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tvOS 12.2 Public

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About this appearance

tvOS 12.2 reached the public channel on 2019-03-25. This article records Apple's version-labeled feature or maintenance notes and the accompanying first-party security record.

Date
Mar 25, 2019
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

tvOS 12.2 was released on March 25, 2019 with Siri playback requests from iPhone and iPad, Lock Screen access to Apple TV Remote controls on iOS 12.2, maintenance work, and security repairs.[1][2]

What the evidence supports

Siri availability varied by region, and Lock Screen remote access depended on iOS 12.2. Those dependencies are retained instead of presenting the features as universal Apple TV behavior.[3][4]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of tvOS 12.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z · Released March 25, 2019

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  2. About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 12.2

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 12.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 12.2 security content

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  4. About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 12.2; Siri availability note

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  5. About the security content of tvOS 12.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z · 802.1X; Kernel; Passcode; Privacy; Sandbox; Siri; TrueTypeScaler; WebKit

  6. About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 12.2 — Apple TV Remote

  7. About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 12.2 — Siri

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

enhancement · changed

Apple TV Remote on the iOS Lock Screen

documentedconfirmed

The paired iOS 12.2 experience made common Apple TV Remote actions available from the Lock Screen for quicker playback control.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 12.2 — Apple TV Remote

feature · introduced

Siri playback requests from iPhone and iPad

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 12.2 extended cross-device Siri control so a nearby iOS device could request Apple TV content and manage playback.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 12.2 — Siri

security · fixed

tvOS 12.2 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

The release repaired vulnerabilities across network authentication, privilege and kernel boundaries, privacy and passcode handling, Siri, fonts, sandboxing, and WebKit.

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 12.2 · 802.1X; Kernel; Passcode; Privacy; Sandbox; Siri; TrueTypeScaler; WebKit