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tvOS 14.4 Public

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About this appearance

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.

Date
Jan 26, 2021
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

Apple released tvOS 14.4 on January 26, 2021. Its consumer update history does not enumerate a named feature and describes the release only in terms of general performance and stability improvements.[1][2]

Documented scope

The version-specific advisory supplies the detailed technical record, covering storage, audio, media and image processing, the kernel, WebKit, and WebRTC. This article does not invent a more specific consumer-facing change list.[3][2]

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 14.4

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z · Released January 26, 2021

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.4

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 14.4

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z · APFS; CoreAudio; CoreMedia; ImageIO; Kernel; WebKit; WebRTC

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Release changes

Changed in this release

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

security · fixed

tvOS 14.4 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory documents fixes in APFS, CoreAudio, CoreMedia, ImageIO, the kernel, WebKit, and WebRTC.

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 14.4 · APFS; CoreAudio; CoreMedia; ImageIO; Kernel; WebKit; WebRTC

enhancement · changed

General performance and stability improvements

documentedconfirmed

Apple's consumer note gives no narrower feature or fix breakdown for tvOS 14.4 beyond general performance and stability work.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 14.4