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tvOS 15.4

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
7
Beta cycle
46d
Average interval
8d
Public release
Mar 14, 2022

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

tvOS 15.4 was released on March 14, 2022. It added Apple Watch-assisted purchase approval, Picture in Picture for HomeKit camera feeds, and captive-portal Wi-Fi setup using an iPhone or iPad.[1][2]

Security and source boundary

The security advisory documents repairs in PDF and image parsing, graphics, the kernel, permissions, Sandbox, and WebKit. The article remains limited to Apple's version-labeled records and does not infer beta or undocumented behavior.[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 15.4

    Apple Support · Apple · 2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 15.4 — Released March 14, 2022

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 15.4

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 15.4

    Apple Support · Apple · 2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z · Accelerate Framework; ImageIO; IOGPUFamily; Kernel; Preferences; Sandbox; WebKit

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  4. About the security content of tvOS 15.4

    Apple Support · Apple · 2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z · Released March 14, 2022

Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

compatibility · introduced

Captive-portal Wi-Fi onboarding

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 15.4 added assisted setup for captive networks, expanding where Apple TV could be connected outside a conventional home Wi-Fi environment.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 15.4 — Captive portal Wi-Fi networks

feature · introduced

Home camera Picture in Picture

documentedconfirmed

The release allowed a compatible home-camera feed to stay onscreen in a small window without replacing the program being watched.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 15.4 — Home cameras

security · fixed

tvOS 15.4 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory documents fixes in Accelerate, ImageIO, IOGPUFamily, the kernel, LLVM, MediaRemote, Preferences, Sandbox, and WebKit.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 15.4 · Accelerate Framework; ImageIO; IOGPUFamily; Kernel; LLVM; MediaRemote; Preferences; Sandbox; WebKit

feature · introduced

Apple Watch-assisted purchase approval

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 15.4 added a purchase flow that uses Apple Watch together with an iPhone or iPad to approve transactions on Apple TV.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 15.4 — Apple Watch

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +12 days
  3. +7 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +7 days
  7. +6 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    tvOS 15.4 reached the public channel on March 14, 2022 with Apple Watch-assisted purchases, HomeKit camera Picture in Picture, captive-portal Wi-Fi support, and security repairs.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    7 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .4 releases

46 days, 6.0 milestones

Based on 4 previous tvOS .4 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

46d (avg: 58d)

12 days shorter than the tvOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

12 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .4 releases (tvOS)

Previous comparable tvOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
tvOS 26.4202636d67d
tvOS 14.4202141d414d
tvOS 13.4202048d78d
tvOS 11.4201857d710d

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Official release notes