Release appearance
tvOS 18.1 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
The public tvOS 18.1 release was a maintenance update with documented screen-saver, StoreKit Testing, SwiftUI compatibility, and security fixes.
- Date
- Oct 28, 2024
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Chronology evidence
Appearance sources
These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.
- tvOS 18.1 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Resolved Issues
- tvOS 18.1 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Screen Saver — Resolved Issues
- tvOS 18.1 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · StoreKit — Resolved Issues
- tvOS 18.1 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · SwiftUI — Resolved Issues
- About the security content of tvOS 18.1
Apple Support · 2024-10-28T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 18.1 security content
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 18.1
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
SwiftUI availability-builder crash fix
Developers could conditionally include widget and scene content without triggering the documented backward-compatibility crash.
- [1] tvOS 18.1 Release Notes · SwiftUI — Resolved Issues
bugFix · fixed
StoreKit Testing offer-identifier fix
A testing-only metadata mismatch in subscription renewal data was corrected for developers.
- [1] tvOS 18.1 Release Notes · StoreKit — Resolved Issues
enhancement · changed
Performance and stability maintenance
The public release notes identify general platform maintenance without assigning additional named consumer features to 18.1.
security · fixed
Media, app, kernel, backup, and WebKit security fixes
Apple's advisory records multiple CVE-backed protections across system frameworks and WebKit for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K.
- [1] About the security content of tvOS 18.1 · tvOS 18.1 security content
bugFix · fixed
Screen-saver availability reporting fix
The interface no longer incorrectly presents affected screen-saver choices as available or unavailable.
- [1] tvOS 18.1 Release Notes · Screen Saver — Resolved Issues