tvOS 27 drops support for Apple TV HD and first-gen Apple TV 4K
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Andrew Orr
2h ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary
Apple's tvOS 27, announced at WWDC 2026, drops support for the Apple TV HD (2015) and first-generation Apple TV 4K (2017), marking the first major hardware cutoff for tvOS in four years. Only the second-generation (2021) and third-generation (2022) Apple TV 4K models remain compatible with the update.
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Apple TV HD, introduced in 2015, and the first-generation Apple TV 4K, introduced in 2017, are no longer eligible for the update.
Compatibility is limited to the second-generation Apple TV 4K released in 2021 and third-generation Apple TV 4K models released in 2022.
Apple's new tvOS 27 delivers Apple's first major Apple TV hardware cutoff in years, ending support for streaming boxes introduced in 2015 and 2017.
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