Purchase and Rental Each of the categories is configured by a parental control of Show Hide or Ask to prompt for a 4 digit PIN In addition movies TV shows music and podcasts can be restricted by rating 73 Streaming video sources Edit Apps available for Apple TV can stream video from a variety of sources although some are only available in certain countries Local sources Edit Apple TV allows users on a computer running iTunes to sync or stream photos music and videos 74 A user can connect a computer on a local network to maintain a central home media library of digitized CD DVD or HD content 75 provide direct connectivity to photo organization software such as iPhoto 76 limit home video access to a local network only 77 play Internet radio 78 79 or preload content on Apple TV to be used later as a non networked video player 80 For users who wish to connect the Apple TV to a computer synchronization and streaming modes are supported 74 Apple TV in synchronization mode works in a way similar to the iPod It is paired with an iTunes library on a single computer and can synchronize with that library copying all or selected content to its own storage Apple TV need not remain connected to the network after syncing 80 81 Photos can be synced from iPhoto Aperture or from a folder on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop Album Adobe Photoshop or from a hard disk folder in Windows 82 Apple TV can also function as a peer to peer digital media player streaming content from iTunes libraries and playing the content over the network 83 84 First generation Apple TVs can stream content from up to five computers or iTunes libraries Also five Apple TVs can be linked to the same iTunes library The second generation Apple TV onwards allows users to stream content from more than one iTunes library these additional iTunes libraries can be on the same or on different computers This is possible when Apple TV and every iTunes library from which you want to stream content meet all of the following conditions 1 the Apple TV and the iTunes library you are streaming from are both on the same local network 2 each uses the iTunes Home Sharing feature and 3 each are using the same Home Sharing Apple ID Apple TV HD and newer can also stream content locally using third party apps such as Plex Kodi VLC media player Emby and MrMC Supported formats Edit Apple TV natively supports the following audio video and picture formats although with the Apple TV HD and later apps may use alternative built in software in order to play other codecs and formats e g Emby MrMC VLC media player Kodi and Plex Video Edit HEVC H 265 Dolby Vision Profile 5 HDR10 Main 10 profile up to 2160p at 30 frames per second 5th generation or 60 frames per second 6th generation HEVC H 265 SDR up to 2160p at 60 frames per second 5th and 6th generation or 1080p at 30 frames per second 4th generation Main Main 10 profile hardware decoding on 5th and 6th generation software decoding on 4th generation running tvOS 11 and later 85 AVC H 264 up to 720p at 30 frames per second 1st and 2nd generation 86 87 AVC H 264 up to 1080p at 30 frames per second 3rd generation 88 AVC H 264 up to 1080p at 60 frames per second 4th generation 89 AVC H 264 up to 2160p at 60 frames per second 5th generation 89 High or Main Profile level 4 0 or lower or High or Main Profile level 4 2 or lower 4th generation 89 Baseline profile level 3 0 or lower with AAC LC audio up to 160 kbits s per channel 48 kHz stereo audio in m4v mp4 and mov file formats MPEG 4 up to 720 432 432p or 640 480 pixels at 30 fpsMPEG 4 video up to 2 5 Mbit s 640 480 pixels 30 frames per second Simple Profile with AAC LC audio up to 160 kbit s 48 kHz stereo audio in m4v mp4 and mov file formats Motion JPEG up to 720p at 30 fpsMotion JPEG M JPEG up to 35 Mbit s 1280 720 pixels 30 fps audio in ulaw PCM stereo audio in avi file format Picture Edit JPEG GIF TIFF and HEIF 4th generation and later Audio a Edit HE AAC V1 AAC 16 320 kbit s FairPlay protected AAC MP3 16 320 kbit s or optionally VBR Audible formats 2 3 and 4 Apple Lossless FLAC AIFF WAV Dolby Digital AC 3 surround sound pass through up to 5 1 channels 90 Dolby Digital Plus E AC 3 surround sound pass through up to 7 1 channels 4th generation Dolby Atmos 7 1 4 channels 5th and 6th generation TV compatibility Edit Compatible with high definition TVs with HDMI and capable of 1080p or 720p at 60 50 Hz Requires HDCP when playing copy protected content A sustained 8 Mbit s or faster Internet connection is recommended for viewing 1080p HD movies and TV shows 6 Mbit s or faster for viewing 720p content and 2 5 Mbit s or faster for SD content Others Edit Attempts to sync unsupported content to Apple TV will draw an error message from iTunes 91 The first and second generation Apple TV video output can be set to either 1080i or 1080p however this resolution is limited to the user interface and the viewing of photographs all other content is simply upscaled to those resolutions Those models cannot play 1080i or 1080p video content e g HD camera video 83 84 92 93 94 The third and fourth generation Apple TV support 1080p video content The Apple TV 4K as the name suggests supports 4K resolutions and HDR including Dolby Vision 4K content from sources such as iTunes can be played on a compatible 4K television set Apple offers AVC 1080p movies and video podcasts on iTunes 95 In comparison Blu ray films are 1080p H 264 or VC 1 video encoded at rates of up to 40 Mbit s 96 Apple TV s audio chip supports 7 1 surround sound 97 and some high definition rentals from iTunes are offered with Dolby Digital 5 1 surround sound 98 There is an Apple TV export option in QuickTime which allows content in some formats that the device does not support to be easily re encoded 99 Applications that use QuickTime to export media can use this e g iMovie s Share menu 100 iTunes advanced menu 101 and some third party content conversion tools 102 Connectivity Edit Back of 1st generation Apple TV Back of 2nd generation Apple TV Apple TV streams video through an HDMI cable Type A connected to the TV s HDMI port Audio is supported through the optical or HDMI ports The device also has a Micro USB port which is reserved for service and diagnostics The device connects through Ethernet or Wi Fi to the computer for digital content from the Internet and local networks Apple TV does not come with audio video or other cables which must be acquired additionally as required 103 On the previous Apple TV media files could be transferred directly onto the device by syncing with another computer Once content was stored on the device s hard drive Internet connectivity was no longer needed to view content 80 This is not the case with the later models which do not have a hard drive for storing media The first generation Apple TV had component video and RCA connector audio ports both removed in the 2nd generation The device does not have RCA composite video or F RF connectors 84 104 but can be tricked into outputting color via composite 105 Starting with the Apple TV HD Apple removed the optical audio port Apple also enhanced the HDMI port by adding support for HDMI The 4th generation also removed the USB hardware port in favor of the reversible USB C port and the 5th generation removed USB entirely citation needed AirPlay Edit Main article AirPlay AirPlay allows iOS devices or an AirPort enabled computer with the iTunes music player to send a stream of music to multiple three to six in typical conditions stereos connected to an AirPort Express the audio only antecedent of Apple TV or Apple TV 106 The AirPort Express streaming media capabilities use Apple s Remote Audio Output Protocol RAOP a proprietary variant of RTSP RTP Using WDS bridging 107 the AirPort Express can allow AirPlay functionality as well as Internet access file and print sharing etc across a larger distance in a mixed environment of wired and up to 10 wireless clients Speakers attached to an AirPort Express orApple TV can be selected from within the Remote iPhone iPod Touch program allowing full AirPlay compatibility 108 see Remote control section below A compatible Mac running OS X Mountain Lion or later can wirelessly mirror its screen to an Apple TV through AirPlay Mirroring 109 110 while one running OS X Mavericks or later can also extend its display with AirPlay Display Remote control EditApple TV can be controlled by many infrared remote controls 111 or paired with the included Apple Remote to prevent interference from other remotes 83 112 113 Either kind of remote can control playback volume but for music only 19 114 115 The Apple Wireless Keyboard is supported on the second generation Apple TV and later using the built in Bluetooth 116 The consumer has the ability to control media playback navigate menus and input text and other information Third party keyboards that use the Apple layout may also be compatible 116 On July 10 2008 Apple released ITunes Remote a free iOS application that allows the iPhone iPod Touch and iPad to control the iTunes library on the Apple TV via Wi Fi 117 118 The Apple Watch also has a remote app to control Apple TV 119 The Remote App was updated on September 13 2016 120 to take advantage of all the features of the Apple TV 4 This includes Siri Touchpad and Home Buttons along with a now playing screen The second generation Apple Siri Remote is included with the second generation 4K Apple TV and later as well as being sold by itself On September 9 2015 Apple announced the new Siri Remote for the fourth generation Apple TV Apple TV HD although in some territories Apple have kept the name Apple TV Remote due to Siri functionality not being enabled on it in that territory 121 It is a completely redesigned remote that features dual microphones for Siri support and a glass touch surface for navigation around the interface by swiping or tapping and scrubbing to fast forward or rewind Also it has a menu and home button a Siri button to invoke Siri a Play Pause button and a Volume Up Down button to control the volume on the TV The Siri Remote communicates with the Apple TV via Bluetooth rather than infrared removing the requirement of a line of sight with the device This new remote is only supported by the Apple TV HD and later and will not work with earlier generations Siri Edit Beginning with the Apple TV HD the remote includes two microphones and a button to activate Siri Siri on the Apple TV has all of the functions of Siri on iOS 9 it can also respond to requests specifically for the TV 122 For instance the viewer can ask Siri to search for a TV show or movie and it will search across multiple different sources to tell the user where the content is available to watch It can also do things such as Play Pause 123 Rewind Fast Forward skip back 15 seconds and temporarily turn on captioning when asked what did he say or what did she say open a specific app and more Software EditFor the media player application see Apple TV app First generation Edit The original Apple TV ran a modified build of Mac OS X v10 4 Tiger 124 Apple TV Software 1 0 Edit Apple TV software 1 0 presented the user with an interface similar to that of Front Row Like Front Row on the Mac it presents the user with seven options for consuming content Movies TV Shows Music Podcasts Photos Settings and Sources It was a modified version of OS x v10 4 Tiger 125 Apple TV Software 2 0 Edit In February 2008 Apple released a major and free upgrade to the Apple TV labelled Take Two 2 0 This update did away with Front Row and introduced a new interface in which content was organized into six categories all of which appeared in a large square box on the screen upon startup movies TV shows music YouTube podcasts and photos and presented in the initial menu along with a Settings option for configuration including software updates 126 127 Apple TV Software 3 0 Edit In October 2009 Apple released a minor upgrade for the Apple TV called Apple TV Software 3 0 128 This update replaced the interface in version 2 0 with a new interface which presented seven horizontal columns across the top of the screen for the different categories of content Movies TV Shows Music Podcasts Photos Internet and Settings 129 This update also added features such as content filtering iTunes Extras 130 new fonts and a new Internet radio app One new feature in particular was the Genius playlist option allowing for easier and more user friendly playlist creating 131 Second and third generation Edit See also tvOS Version history The user interface used in the third generation Apple TV series featured a rounded rectangle tile interface The 2nd 132 and 3rd 133 generation Apple TVs run a version of iOS rather than the modified Mac OS X of the original model The interface on Apple TV Software 4 is similar to that of previous versions with only minor changes and feature additions throughout In March 2012 Apple released a major new software update with the Apple TV 3rd generation labeled as Apple TV Software 5 iOS 5 1 134 which shipped with the new 3rd generation Apple TV This update completely revised the look of the home screen to make it resemble the icon grid seen on iOS Instead of 7 columns content and third party channels are shown in a tiled grid format 135 which can be rearranged Throughout the years for Apple TV Software 5 6 Apple released minor revisions content additions and feature updates The Apple TV Software 7 0 features a flat look similar to iOS 7 and OS X Yosemite and adds features such as Peer To Peer AirPlay 136 Version 8 0 was skipped Apple TV Software 7 2 2 iOS 8 is currently available for the Apple TV 3rd generation as of March 2019 It does not support tvOS 9 0 or later However it does support Amazon Video which was automatically added to those Apple TVs running 7 2 2 on December 6 2017 32 In May 2019 Apple TV Software 7 3 iOS 8 4 2 was released to the public This update was the first update for the 3rd generation Apple TV since 2016 This update adds the new Apple TV app to the home screen The Apple TV app brings compatibility to the Apple TV Channels service This update also fixes some security flaws found in Apple TV Software 7 2 2 and earlier 137 On September 24 2019 Apple TV Software 7 4 iOS 8 4 3 was released to the public 138 On March 24 2020 Apple TV Software 7 5 iOS 8 4 4 was released to the public 139 HD and 4K Edit See also tvOS The Apple TV HD and later run an operating system called tvOS 140 which does not support the earlier generations of Apple TV It features an app store allowing third party app developers to release their own apps on the platform 141 The new software also features support for Siri voice control The tvOS software development kit SDK for developing tvOS apps is included in Xcode 7 1 and later 142 A new development feature App Thinning 143 is used in the Apple TV running on tvOS due to the storage restrictions of the device as little as 32 GB and the dual use of the NAND Flash Memory to precache movies from Apple s content servers as well as storage for downloaded applications from the tvOS App Store Apple s aim is to limit the size of application downloads and steering users toward downloading individual segments of apps in order to better manage storage space Developers have reacted with criticism toward the download size limits arguing that it leads to situations where game data is purged and has to be re downloaded 143 Technical specifications EditObsolete 144 Vintage Discontinued CurrentModel Announced Released Discontinued Unsupported Months supported to date Months supported after discontinuation to dateApple TV 2nd generation September 1 2010 September 1 2010 12 years ago 2010 09 01 March 7 2012 11 years ago 2012 03 07 September 17 2014 8 years ago 2014 09 17 48 months 30 monthsApple TV 3rd generation March 7 2012 March 7 2012 11 years ago 2012 03 07 Rev A January 28 2013 10 years ago 2013 01 28 March 10 2013 10 years ago 2013 03 10 Rev A September 8 2016 6 years ago 2016 09 08 March 14 2022 14 months ago 2022 03 14 120 months Rev A 108 months 108 months Rev A 67 monthsApple TV HD September 9 2015 October 30 2015 7 years ago 2015 10 30 October 18 2022 7 months ago 2022 10 18 Supported 91 months 7 monthsApple TV 4K 1st generation September 12 2017 September 22 2017 5 years ago 2017 09 22 April 21 2021 2 years ago 2021 04 21 68 months 25 monthsApple TV 4K 2nd generation April 20 2021 May 21 2021 2 years ago 2021 05 21 October 18 2022 7 months ago 2022 10 18 24 months 7 monthsApple TV 4K 3rd generation October 18 2022 November 4 2022 6 months ago 2022 11 04 In production 6 months In productionSupported Edit Model Apple TV HD Apple TV 4K 1st generation Apple TV 4K 2nd generation Apple TV 4K 3rd generation PictureInitial release operating system tvOS 9 0 iOS 9 0 tvOS 11 0 iOS 11 0 tvOS 14 5 iOS 14 5 tvOS 16 1 iOS 16 1 Latest release operating system tvOS 16 4 Current iOS 16 5 released May 18 2023 Processor 1 4 GHz 145 Apple A8 SoC 2 3 GHz 146 Apple A10X Fusion SoC 147 2 49 GHz Apple A12 Bionic SoC 148 2 93 GHz Apple A15 Bionic SoC 149 Graphics processor PowerVR GX6450 quad core GPU PowerVR GT7600 Plus 12 core 150 Apple designed 4 core GPU Apple designed 5 core GPUNeural Engine Apple designed 8 core Neural Engine Apple designed 16 core Neural EngineAudio Output Dolby Digital Plus 7 1 In addition to prior Dolby Atmos 7 1 4Storage 32 or 64 GB NAND flash 64 GB Wi Fi or 128 GB Wi Fi Ethernet NAND flashRAM 2 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM 151 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM 152 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAMConnectivity IR receiver USB C for services and support IR receiverWi Fi Wi Fi 802 11 ac with MIMO Wi Fi 802 11 ax with MIMOBluetooth Bluetooth 4 0 Bluetooth 5 0HDMI HDMI 1 4 HDMI 2 0a 147 HDMI 2 1Ethernet 10 100BASE T Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Wi Fi Ethernet model Output In addition to prior 1080p In addition to prior 4K HDR10 Dolby Vision In addition to prior HDR10 149 Remote 153 First generation Siri Remote 2015 2017 SKUs First generation 2017 revision Siri Remote 2017 2021 SKUs Second generation Siri Remote 2021 and later SKUs First generation 2017 revision Siri Remote Second generation Siri Remote Third generation Siri RemoteSiri YesApp StoreThird party controllersMaterials PlasticColor Power Built in 11 W universal power supply 12 V at 0 917 A Built in 13 W universal power supply 12 V at 1 083 A Built in universal power supply 12 V Dimensions 35 mm 1 4 in H98 mm 3 9 in W98 mm 3 9 in D 31 mm 1 2 in H93 mm 3 7 in W93 mm 3 7 in DWeight 425 g 15 0 oz Wi Fi model 208 g 7 3 oz Wi Fi Ethernet model 214 g 7 5 oz Greenhouse gas emissions 65 kg CO2e 154 58 kg CO2e 155 59 kg CO2e 156 43 kg CO2e 157 Hardware strings AppleTV5 3 AppleTV6 2 AppleTV11 1 AppleTV14 1Model number 158 A1625 A1842 A2169 A2737 Wi Fi A2843 Wi Fi Ethernet FCCID BCGA1625 159 BCGA1842 152 Released October 30 2015 September 22 2017 May 21 2021 November 4 2022 149 Discontinued 64 GB September 12 201732 GB October 18 2022 April 21 2021 October 18 2022 CurrentUnsupported SupportedUnsupported Edit Model Apple TV 2nd generation Apple TV 3rd generation Picture Initial release operating system Apple TV Software 4 0 iOS 4 1 Apple TV Software 5 0 iOS 5 1 Latest release operating system Apple TV Software 6 2 1 iOS 7 1 2 Apple TV Software 7 9 iOS 8 4 4 Processor 1 GHz Apple A4 SoC 1 GHz dual core Apple A5 SoC with one core locked Rev A 1 GHz single core Apple A5 SoCGraphics processor PowerVR SGX535 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 dual core GPUNeural Engine Audio Output Dolby Digital 5 1Storage 8 GB NAND flash for cache 160 RAM 256 MB DRAM 161 512 MB LPDDR2 SDRAM 162 Connectivity Optical audio IR receiver Micro USB for services and support Wi Fi Wi Fi 802 11 n Bluetooth Bluetooth 2 1 EDR Bluetooth 4 0HDMI HDMIEthernet 10 100BASE T EthernetOutput 720p 60 50 Hz NTSC PAL 576p 576i 50 Hz PAL In addition to prior 1080pRemote 153 Apple Remote aluminum Siri NoApp StoreThird party controllersMaterials PlasticColor Power Built in 6 W universal power supply 3 4 V at 1 75 A Dimensions 23 mm 0 91 in H98 mm 3 9 in W98 mm 3 9 in DWeight 272 g 9 6 oz Greenhouse gas emissions 60 kg CO2e 163 60 kg CO2e 164 Hardware strings AppleTV2 1 Rev A AppleTV3 1Rev B AppleTV3 2Model number 158 A1378 Rev A A1427Rev B A1469FCCID BCGA1378 165 Rev A BCGA1427 166 Rev B BCGA1469 167 Released September 1 2010 168 23 24 Rev A March 7 2012 169 Rev B January 28 2013Discontinued March 7 2012 169 Rev A March 10 2013 170 Rev B September 8 2016 171 Unsupported September 17 2014 March 14 2022Timeline of iOS devices iPhone iPod Touch iPad and Apple TV 2G models vteSources Apple Inc Newsroom Archive 172 Mactracker Apple Inc model database 173 See also Timeline of Apple Inc products iOS version history and iPod Timeline of iPod modelsLimitations EditFunctionality Edit Apple TV contains neither a TV tuner nor a personal video recorder 83 91 Both capabilities can be applied to the connected home computer through various third party products such as allowing PVR software to connect to iTunes and enable scheduled HDTV recordings to play automatically via Apple TV for playback 174 Apple TV HD and newer can be linked with Wi Fi based tuners such as HDHomeRun 175 The Front Row interface lacks some iTunes functionality including rating items checking the account balance adding funds to the account synchronizing from more than one computer 176 full Internet radio support 84 177 and games 178 The Movies search box only searches the iTunes Store not local hard drives and networks 179 Movies rented on Apple TV must be watched on Apple TV unlike iTunes rentals which can be transferred to any video enabled iPod iPhone or Apple TV 180 181 Movies purchased on Apple TV can be moved to a video enabled iPod or iPhone via iTunes 182 Apple TV prior to 4th generation Apple TV HD does not support the HDMI Consumer Electronics Control HDMI CEC protocol On the Apple TV 2nd generation digital output audio is up sampled to 48 kHz including lossless CD rips at 44 1 kHz Although this is a higher frequency and the difference is not audible it is seen by some as falling short of digital transmission of data standards due to the audio not being bit perfect 183 Sales Edit1st generation Edit Within the first week of presales in January 2007 Apple TV was the top pre selling item at the Apple Store 184 Orders exceeded 100 000 units by the end of January and Apple began ramping up to sell over a million units before the 2007 holiday season 185 Analysts began calling it a DVD killer 186 that could enable multiple services Analysts also predicted that Apple could sell up to 1 5 million units in the first year 187 Besides the Apple Store Best Buy was one of the first retailers to carry the device 188 Target and Costco 189 followed shortly thereafter Two months into sales Forrester Research predicted at the time that Apple would only sell a million Apple TV units because consumers prefer advertisement supported content over paid content Forrester predicted that cable companies would be the clear winners over content providers such as the iTunes Store 190 Shortly after Apple released YouTube functionality and Jobs stated that Apple TV was a DVD player for the Internet Some market analysts predicted that YouTube on Apple TV provides a glimpse of this product s potential and its future evolution 191 but overall analysts had mixed reactions regarding the future of Apple TV Some negative reactions followed after Jobs referred to the device as a hobby implying it was less significant than the Macintosh iPod and iPhone 192 In the fourth quarter of 2008 sales were triple that of the fourth quarter of 2007 193 In Apple s first quarter 2009 financial results conference call acting chief executive Tim Cook stated that Apple TV sales increased three times over the same quarter a year ago Cook mentioned that the movie rental business was working well for Apple Apple would continue investment in movie rentals and Apple TV but Apple TV is still considered a hobby for the company 193 Due to the growth of digital TV and consumers turning to Internet media services an analyst at the time predicted sales of 6 6 million Apple TVs by the end of 2009 9 2nd generation Edit The second generation sold 250 000 units in the first two weeks it was available On December 21 2010 Apple announced that they had sold 1 million units 194 unreliable source In the second fiscal quarter of 2011 it had topped 2 million in total sales with 820 000 sold in that quarter alone 195 On January 24 2012 Apple announced they had sold 1 4 million units in the first fiscal quarter of 2012 196 and 2 8 million units in all of fiscal year 2011 197 4 2 million units through January 1 2012 3rd generation Edit Tim Cook announced at the All Things Digital conference in May 2012 that Apple had sold 2 7 million of the 3rd generation model in 2012 198 In the Q4 FY2012 earnings 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