Apple today provided
Developers with the
Fifth Beta of an upcoming 9.2 update to tvOS, the operating system that runs on the fourth-generation
Apple TV and powers its built-in App Store. Today's
tvOS 9.2
Beta 5 comes just over a week after
Apple released the
fourth beta of tvOS 9.2 and more than a month after the
release of tvOS 9.1.1, a mi**r update to
tvOS 9.1.
tvOS 9.2 has
been in testing since January 11.
tvOS betas are more difficult to install than
Beta updates for iOS and OS X. Installing the
tvOS Beta requires the
Apple TV to be connected to a computer with a USB-C to USB-A cable, with the software downloaded and installed via iTunes or
Apple Configurator. Those who have already installed the first four
tvOS 9.2 betas will be able to download the
Fifth update over the air.
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tvOS 9.2 is a significant update for the
tvOS operating system and new features have been added continually throughout the
Beta testing process. It brings support for Bluetooth keyboards, allowing a keyboard to be paired to the
Apple TV for text entry. Bluetooth keyboard support is a major feature that was missing from previous versions of
tvOS and its addition should make it much easier to do tasks like entering passwords on the fourth-generation
Apple TV.
Along with Bluetooth keyboard support, the
tvOS 9.2 update introduces support for grouping apps into folders on the Home screen like on iOS devices, plus it includes a new look for the App Switcher interface and it brings support for iCloud Photo Library and Live Photos. There's an update for the
Apple TV Remote firmware, adding improved motion sensor performance and support for additional sound bar and receiver hardware.
Support for dictation allows
Apple TV users to dictate text and spell user names and passwords rather than typing them in. Dictation capabilities are available in all countries where Siri is available on the
Apple TV. With
tvOS 9.2, Siri also gains the ability to search for App Store apps, improving app discovery. Siri can search for a specific app or bring up a category of apps, such as games.
tvOS 9.2 also introduces MapKit so
Developers can incorporate maps into their
tvOS apps, and it adds Siri support for US Spanish (in the US only) and French Canadian (in Canada only). UK English, Australian English, and US English are also **w available as Siri options in the UK, Australian, and US Storefronts when English is set as the
tvOS language.
We'll update this post with any new features that are discovered in the
Fifth Beta of
tvOS 9.2.
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