During the WWDC 2022 Apple Opening Event, Apple barely mentioned tvOS 16, the operating system for Apple TV. This discreet approach is explained by the small amount of new features in tvOS 16… Apple’s box has already reached a certain perfection and it is not necessarily easy to invent new features. However, tvOS 16 will still have the merit of bringing some welcome changes.
What’s new for beta 7 of tvOS 16?
For a few minutes, developers have been able to install the 7th beta of tvOS 16, the new update for Apple TV which will land at the same time as iOS 16 and watchOS 9.
Apple teams in California have been working on better inter-device connectivity, one of Apple TV’s strengths in the face of very aggressive price competition. TVOS 16 will also offer better integration for multi-user profiles, we will find connection data that will be stored in the shared keychain. What interest for the members of a family? They will no longer need to log in and choose a profile when launching an app. Of course, you will first have to choose your profile via the tvOS control center.
Here’s what’s new in tvOS 16 beta 7:
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How to install tvOS 16?
tvOS 16 is therefore available with very few new features and, to install it, you have to go through Xcode or wait for the next public beta by signing up for Apple’s public beta program. Follow our tutorial to install tvOS 16 on Apple TV.