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tvOS 13.0 Public

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tvOS 13.0 reached the public channel on 2019-09-24. This article records Apple's version-labeled feature or maintenance notes and the accompanying first-party security record.

Date
Sep 24, 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 13.0 launched on September 24, 2019 with a full-screen previewing Home screen, multiuser profiles and Control Center, Apple Arcade, broader game-controller support, timed Apple Music lyrics, new underwater screen savers, and security repairs.[1][2]

What the evidence supports

The existing 13.0 route maps to Apple's tvOS 13 launch section. Apple Arcade and other services remained subject to regional availability, and later tvOS 13 maintenance changes are not folded into this event.[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 13

    Apple Support · Apple · 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z · Released September 24, 2019

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 13

    Apple Support · Apple · 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 13 security content

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13; service availability note

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  5. About the security content of tvOS 13

    Apple Support · Apple · 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z · AppleFirmwareUpdateKext; Audio; CFNetwork; CoreAudio; Kernel; mDNSResponder; UIFoundation; WebKit; Wi-Fi

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13 — Apple Arcade

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13 — Apple Music

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13 — Control Center

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13 — Game controllers

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13 — Home screen

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13 — Multiuser

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 13 — Screen savers

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

enhancement · changed

Full-screen Home screen previews

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 13 redesigned top-row presentation around full-screen previews for highlighted movies, music, games, and other supported content.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 13 — Home screen

compatibility · introduced

PlayStation and Xbox controller support

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 13 broadened game input beyond existing controllers by adding support for widely used PlayStation and Xbox wireless models.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 13 — Game controllers

security · fixed

tvOS 13 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

The launch repaired vulnerabilities across firmware, audio and text processing, network handling, privilege and kernel boundaries, local discovery, WebKit, and wireless privacy.

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 13 · AppleFirmwareUpdateKext; Audio; CFNetwork; CoreAudio; Kernel; mDNSResponder; UIFoundation; WebKit; Wi-Fi

feature · introduced

Multiuser Apple TV profiles

documentedconfirmed

The release added user switching so household members could retain separate media recommendations and listening contexts on one Apple TV.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 13 — Multiuser

enhancement · changed

Underwater aerial screen savers

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 13 expanded Apple TV's screen-saver library from aerial landscapes to include high-resolution underwater scenes.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 13 — Screen savers

enhancement · changed

Time-synchronized Apple Music lyrics

documentedconfirmed

The Apple Music experience added animated, time-aligned lyrics and direct navigation within a song by selecting a lyric line.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 13 — Apple Music