For casual users, older Apple TV 4K models will keep working fine with apps despite no updates, but an upgrade is worth ...

I want to preface that I'll keep on using my first-gen Apple TV 4K as long as it works, but it'll be in its retirement home ...

If you don't currently own the Apple TV 4K 2nd Gen, or are coming from the much older 1st Gen Apple TV 4K from 2017, then the ...

Apple last updated the Apple TV in October 2022, introducing a new, smaller design, USB-C on the Siri remote, and a bump from the A12 chip to the A15 chip. The product is now over two years old, and ...

TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington: If you have a 2021 Apple TV 4K, which I do, you probably aren't feeling the pinch in terms of performance. In fact, I still have a first-generation Apple TV 4K in ...

The company could also keep using the existing production lines for a new device since much of the hardware should be identical to the first-gen model. Regardless of Apple’s plans for new ...

Apple launched the original Apple TV 4K in September 2017, and as of October 2022 we have brand-new third-generation models of the ‌Apple TV‌ 4K. With its tvOS App Store, ‌Apple TV‌ 4K ...

The same models worked fine with the first generation Apple TV. Apparently Apple has acknowledged the issue and engineers have contacted the users reporting about the problems asking for more details.

But by June of 2024, it looked like Apple considered the price of the headset to be a major issue. It appeared to stop work on the next generation of the device in favor of developing a cheaper model.

The current Apple TV 4K needs an upgrade due to the latest software skipping the first-gen model. New hardware might offer advanced features like Apple Intelligence and upgraded processors.