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tvOS 27.0 Beta 4

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Developer beta

Recorded context

About this appearance

This Beta 4 page records the current tvOS 27 seed and summarizes only cumulative developer-note changes because Apple published no dedicated consumer preview in the reviewed source set.

Date
Jul 20, 2026
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.

  1. tvOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29 · Background Assets

  2. tvOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29 · Home

  3. tvOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29 · Media

  4. tvOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29 · Networking and Security

  5. tvOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29 · StoreKit

  6. tvOS 27 Beta 4 (24J5325d)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 27 Beta 4; build 24J5325d

  7. tvOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29 · UIKit and scene lifecycle

  8. tvOS 27 Beta 4 (24J5325d)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29

    Legacy chronology source: Apple Developer

  9. tvOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29

Release changes

Cumulative context

Broader context included for understanding, not claimed as new in this release.

developerApi · introduced

StoreKit volume, Bundle, and Suite support

documentedconfirmed

The tvOS 27 SDK adds documented volume-purchase and Bundle or Suite commerce capabilities.

  1. [1] tvOS 27 Release Notes · StoreKit

developerApi · introduced

Localized Background Assets

documentedconfirmed

Developers gained localized asset-pack behavior as part of the cumulative tvOS 27 beta series.

  1. [1] tvOS 27 Release Notes · Background Assets

compatibility · changed

Scene lifecycle requirement

documentedconfirmed

The beta-series notes make scene lifecycle adoption a required compatibility step for affected applications.

  1. [1] tvOS 27 Release Notes · UIKit and scene lifecycle

developerApi · introduced

Low-latency super-resolution and frame interpolation

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 27 documents low-latency 1.5-times super-resolution and frame-interpolation capabilities as cumulative beta-series work.

  1. [1] tvOS 27 Release Notes · Media

feature · introduced

HomeKit Secure Video descriptions and search

documentedconfirmed

The beta-series documentation adds intelligent descriptions and search for supported HomeKit Secure Video recordings, with an iCloud+ 2 TB requirement noted by Apple.

  1. [1] tvOS 27 Release Notes · Home

security · changed

Stricter TLS and App Transport Security behavior

documentedconfirmed

The developer notes document stricter TLS and App Transport Security behavior during the tvOS 27 beta cycle.

  1. [1] tvOS 27 Release Notes · Networking and Security