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tvOS 9.0 Public

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The audited tvOS 9.0 public route records the late-October 2015 launch baseline for fourth-generation Apple TV, including its app, Siri, remote, graphics, game, setup, and developer-platform changes.

Date
Oct 29, 2015
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple positioned tvOS as software on the all-new Apple TV, announced hardware availability for the end of October, and confirmed on October 27 that shipping would begin that week. The audited route date is October 29.[1][2]

Documented scope

The structured entries cover software-visible launch capabilities and final tvOS SDK 9.0 notes. Hardware details appear only where they define input or app capability, and no security repair set is inferred for this launch baseline.[3][4][5]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. Apple Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z · All-new Apple TV begins shipping this week

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  2. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Pricing & Availability

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  3. Apple security updates (2015)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · 2015 security-update list

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  4. tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0

    Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z · Introduction; Metal; Parallax Images; Setup

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  5. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Siri Remote through tvOS SDK

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  6. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · All-new Apple TV and tvOS announcement

  7. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · All-new Apple TV hardware and tvOS

  8. Apple Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z · All-new Apple TV shipping week

  9. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · App Store and tvOS

  10. tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0

    Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z · Introduction

  11. tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0

    Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z · Metal — Note

  12. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Metal and Game Center

  13. tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0

    Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z · Parallax Images — Note

  14. tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0

    Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z · Setup — Note

  15. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Siri playback, navigation, and information

  16. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Siri Remote accelerometer and gyroscope

  17. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Siri Remote touch surface

  18. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · Siri search

  19. Apple security updates (2015)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS 9.1 — 8 Dec 2015

  20. tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0

    Apple Developer Documentation Archive · Apple · 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS SDK 9.0

  21. Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with The All-New Apple TV

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z · tvOS SDK

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

compatibility · introduced

Tap To Setup required iOS 9.1 or later

documentedconfirmed

Apple documented an explicit companion-device software floor for the streamlined initial setup workflow.

  1. [1] tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0 · Setup — Note

developerApi · introduced

tvOS-specific Metal feature set

documentedconfirmed

Graphics code had to select the tvOS GPU family rather than assuming an iOS or macOS Metal capability profile.

  1. [1] tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0 · Metal — Note

compatibility · introduced

tvOS-specific frameworks and required bitcode

documentedconfirmed

The SDK established a distinct binary target and packaging requirement rather than accepting unmodified iOS framework builds.

  1. [1] tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0 · Introduction

developerApi · changed

Layered parallax image tooling

documentedconfirmed

Apple directed developers to regenerate parallax assets with the final tooling so focused artwork would use the improved representation.

  1. [1] tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0 · Parallax Images — Note