Device Id has always been different for devices with different hardware specs, unfortunately this is not the case for the last release Apple TV 4K (3rd generation). Is there a way to identify this new Apple TV on its two different versions (with or without Ethernet)? The issue is that they both have the same Device Id (AppleTv14.1). The difference between them is in Model Id (A2737 vs A2843). Any idea about how to get this Model Identifier? More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_TV#Technical_specifications

I have Been struggling for few months now after buying a homepod to pair with my Apple TV. The problem is basically after setting the HomePod as the default audio output, it just simply keeps disconnecting and I get the screen attached with “try again” or select a different audio output. Trying again will make it work for few seconds (sometimes a minute) then it will disconnect again with the same error screen. It just keeps happening all the time. so far I have tried: resetting the Apple TV and Homepod to factory setting deleting the home and creating new home (in the home app) apple replaced the HomePod under warranty after bringing the issue to their attention. We have eliminated the possibility of a HomePod hardware issue I have purchased the new Apple TV (the latest one , with the silver remote) . Thus, eliminating an Apple TV hardware issue the problem could be replicated in apple store (using their own TV & their network) . thus eliminating a router or TV issue there has been few software updates and I’m on the latest (14.6) for both Apple TV and HomePod The issue still occurs. I can’t enjoy any movie or TV show for more than few seconds with The Homepod as the default Audio option. Apple support have run some diagnostics but haven’t got back to me yet. any thoughts ?

Hi, I am trying to pair my Apple TV with Xcode in the Devices and Simulators Window. Whenever I pair the device using the six digit pairing code, Xcode places the Apple TV in its ignored devices list. I can delete the Apple TV from the ignored devices list: defaults delete com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist DVTIgnoredDevices But repairing always places the device right back on the list. I have also tried trashing the CoreSimulator folder based upon an older thread with no luck. No combination of unpairing the ATV, restarting the ATV, restarting the desktop running Xcode, praying to the ATV Gods seems to work. Any thoughts on how to debug this issue would be most welcome.

Dear Forum, we are planning the development of a iOS-based application which is running on apple-TVs. The main use will be in our partner-schools, since the content is education based. We are using android-boxes right now, but want to switch the whole setup to apple-TVs which then will be connected to our Info-Terminals/Digital-Signage Touch-Screen, so the students can interact within our created App. The Main-Question now: will it be possible to submit a education-App to the AppleTV-Appstore since it is no "TV-App" in the proper sense?

For SwiftUI, I found the .focusable() modifier very useful in making views focusable. However, once focused, I found *no* way of detecting a press on that view. I can find if the play/pause button was selected. I can find if the menu button was selected, but found no method to detect taps and long presses. Why are these not available on tvOS? Is there another way?

This is Hector Sanfelix from Kaon Media Co. LTD. We are a STB provider of many operators worldwide. Most of them based on Android TV. We do have a current project with a local customer here and we are having issues in detecting the Apple TV + application in the google store (the app is not shown). We have just upgraded our system to Android 11. HW spec is BCM72671, 8GB Flash, 2GB DDR4. PlayReady and Widevine DRMs are updated and fully supported for the service. I hope you’ll be able to help us, there are other ATV devices in Android 11 that do not show this issue. Many thanks in advance. Kind Regards. Hector.

My raytracing Metal app that works great with the M1 laptop throws the above error when attempting to set the MTLInstanceAccelerationStructure on a MTLComputeCommandEncoder with the new AppleTV (A15 GPU). I haven't tried this on previous AppleTV devices and simulator doesn't support raytracing. Has anyone successfully raytraced on the new AppleTV? Error: checkAccelerationStructure:62: failed assertion `Acceleration structure is associated with a different device' tvOS 16.1 Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)

I am trying to run xcodebuild commands to build my WDA app for testing on the device. When I run the xcrun xctrace list devices I can see my Apple TV device available but when I run my command xcodebuild clean build-for-testing -workspace /path/to/WebDriverAgent.xcworkspace -scheme WebDriverAgentRunner_tvOS -destination 'platform=tvOS,id=<device_id>' -configuration Debug -derivedDataPath /derived_data/wda-1.21.0-16, I get error for unable to find destination for specifier. Note devices is paired on apple configurator, but when I open xcode devices and simulators I cannot see my Apple TV to pair/connect with Output of xcrun xctrace list devices: == Devices == app’s Mac mini (109) (DBAD4F3E-9241-55B4-B807-B4A6821D1106) DUBDC2 (15.6) (5f4e732a47cc09583e9465d0c14055aae7e211fb) D, [2022-10-24T13:47:01.979998 #11231] DEBUG -- : == Simulators == Apple TV Simulator (16.0) (08C13957-7CB3-435A-A501-314A281BE198) Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) Simulator (16.0) (C33585C7-CDA9-4892-8D20-76ABAFCA6FD4) Apple TV 4K (at 1080p) (2nd generation) Simulator (16.0) (B5ED5820-CF06-4625-8FD6-2F73938AFA68) Apple Watch SE (44mm) (2nd generation) (9.0) (56512F26-4D9B-44DD-808A-08377EF0A169) Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) (9.0) (A7E5F23E-A0CC-4D3A-BCB8-52C5AF1BD254) Apple Watch Series 5 (44mm) (9.0) (E46A8BCF-4C41-410A-93CB-B4146E674C3A) Apple Watch Series 6 (40mm) (9.0) (8A698CE6-85B0-4AB1-9223-6DCD434E9B69) Apple Watch Series 6 (44mm) (9.0) (200C575F-9DBC-42BA-A70D-2A6B5099E657) Apple Watch Series 7 (41mm) (9.0) (B646151B-E010-4562-ABE2-E96B04AE350E) iPad (9th generation) Simulator (16.0) (B7FCD718-E13B-49E7-B4C8-6D3856D54E26) iPad Air (5th generation) Simulator (16.0) (7732EC7C-625A-4B19-9316-C0D7E96EFC52) iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation) Simulator (16.0) (BA51A2D7-A4BB-43DB-A7D3-DFB60E940962) iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation) Simulator (16.0) (39EE38F4-8069-4984-9110-4A733DD808FF) iPad mini (6th generation) Simulator (16.0) (BA470AB4-9224-49AC-ADBC-772883CB98F8) iPhone 14 Simulator (16.0) (1B689D89-A47D-49CE-BA02-C1C683722CCB) iPhone 14 Simulator (16.0) + Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm) (9.0) (A7C80387-8B4D-4062-8807-D9796B218CD9) iPhone 14 Plus Simulator (16.0) (E5A429EE-D07A-4049-99AD-E47D63A90B16) iPhone 14 Plus Simulator (16.0) + Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) (9.0) (6EAF6B16-C74C-4151-875F-A3EE14F0CE33) iPhone 14 Pro Simulator (16.0) (29F5BA67-D0A0-410C-BC4C-E6161CF78AF8) iPhone 14 Pro Simulator (16.0) + Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm) (9.0) (0E276761-D51A-4D5B-AE61-DE1A62C32FE0) iPhone 14 Pro Max Simulator (16.0) (F9E2F498-6193-4E43-A009-98D17B59CF94) iPhone 14 Pro Max Simulator (16.0) + Apple Watch Ultra (49mm) (9.0) (0F6D9CE8-7BB5-4BC2-9F38-E9B81BEBBCAE) iPhone SE (3rd generation) Simulator (16.0) (E5AF9BC8-3DF9-41FD-A9D7-45C1E7557123) Output of xcodebuild clean build-for-testing -workspace /path/to/WebDriverAgent.xcworkspace -scheme WebDriverAgentRunner_tvOS -destination 'platform=tvOS,id=<device_id>' -configuration Debug -derivedDataPath /derived_data/wda-1.21.0-16 2022-10-24 13:47:34.329 xcodebuild[27968:40302780] Writing error result bundle to /var/folders/ty/yvsx9c_j713fk8jzgrq82vfw0000gn/T/ResultBundle_2022-24-10_13-47-0034.xcresult xcodebuild: error: Unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier: { platform:tvOS, id:5f4e732a47cc09583e9465d0c14055aae7e211fb } The requested device could not be found because no available devices matched the request. Available destinations for the "WebDriverAgentRunner_tvOS" scheme: { platform:tvOS, id:dvtdevice-DVTiOSDevicePlaceholder-appletvos:placeholder, name:Any tvOS Device } { platform:tvOS Simulator, id:dvtdevice-DVTiOSDeviceSimulatorPlaceholder-appletvsimulator:placeholder, name:Any tvOS Simulator Device } { platform:tvOS Simulator, id:08C13957-7CB3-435A-A501-314A281BE198, OS:16.0, name:Apple TV } { platform:tvOS Simulator, id:C33585C7-CDA9-4892-8D20-76ABAFCA6FD4, OS:16.0, name:Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) } { platform:tvOS Simulator, id:B5ED5820-CF06-4625-8FD6-2F73938AFA68, OS:16.0, name:Apple TV 4K (at 1080p) (2nd generation) } --- Build failed with code 70 ---

Before updating to tvOS 16 I was able to control the volume of my stereo with the Apple TV remote. After the update to 16, the volume control and mute stopped working. I can't be certain that it was due to the update, but the timing seems to coincide. I tried to reprogram the remote. The Apple TV can recognize when I press the volume and mute buttons on the stereo remote, but then the Apple TV remote still can't control the volume. The light on the Apple TV flashes when I press the volume and mute button on the Apple TV remote, but there is no volume change. The Apple TV and stereo are sitting next to each other and there is no obstruction. The remote battery power is 89%. I am still able to control volume using the stereo remote, but I'd rather not have to juggle two remotes. Is it possible to downgrade to the previous tvOS release to verify that it was caused by 16? Any other suggestions to fix the issue? Thanks!

Since the upgrade to ios16 on my Apple TV the sound when playing Movies in 4k is muffled high frequency noises... I have a sound bar connected through ARC to the rest of my surround sound now I was tempted to do a reset on my Apple TV but then thought let me play around with Video and sound settings... So Video is set to 4k 50hz and sound format was set to off so it uses the auto using Dolby Atmos etc... So long story short I changed format to on and used Dolby Digital 5.1 and has resolved the muffling noises when playing 4k videos... The issue I have now is since the setting changed not all my speakers work "surround sound" as it should... Wondering if this is a bug ? And if testing the beta version resolves this issue or not...? Thanks

I'm interested in creating an app that integrates with AppleTV's universal search. I've browsed and searched documentation and I can't find anything relate to universal search. Are they private APIs?

Hello guys, we have some games working on ios platform and now we want to publish them to Apple tv. I have some questions How can we earn from games from tvOS? Is it worth it to put some effort on converting unity games to tvOS? What is the percentage of users using tvOS?

Hi there, i have created a game on ios platform and it free. Now i want to publish this game on tvOS and i want it to be paid version. So can i add a ios free version and tvOS paid version in same app? Or i have to add new app for tvOS and set it as paid?

We deliver 24h DVR window live streams to our customers and having issues AirPlaying those streams to all AirPlay 2 Compatible TV There are 2 cases with different outcomes we found Case 1. start watching a LIVE stream with DVR window more than 14 hours on any iOS device from safari or any App with AVPlayer that supports airplaying Cast to any AirPlay 2 Compatible TV Observe playback fails with an error Domain: Other error Comment: No valid variant enabled Status code: 0 Case 2. start watching a LIVE stream with growing DVR window with initial DVR window less then 13 hours on any iOS device from safari or any App with AVPlayer that supports airplaying Cast to any AirPlay 2 Compatible TV Wait until DVR window grows to 14hours+ Observe airplay disconnected on any AirPlay 2 Compatible TV Observe Safari player saying it is still connected to AirPlay 2 Compatible TV (or crash in case of Mobile app that supports airplaying) Expected behaviour: Stream continues to play on AirPlay 2 Compatible TV regardless of Live stream DVR Window after casting from iOS device Additional info: we use 6 second segments for our live streams issue is not present when airplaying to AppleTV Please let us know how to fix this issue, thanks

Probably not an everyday question, but I’m just curious how is AppleTV+ app so fast on Samsung tizen? By fast I mean the navigation speed, animations smoothness and etc.. it’s just amazing compared to other apps. I develop TV apps myself, but I cannot achieve the same smooth behaviour… How was it developed? Is it an HTML cross platform app for smart TVs? Was it written with something like React? If any of the AppleTV+ app devs can share some tips and good practices it would be amazing! Thanks!

Hi and sorry for my first question I want to factory reset the Apple TV 4K The Apple TV is "online" (Ping on IP address). When I try to pair it with "Paired Devices/Apple Configurator", nothing happens. I don't have access to the Apple TV setting. After booting I only see " Connection Error" "Check your setting and try again" "ok" When I press "ok", there is only a background appearing. Nothing else. Only the Volume up and down are showing function. Pressing "Menu" and "Screen" on the remote for 6 seconds just restarts the Apple TV and brings the same error. Any hints how I could reset it? Much appreciated.

I'm really struggling to get a reliable connection to my Apple TV4 from Xcode. Using these steps: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208088 When it works, it's beautiful. But when I make a couple of changes to the code and redeploy the Apple TV goes black (was formally running our app), and Xcode tells me to connect the Apple TV. Occasionally I get a message saying "This device has been ignored in the devices panel", which isn't as helpful as it sounds. Checking the Devices and Simulators menu, I can see it's disconnected. I have tried the following: Restarting the Apple TV Restarting Xcode Unpairing the Mac from the Apple TV Confirmed all devices are on the exact same wifi (e.g. not a 2.4g one) When I run through the steps to connect again it just fails quietly in the Devices and Simulators, stays in the "Discovered" section, and only asks me to "pair". It has no problem interacting with the Apple TV to prompt it for a 6 digit code. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

This past week I’ve noticed all music that I have in Dolby Atmos/Spatial Audio has been playing at a lower volume than usual. I basically have to turn the volume to max level to hear it. It sounds fine on my phone, it’s just Apple TV. I recently updated to the beta TVOS 16. It’s not my speakers, I messed around with my movies and they sounded fine. I do have sound check enabled but that didn’t change much turning it off and on. Anyone else having this issue?

I have tried to connect my Apple TV 4K to Xcode, via wireless. I get to the point where I enter the six digit code displayed on the Apple TV, and then Xcode just redisplays the messages to Pair the TV. Any suggestions?