Apple Seeds Third Beta of tvOS 18.2 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 18.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after second tvOS 18.2 beta.

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Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 18.2 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required.

tvOS 18.2 adds improved support for projectors with a 21:9 aspect ratio and several other aspect ratio options to choose from. The update allows the ‌Apple TV‌ to automatically detect the aspect ratio of your device, selecting the correct setting.

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djjuice80 Avatar
14 months ago
snoopy screen saver is available in this build
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
djjuice80 Avatar
14 months ago

Please tell me if there’s snoopy I don’t care about it being faster, snappier, atmos. Or even plays videos. Just want snoopy!! Oh and fix the sound issues.
snoopy is there
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Yenzi999 Avatar
14 months ago

Please tell me if there’s snoopy I don’t care about it being faster, snappier, atmos. Or even plays videos. Just want snoopy!! Oh and fix the sound issues.
Apple TV 4K feels snoopier now
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Getabeard80 Avatar
14 months ago

Does anyone have an issue with doing a voice search in an App. Mine no longer works now. So for example if I go to Youtube search screen and then press the Siri button nothing happens.
No issue here
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wplynx Avatar
14 months ago
Please tell me if there’s snoopy I don’t care about it being faster, snappier, atmos. Or even plays videos. Just want snoopy!! Oh and fix the sound issues.
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