Vnunet claims to have received a short statement from an Apple spokeswoman regarding the ship date for the Apple TV:
"We're still planning to release Apple TV in February, as announced" she said.
The comment is triggered by a recent ThinkSecret report that the Apple TV had been pushed to the beginning of March.
The source of the confusion had been Apple's internal ship dates for Apple Stores to expect their Apple TV units. Indeed, Macworld.co.uk also claimed that they were told not to expect a review unit before March.
Early customers who placed online orders through the Apple Store are still being quoted a ship date "by February 28th".
Wednesday March 25, 2026 3:33 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple this week released tvOS 26.4, and the software update includes a handful of new features and changes for the Apple TV.
tvOS 26.4 is compatible with all Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD models released since 2015. To update your Apple TV, open the Settings app on the device, navigate to System → Software Updates, and select Update Software.
Below, we have recapped what is new in tvOS...
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