Apple Seeds First Beta of tvOS 16.5 to Developers

Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming tvOS 16.5 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a day after the launch of tvOS 16.4.

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Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 16.5 update by downloading a profile on the Apple TV using Xcode.

tvOS updates are usually minor, focusing on internal bug fixes and improvements rather than notable outward-facing changes. There is no word as of yet what's included in the tvOS 16.5 update, but we'll update this article if we find anything new.

Apple shares some information on tvOS releases in its tvOS support document, which is updated after each tvOS launch.

Though we don't often know what's new in tvOS during the beta testing process, we let MacRumors readers know when new updates are available so those who are developers can download it upon release.

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_Spinn_ Avatar
32 months ago
I wish Apple would let us update the Apple TV from the Home app.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
munpip214 Avatar
32 months ago
Bitstream please! (I know it will probably never happen ?)
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sparky672 Avatar
32 months ago

I wish Apple would let us update the Apple TV from the Home app.
Update? You can't even turn it on/off from the Home app.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Surf Monkey Avatar
32 months ago

Update? You can't even turn it on/off from the Home app.
Exactly. This is another example of an obvious, GAPING hole in Apple’s software platform right now. The ability to control an ATV via Home should have been added years ago. The commands should be easy to send over wi-fi, yet Apple neglects this simple functionality… while hyping their fundamentally broken smart home strategy. You can’t even turn it on and off via shortcuts. Lame.

Tim Cook’s Apple simply isn’t interested in the software side and it’s severely damaging the whole Apple experience.
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Surf Monkey Avatar
32 months ago

Homekit is still buggy after 16.4 release. It's really sad.
It’s more than HomeKit. The TV app is broken too. For shame, Apple. These updates have consistently failed to address obvious problems while choking the TV app’s interface with egregious ads for Apple TV shows and movies.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Realityck Avatar
32 months ago
Because there is no notes this is likely just updates applied to existing issues like making HomeKit work better, and other bugs/issues that they want to improve on. Apple TV app is an example, along with remote sync issues.
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