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tvOS 15.6

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
7
Beta cycle
63d
Average interval
11d
Public release
Jul 20, 2022

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

tvOS 15.6 was released on July 20, 2022. Apple's consumer update history lists general performance and stability improvements without naming a new feature.[1][2]

Documented security and source gap

Apple's advisory supplies the detailed record: fixes span APFS, AppleAVD, authorization, audio and media processing, iCloud Photo Library, the kernel, software-update transport, WebKit, and Wi-Fi. No more specific consumer or undocumented change is asserted.[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 15.6

    Apple Support · Apple · 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 15.6 — Released July 20, 2022

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 15.6

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 15.6

    Apple Support · Apple · 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z · APFS; AppleAVD; AppleMobileFileIntegrity; Audio; CoreMedia; iCloud Photo Library; Kernel; Software Update; WebKit; Wi-Fi

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  4. About the security content of tvOS 15.6

    Apple Support · Apple · 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z · Released July 20, 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.

security · fixed

tvOS 15.6 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple documents fixes across APFS, AppleAVD, authorization, audio, CoreMedia, iCloud Photo Library, the kernel, Software Update, WebKit, and Wi-Fi.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 15.6 · APFS; AppleAVD; AppleMobileFileIntegrity; Audio; CoreMedia; iCloud Photo Library; Kernel; Software Update; WebKit; Wi-Fi

Milestones

Release history

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

  2. +13 days
  3. +14 days
  4. +14 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +7 days
  7. +8 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    tvOS 15.6 reached the public channel on July 20, 2022 as a maintenance release with general performance and stability work plus extensive security repairs.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    4 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .6 releases

47 days, 6.0 milestones

Based on 2 previous tvOS .6 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

63d (avg: 58d)

5 days longer than the tvOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

14 days

Between Beta 2 and Beta 3

Previous .6 releases (tvOS)

Previous comparable tvOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
tvOS 26.6202662d710d
tvOS 14.6202132d58d

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Official release notes