Apple releases tvOS 18.2.1 with data sync fix

On January 17, 2025By Littum

A minor software update for Apple TV was released today.

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tvOS 18.2.1 is now available for all Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K models. It can be installed on Apple TV by opening the Settings app and choosing System → Software Updates. It’s a minor update with a data sync bug fix.

According to to Apple’s release notesThe tvOS 18.2.1 update “fixes an issue where data may not sync properly across devices.”

The update has a build number of 22K160.

Apple also released iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 with “important bug fixes” earlier this month.

tvOS 18.2.1 follows tvOS 18.2, which was released in December with a Snoopy screensaver on second-generation Apple TV 4K and later, along with support for ultrawide 21:9 content with a home theater projector on third-generation Apple TV 4K.

Next up is tvOS 18.3, which is currently in beta and will likely be released in late January. The update may introduce robot vacuum support in the Home app when it’s released, but otherwise it’s shaping up to be a much smaller update.

Apple is reportedly planning to release the next Apple TV in the later months of 2025, with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that could add Wi-Fi 6E support to the streaming device. The current Apple TV 4K was released in October 2022.

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