Release appearance
tvOS 26.4 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
The public tvOS 26.4 release refined media behavior and addressed legacy apps, asset delivery, proxy traffic, and StoreKit reliability.
- Date
- Mar 24, 2026
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
- Build
23L243
Chronology evidence
Appearance sources
These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.
- tvOS 26.4 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Background Assets — Resolved Issues
- tvOS 26.4 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Background Assets
- tvOS 26.4 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Networking
- tvOS 26.4 Release Notes
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · StoreKit
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 26.4 — Audio
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 26.4 — TV app
- tvOS 26.4 (23L243)
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 26.4; build 23L243
- About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 26.4
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
security · fixed
PAC proxy traffic isolation fix
A proxy auto-configuration issue that could allow traffic to escape the intended route was fixed.
- [1] tvOS 26.4 Release Notes · Networking
bugFix · fixed
Background asset download crash fix
The release fixed a crash that could occur while an app downloaded an asset pack.
- [1] tvOS 26.4 Release Notes · Background Assets — Resolved Issues
bugFix · fixed
StoreKit purchase-intent reliability
Purchase intents in supported StoreKit flows were corrected for more reliable transaction handling.
- [1] tvOS 26.4 Release Notes · StoreKit
removal · removed
Legacy iTunes video apps consolidated
The legacy iTunes Movies and TV Shows apps were removed, leaving their content and discovery workflows in the TV app.
- [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 26.4 — TV app
developerApi · introduced
Background Assets offline-state reporting
Apps gained documented access to offline and current local-availability state for managed asset packs.
- [1] tvOS 26.4 Release Notes · Background Assets
enhancement · changed
Smoother Atmos and stereo transitions
tvOS 26.4 improved transitions between Dolby Atmos and stereo playback states.
- [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 26.4 — Audio