Hi, I can't seem to find any documentation/books on tvOS v9. I am developing a package for tvOS and I want it to be as backwards compatible as possible with older Apple TV devices. Then, I understand my best bet is to develop it using tvOS v9. First of all, am I correct? In order to make sure I develop a backwards compatible package, I should use the oldest tvOS version possible? Or all tvOS packages get compiled to something backwards compatible, no matter its tvOS version? Provided I am correct, is there any tvOS v9 documentation/books/resources available somewhere? I can't seem to find it. Thank you in advance. Kind Regards, Gerard

I keep getting an error message on my Apple TV that says something along the line of can’t sync photos as there are unsupported scopes and must be cleaned. I have turned off photo library on the Apple TV but the error keeps persisting. Does anyone know what this is and how to fix?

I have picture-in-picture working on iOS, finally, because v15 introduced an initializer for AVPictureInPictureController() that can be used with an AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer. However, using a largely shared code base (at least for the video display portion of the app), isPictureInPicturePossible is false when I try to PiP on tvOS. My AVAudioSession is configured with .playback. The app itself has Audio, AirPlay and Picture in Picture mode enabled in the Background Modes section. Has anyone got PiP working on tvOS? Are there any tvOS-related requirements that differ from iOS?

Hi All,   Everything works fine but when I pair stereo pair with AppleTV and everything is stuck. Both Apple TV and HomePods and nothing works anymore. Everything is on a 5g network and I have configured it several times. Logging out and back in with AppleID doesn't work either. Everything is in this same room and has beta software. Everything works separately and I have the same set in the bedroom and it also works fine. Sometimes I manage to click on something on my iPhone and then everything works as it should.

Hi! I searched around but could not find any recent references on AppleTV planning to support HTML/Webview. Does anyone have any updates about this, if Apple is planning to add support to HTML/WKWebView in the near future? Thanks!

I have an app that supports screen mirroring by connecting to an external display to show a different UI (not just playing a video). Most of the time it works great, but it occasionally has issues with 4K TVs where the screen and audio are glitchy on the TV. I tell people to go through all the troubleshooting steps from Apple about getting AirPlay to work. Sometimes it helps, but not always, so I'd like to have a more permanent fix. I am suspicious that it happens because too much data is being sent over AirPlay too frequently. I was hoping to either be able to limit the frequency of updates (maybe lowering the refresh rate somehow) or to decrease the resolution of the view controller that is sent over AirPlay. I have not found anything for the first idea, but regarding the second one, in the docs, it says that you can change the UIScreen's currentMode property (effectively changing the resolution). I have tried doing this in multiple ways, but I have not been able to get that to work--after assigning a different value to currentMode it still has the old value. The docs say to "apply that mode to the UIScreen object before associating the screen with a window." There are two problems here: That instruction seems to be a little outdated because since iOS 13 the UIScreen is associated with a UIWindowScene instead of UIWindow. Does that make any of this different with how I can/should update the UIScreenMode? I have tried setting the currentMode inside the observation block for UIScreen.didConnectNotification as well as inside the AppDelegate's application(:configurationForConnecting:options) method. Neither of those have worked, even if the UIScreen is not yet associated with a UIWindowScene. If I'm going about this incorrectly, please help me correct my mistake. Ultimately I just want to fix the glitchiness with screen mirroring, so I'm happy to do that in whatever way I can.

Greetings, We launched our app in December 2021 in various streaming devices and are now inching closer to launch it on Apple TV. Before we commit, we want to know: what are the expected audience expected data to make sure the investment is worthwhile expected viewership, metrics? Can anyone help with this or give some leads on data?

Does AppleTV 4K support HLG in any configuration? When I connect my AppleTV 4K to a Samsung TV with HLG support via HDMI AVPlayer.availableHDRModes.contains(.hlg) returns false However AVPlayer.availableHDRModes.contains(.hdr10) returns true https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208074 only mentions HDR10 and Dolby Vision support. Is there any way to play HLG video on AppleTV 4K similar to how it works on newer iPhones and iPads?

I'm able to build and run the TV app with the TVTopShelf extension on simulators and physical Apple TVs but I get an error when I try to validate (or distribute) the archive built from XCode. The error says: App Store Connect Operation Error - Asset validation failed The log files don't provide more information: "Error Domain=ContentDelivery Code=90362 "App Store Connect Operation Error" UserInfo={IDEDistributionIssueSeverity=3, NSLocalizedDescription=App Store Connect Operation Error, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Asset validation failed}" As far as I know the certificate, the identifiers and the provisioning profiles for both the tvOS app and the TVTopShelf extension are OK. When I choose to manually select signing options, I can set the provisioning profiles for both the app and the extension and XCode does not complain about them. Is there something specific to know when distributing an app with an extension app? Is there some configuration to set on AppStoreConnect side? Or common pitfalls to avoid? Thanks for your help.

Very recently my Apple TV started pausing anytime I turn off [HomeKit] connected lights in my house using Siri. It happens every time I tell Siri to turn off a light - whether using Siri on my HomePod, Apple Watch, or iPhone. I'm using the most current operating systems for all devices. It happens every time - no matter which light or lights I control. I have Hue lights and Sengled lights - both are affected the same way. Very very very frustrating. Any suggestions on how to solve this?

I have a problem when developing the application. My app cannot play video when mirroring with apple TV 3rd generation while other generation apple TV can still mirror. Can you explain this to me?

While trying to setup Debug apple TV with charles proxy on the last step - install profile, The pop up comes to Apple TV instead within mac, and it ask for profile URL.. What is profile URL ? it says: 'Enter the URL of the profile to add profile eg: http:appldndl.apple.com/AppleTV/profiles/profile.mc Pls help. TIA

Hi, In the past, I have tried to make an app that reads JSON from a remote server. I tried to use the same steps that are done with an iOS app, without success. I need to know if its even possible and where I would need to look to get this up and running. Thanks, Dan Uff

I'm trying to assist my daughter who is in a university dormitory to connect her Apple TV 4th gen. to the captive wifi network which OS 15.4 beta supports, where you have to input login credentials The Ipad is paired with bluetooth to the Apple TV. When trying to connect she chooses the option to continue the connection on the Ipad/Iphone but does not receive any prompt on the Ipad to continue. Anybody able to assist or provide an alternative means of connection. Her Ipad is connected to the network.

Can I pair Xcode 10.2 with Apple TV 4K running tvOS 13.4.6? I have tried numerous times via wireless and Ethernet connection on the same network. I can see the Apple TV from Xcode. When I choose the pair option from Xcode I get the pin on my Apple TV, enter it, then get the error ‘General failure while pairing over the network‘, retrying always gives the same error message in Xcode. If I try to add the device using + sign an the message ‘This device has been ignored in the Device panel.’ Note: I do not see my mac on the Apple TV pairing screen. My iPhone and iPad both show up. I unpaired these and still no luck. I downloaded the device support codes for 13.4 into the Xcode device support directory but still unable to connect. is there a specified version of Xcode required for tvOS 13.4.6?

Hi all, I've been using a Robin ProLine Doorbell for almost 1 year now. It allows me to see a live video from my doorbell and start a live conversation with a visitor, right from the Apple Home app. Prior to the launch of Logitech Circle View Doorbell, it was the only doorbell officially supporting HomeKit Secure Video. My setup: I'm subscribed to iCloud+ (the 2TB plan), so I've set the Robin ProLine Doorbell to record video when specific motion is detected and store in iCloud. Excellent feature, and I've used it a lot. I have an Apple TV device with Doorbell Notifications enabled, meaning that is shows a Live video pop-up in the top-right corner of my TV, whenever a visitor rings the doorbell. Great feature as well. I have a few HomePod mini devices in my home, which all make a Doorbell Chime sound when a visitor rings the doorbell. And of course, my iPhone and iPad show a notification with a still photo, when a visitor rings the doorbell. Recently however, not sure since when, I‘ve been unable to see a live video from my doorbell (and start a live conversation) in the Apple Home app, right after a visitor rings the doorbell. These are the steps to reproduce the problem: A visitor rings the doorbell. My HomePod minis all make a chime sound. My Apple TV shows a pop-up notification (including a live video of the visitor). My iPhone and iPad show a notification (including a still photo of my visitor). I open the Apple Home app, on my iPhone, and open the doorbell camera. After step 5, I expect to see a live video from my doorbell and to be able to start a live conversation with my visitor. However, I always get the same error message. The Apple Home app says: „Camera not available – Wait until someone else in this home stops viewing this camera and try again.“ Note that I am the only user in my Home, so no one else is viewing my camera. Also note that the problem does not occur, if I turn off my Apple TV notifications, which includes a live video of my visitor. Therefore, I'm convinced that my Apple TV notification is this „someone else“ that I am asked to wait for, in the error message in the Apple Home app. I just spoke to Robin support about this problem and here's their reply: Hi Atli, HomeKit support for doorbells started with the requirements of two simultaneous video streams. In that time, notifications over AppleTV were not supported, recording was also not introduced. So two people could simultaneously see and talk to a person at the door. Our Robin doorbell is able to deliver two simultaneous audio/video streams in custom resolutions. We can still do that this day. Apple introduced a new feature HomeKit Secure Video after this. Enabling this feature automatically use one of these two streams. So only one is left. Recently Apple updated the AppleTV software and introduced the live video preview that is started automatically when someone rings the doorbell. If recording is also enabled, the last available video stream is used for this. To be clear, this is a design decision of Apple, not the companies creating the HomeKit doorbell. So we as hardware and software manufacturer can’t do anything to change this. So unfortunately no firmware will fix this. The fix has to come from Apple in their AppleTV HomeKit implementation. That is the reason why I asked you to talk to Apple support about this. Best Regards, So my questions are: Does the Logitech Circle View Doorbell support 3 (or more) continuous video streams; one for iCloud recording, one for Apple TV notification, and one for a Home user to speak to visitor? Who's to blame for this screw up? Robin hardware or Apple software? How (and where) do I report this to Apple?

I can see that many… “many” people have been experiencing the same problem and frustration. Is there any feedback when apple is going to fix this? Or do we all have to throw out our older Apple TV models? Thanks sp Note I have an iPhone 12…

I'm trying to use the 2nd siri remote as the controller for my app, however I have encountered several problems. For the 1st siri remote, I can get the raw data of the trackpad, however the 2nd siri remote does not output the coordinate of the touch points. I want to know how can I get access to the raw data of the trackpad? I want to know how to get the button events of the remote. I have tried the method introduced in this tutorial https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=33cpm46r, but cannot get the button event.

I am trying to AirPlay video from Firefox browser on iPad to the Apple Tv 4k, it plays fine, but if I pause with the Apple Remote while the ipad’s screen is off, it brings me to the Apple Tv home screen. If i pause while the screen is open, it pauses. why is this an issue with the screen being off?

Hello, I have a question... I own a MacBook Pro 14'' M1 MAX and I have a problem with the audio, practically when I try to use AppleTV+ with the built-in audio on my Mac, the audio starts scratching. I don't know if it's a Codec problem or something else, is there anyone with my same problem or anyone who can help me? Thank you very much!