Release appearance
tvOS 12.3 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
tvOS 12.3 reached the public channel on 2019-05-13. This article records Apple's version-labeled feature or maintenance notes and the accompanying first-party security record.
- Date
- May 13, 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 12.3 was released on May 13, 2019 with a redesigned Apple TV app that unified viewing, channels, store access, and recommendations, plus performance, stability, and security work.[1][2]
What the evidence supports
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- About the security content of tvOS 12.3
Apple Support · Apple · 2019-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · Released May 13, 2019
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 12.3
- About the security content of tvOS 12.3
Apple Support · Apple · 2019-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 12.3 security content
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 12.3; regional availability note
- About the security content of tvOS 12.3
Apple Support · Apple · 2019-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · AppleFileConduit; Bluetooth; CoreAudio; Disk Images; Kernel; Mail; Messages; WebKit
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 12.3 — Apple TV app
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
enhancement · changed
Redesigned Apple TV app
tvOS 12.3 introduced a new TV app structure intended to serve as one viewing hub across personal libraries, channels, the iTunes Store, and recommendations.
- [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 12.3 — Apple TV app
security · fixed
tvOS 12.3 security repairs
The release repaired vulnerabilities across privileged file access, Bluetooth, audio and disk-image parsing, the kernel, messaging, and WebKit.
- [1] About the security content of tvOS 12.3 · AppleFileConduit; Bluetooth; CoreAudio; Disk Images; Kernel; Mail; Messages; WebKit
bugFix · fixed
tvOS 12.3 performance and stability work
Apple documented maintenance work for tvOS 12.3 but did not enumerate the individual performance or stability corrections.