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tvOS 14.5 Public

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tvOS 14.5 reached the public channel on April 26, 2021 with second-generation Siri Remote support, display calibration, language and accessibility additions, app offloading, controller compatibility, and security repairs.

Date
Apr 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 14.5 on April 26, 2021. The update supported the redesigned Siri Remote, added iPhone-assisted color balancing, broadened Siri and typed-command options, automated unused-app storage recovery, and recognized newer PlayStation and Xbox controllers.[1][2]

Security record

The companion advisory documents fixes in code-signature checks, protected asset access, audio and image processing, the kernel, WebKit, browser storage, and related components. No undocumented behavior is added.[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 14.5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z · Released April 26, 2021

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.5

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 14.5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z · AppleMobileFileIntegrity; Assets; Audio; ImageIO; Kernel; WebKit; WebKit Storage

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  4. About the security content of tvOS 14.5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z · AppleMobileFileIntegrity; Assets; Audio; CFNetwork; CoreAudio; ImageIO; Kernel; WebKit; WebKit Storage; Wi-Fi

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.5 — Color balance

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.5 — Game controllers

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.5 — Home Screen

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.5 — Siri Remote

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.5 — Siri

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 14.5 — Type to Siri

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

compatibility · introduced

DualSense and current Xbox controller support

documentedconfirmed

The update expanded game-controller pairing to Sony's DualSense and Microsoft's Xbox Series generation of wireless controllers.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 14.5 — Game controllers

security · fixed

tvOS 14.5 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory records fixes across AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Assets, Audio, CFNetwork, CoreAudio, ImageIO, the kernel, WebKit, WebKit Storage, and Wi-Fi.

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 14.5 · AppleMobileFileIntegrity; Assets; Audio; CFNetwork; CoreAudio; ImageIO; Kernel; WebKit; WebKit Storage; Wi-Fi

feature · introduced

iPhone-assisted television color balance

documentedconfirmed

The update introduced a calibration workflow that used an iPhone's sensors to evaluate and adjust Apple TV video output without changing the television's settings.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 14.5 — Color balance

compatibility · introduced

Second-generation Siri Remote support

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 14.5 added system support for the second-generation Siri Remote and its revised navigation and control layout.

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 14.5 — Siri Remote