Release record
Release notes
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
tvOS 14.4 was released on January 26, 2021. Apple's consumer update history describes it only as a general performance and stability release rather than naming a new feature.[1][2]
Source ledger
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Apple Support · Apple · 2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z · Released January 26, 2021
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.4
Apple Support · Apple · 2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z · APFS; CoreAudio; CoreMedia; ImageIO; Kernel; WebKit; WebRTC
Documented & observed
Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.
Release changes
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
security · fixed
Apple's advisory documents fixes in APFS, CoreAudio, CoreMedia, ImageIO, the kernel, WebKit, and WebRTC.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · changed
Apple's consumer note gives no narrower feature or fix breakdown for tvOS 14.4 beyond general performance and stability work.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.
Developer beta
Developer beta
Release candidate
Public release
tvOS 14.4 reached the public channel on January 26, 2021 as a general performance and stability update with a separately documented security repair set.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .4 releases
47 days, 6.8 milestones
Based on 4 previous tvOS .4 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
41d (avg: 58d)
17 days shorter than the tvOS average
Duration ranking
#35 of 50
Middle of the pack tvOS beta cycles
Longest gap in this cycle
28 days
Between Beta 1 and Beta 2