WWDC 2025: Apple Announces tvOS 26 With Liquid Glass Design, Personalised FaceTime Experience, and More

Apple unveiled the most recent working system (OS) updates for its gadgets at WWDC 2025 on Monday. While iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 garnered all of the headlines, the Cupertino-based tech big additionally introduced a number of quality-of-life enhancements for the Apple TV with the tvOS 26 replace. Apple has made the brand new Liquid Glass design customary throughout all of its new software program for a extra cohesive look. With tvOS 26, customers can now select from completely different profiles when Apple TV wakes up and have a extra personalised FaceTime expertise with Contact Posters.

tvOS 26 Features

According to Apple, the brand new Liquid Glass design in tvOS 26 is included throughout the Apple TV’s interface. It is utilized to icons and UI that displays and refracts its surrounding parts utilizing real-time rendering. It permits the video to remain entrance and centre even when adjusting the audio, beginning a sleep timer, or toggling Control Centre choices. This new design language applies to poster artwork too, with banners of movies and reveals taking on much less display screen area, leading to a better variety of them being displayed.

Poster Art in tvOS 26 takes benefit of the brand new Liquid Glass design
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tvOS 26 additionally makes it simpler to search out personalised viewing suggestions, the corporate says. When the Apple TV wakes up, it’ll robotically show profiles on the display screen, permitting customers to leap proper into their suggestions and watch record within the Apple TV app, in addition to Apple Music’s playlists.

And with the most recent replace, your iPhone can flip right into a microphone throughout a karaoke session. tvOS 26 improves upon the Sing characteristic within the Apple Music app on Apple TV by amplifying the person’s voice by way of an iPhone. Further, extra folks can queue up songs or react with on-screen emojis utilizing their respective gadgets. The firm has additionally up to date Sing with Lyrics Translation and Lyrics Pronunciation options.

The replace turns your iPhone right into a microphone for karaoke classes
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Apple states its new replace for Apple TV delivers a extra personalised FaceTime expertise that’s consistent with the prevailing performance on iPhone. There are actually Contact Posters on Apple TV which show the contact’s customised identify and picture when beginning a FaceTime name. Further, it expands the on-device AI-powered Live Caption characteristic to make use of extra languages together with French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish.

(*26*), audio calls on FaceTime and telephone name notifications will probably be displayed on the display screen for the present energetic profile on Apple TV. This is claimed to let customers reply calls on linked HomePod audio system and their iPhone. Other modifications embrace new Aerial screensavers showcasing areas throughout India, together with Goa and Kerala, and a personalised screensaver expertise primarily based on Cityscape, Earth, Landscape, and different sorts.

tvOS 26 Availability

Apple says tvOS 26 will probably be supplied as a free software program replace later this 12 months. It is on the market as a developer beta replace beginning in the present day. Registered Apple builders can obtain the replace on their gadgets. (*26*), the tvOS 26 public beta replace will probably be made accessible beginning subsequent month.