Apple tvOS 26 is Epic. Hands On First Look at 15+ New Features & Changes

In this video, we explore everything new in tvOS 26. From a fresh design overhaul to social and entertainment upgrades, Apple has raised the bar, so let’s dive in.

✨ Liquid Glass Design
• A visually striking, glass-like interface that uses real-time rendering to refract and reflect the environment, immersing you without ever blocking the content. Navigation controls (playback, volume, timers, “Movie Night”) feel light, fluid, and ultra-modern .

🎞 Cinematic Poster Art
• The Apple TV app now showcases high-impact, cinema-style posters with new Liquid Glass accents, helping you discover movies and shows more visually and engagingly .

👤 Personalized Profiles & Streamlined Login
• Wake up your Apple TV to your personal Profile Card—get back to your watchlist in a flash.
• A new developer API allows single sign-on via Apple ID, switching between profiles and logging into apps in one smooth move .

🎤 Apple Music Sing: Take the Mic
• Instantly turn your iPhone into a karaoke mic, with lyrics, translation, and pronunciation tools for global support.
• Connect multiple iPhones for fun, interactive group sing-along sessions, complete with live emojis and animated visuals .

📞 FaceTime on TV with Live Captions
• Launch FaceTime from your couch with Contact Posters (a big photo + name display).
• Support for Live Captions in French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish—using on-device intelligence for inclusive conversations .

🖥 Aerial Screen Savers & Audio Flexibility
• Discover fresh Aerial screen savers from locations in India (Goa, Kerala) or choose custom Favorites (Cityscape, Earth, Underwater) .
• Assign any AirPlay speaker as your default audio output—for personalized sound in any room

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Time stamps:
00:00 – TvOS 26 is out. What’s New?
00:10 – New tvOS 26 software update
00:27 – tvOS 26 supported devices
00:39 – Not all features are available on all Apple TVs
01:09 – New Software changes
01:25 – What’s New page in tvOS 26
01:44 – New profile selection on startup
02:23 – new automatic sign-in API
03:07 – New Liquid Glass design
04:44 – top shelf changes
05:08 – New Sing karaoke app
10:29 – New AirPlay speakers
11:05 – New FaceTime changes
11:48 – New Apple TV changes
12:40 – New screen saver changes
14:16 – New control center
14:44 – Volume slider
14:59 – Apple TV iOS 26 app

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