Later this autumn, users of Apple TV will discover a fresh experience with the company’s streaming device. The upcoming tvOS 26 update features numerous enhancements, including a redesigned aesthetic. Here’s all you need to know about it.
**New Liquid Glass Design:** As Apple has rolled out a cohesive design language across all of its operating system updates, tvOS 26 has also adopted this updated UI. The company asserts that Apple TV becomes “even more engaging, pleasurable, and user-friendly” due to this new design.
**Apple TV app:** The application now displays cinematic poster art to facilitate discovering what to watch next.
**New API:** tvOS 26 introduces a novel API for developers that connects app logins to an Apple Account, simplifying the process of signing into users’ favorite apps, shows, and movies when setting up a new device.
**Profile-switching improvements:** Upon waking, tvOS 26 will provide personalized viewing suggestions and assist users in selecting their profile before using the streaming device.
**Lyrics Translation and Pronunciation:** A new feature in tvOS 26 includes Lyrics Translation and Lyrics Pronunciation. These features make songs universal, easier to sing along to, and they can even serve as a language learning tool.
**Sing in Apple Music:** The latest Apple TV 4K enables users to convert their iPhone into a handheld microphone for Apple TV. Users can queue up songs through SharePlay and interact using on-screen emojis. Apple TV provides real-time lyrics and visual effects.
**Improved FaceTime experience:** With new Contact Posters on Apple TV, users can initiate a FaceTime call more swiftly. Furthermore, Live Captions now support French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish. Finally, it’s possible to answer a FaceTime audio or phone call using connected HomePod speakers.
**tvOS 26 has even more features coming your way**
Apple states that tvOS 26 is also set to include additional features such as:
– Experience stunning landscapes with new **Aerial screen savers** captured throughout India, including Goa and Kerala.
– Customize the screen saver experience by selecting specific Cityscape, Earth, Landscape, or Underwater **Aerials** to show — or conceal.
– Assign any **AirPlay**-enabled speaker as the default speaker for Apple TV.
