Apple has revealed tvOS 17 , the forthcoming software program update forApple TVhardware including the addition of FaceTime video calls .
The update will stray out this fall after Apple spend the summertime fine tuning the features in beta version . Here ’s what we can look from the upgrade announced today atWWDC 23 .
FaceTime on Apple TV
The latest update for the under - loved bright idiot box platform is headlined by FaceTime , which uses the Continuity Camera feature to leverage the iPhone as a webcam .
Continuity Camerawas announced last class as a way for Mac exploiter to promote their build up - in webcam for an improved and more versatile experience .
Given that huge majority of TVs do n’t have camera at all , this will perhaps fall in even handy for television users . Apple is also set up a Continuity Camera API so the like of Zoom will be able to set up tvOS apps .
The demonstration during the WWDC keynote , Apple also showcased how theSharePlay featurecan be deploy to keep an eye on shows together , with all party synchronise and all seeable in rent screen .
Redesigned Control Centre
tvOS 17 introduces a much rich Control Centre experience with accession to key options . Right now the interface shows minimal alternative and integrations , but the revamp will include connected controller , electronic internet info , deeper audio controls , a sleep timer , do not agitate mode and much more .
Find My Remote
This is a long overdue feature article for Apple idiot box owners who ’ve spent forever and a Clarence Shepard Day Jr. hunting their tvOS remote . Now they ’ll be able to use their iPhone to track it down quickly .
Apple was n’t 100 % unclouded on how this will work because it ’s not like the remote control has an AirTag like tracking feature or a verbalizer to play a auditory sensation , but it seems like the iPhone will sense the propinquity using the strength of the Bluetooth connection . We await more on this lineament .
Photo Memories as Screensaver
Finally , tvOS is bestow the ability for Apple Photos retentivity television – generated automatically by the app – to be used as an Apple TV screen saver .
When is tvOS 17 out?
The Apple goggle box software update will be free in September or October 2023 . Some features may arrive later than others .
