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tvOS 18.1

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
41d
Average interval
8d
Public release
Oct 28, 2024

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

tvOS 18.1 was a maintenance update described by Apple as improving performance and stability. [1]Its SDK notes identify fixes for screen-saver availability reporting, StoreKit Testing offer identifiers, and availability checks in SwiftUI builders.[2]

Security content

The accompanying security advisory covers fixes across app support, media parsing, kernel and backup handling, and WebKit.[3]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

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

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 18.1

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  2. tvOS 18.1 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Screen Saver, StoreKit, and SwiftUI

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 18.1

    Apple Support · 2024-10-28T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 18.1 security content

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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.

bugFix · fixed

SwiftUI availability-builder crash fix

documentedconfirmed

Developers could conditionally include widget and scene content without triggering the documented backward-compatibility crash.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] tvOS 18.1 Release Notes · SwiftUI — Resolved Issues

bugFix · fixed

StoreKit Testing offer-identifier fix

documentedconfirmed

A testing-only metadata mismatch in subscription renewal data was corrected for developers.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] tvOS 18.1 Release Notes · StoreKit — Resolved Issues

security · fixed

Media, app, kernel, backup, and WebKit security fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory records multiple CVE-backed protections across system frameworks and WebKit for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 18.1 · tvOS 18.1 security content

bugFix · fixed

Screen-saver availability reporting fix

documentedconfirmed

The interface no longer incorrectly presents affected screen-saver choices as available or unavailable.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] tvOS 18.1 Release Notes · Screen Saver — Resolved Issues

Milestones

Release history

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

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

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public tvOS 18.1 release was a maintenance update with documented screen-saver, StoreKit Testing, SwiftUI compatibility, and security fixes.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    6 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .1 releases

43 days, 5.3 milestones

Based on 10 previous tvOS .1 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

14 days

Between Beta 5 and Public

Previous .1 releases (tvOS)

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Official release notes