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Apple Seeds tvOS 27 Beta 3 to Developers

Apple today seeded the third beta of tvOS 27 to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming two weeks after Apple released the second beta.

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The beta can be downloaded and installed through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A free developer account is required.

tvOS 27 has few new features compared to the other 27 software updates, but it does add a redesigned Podcasts app, options for larger text, and a more responsive Control Center.

AirPlaying to an ‌Apple TV‌ from another Apple device is faster, and apps and animations are smoother. You can also now see AppleCare coverage details in the Settings app.

More on the features in tvOS 27 can be found in our Apple TV roundup.

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Top Rated Comments

That70sGAdawg Avatar
10 weeks ago
I hope it corrects the “unable to connect to AirPlay” issue when you’re not even trying. Also, some more stability for high resolution Apple Music streaming would be nice….
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
csalm87 Avatar
10 weeks ago

I hope it corrects the “unable to connect to AirPlay” issue when you’re not even trying. Also, some more stability for high resolution Apple Music streaming would be nice….
Oh yeah I got that too and it took forever to clear it.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
10 weeks ago
That "unable to connect to Airplay" business hit me over the weekend, and was driving me nuts. Glad to see that others had it. A couple times I could only fix it by unplugging the AppleTV for a few minutes then plugging it back in. Sure hope this new beta fixes it.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
richpjr Avatar
10 weeks ago

I hope it corrects the “unable to connect to AirPlay” issue when you’re not even trying. Also, some more stability for high resolution Apple Music streaming would be nice….
Yes, that was very annoying and I could never figure out what triggered it.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)