{"id":599043,"date":"2026-07-22T19:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/599043\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:02:13","slug":"tvos-27-and-watchos-27-second-public-betas-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/599043\/","title":{"rendered":"tvOS 27 and watchOS 27 Second Public Betas Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple today released the second public betas of tvOS 27 and watchOS 27<\/a>, giving Apple TV<\/a> and Apple Watch users a chance to try the new software ahead of its fall launch. There’s also a new HomePod<\/a> Software 27 beta for the \u200cHomePod\u200c and HomePod mini<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You can sign up for Apple’s public beta testing program on the beta website<\/a>, and then download the updates through the Settings app on each device.<\/p>\n

\u200cwatchOS 27\u200c adopts Siri<\/a> AI, and you can use \u200cSiri\u200c from your wrist as long as you have an iPhone that supports it. \u200cSiri\u200c AI can access your personal information, answer all kinds of questions, and complete tasks for you. There is a dedicated \u200cSiri\u200c app that’s front and center on the watch in the new dynamic app grid that comes up when pressing the Digital Crown.<\/p>\n

There’s a new gesture for selecting a widget in the Smart Stack, plus Apple added Smart Stack suggestions for finding a parked car, accessing a transit card, and getting a birthday reminder.<\/p>\n

Workout Buddy works without your iPhone nearby, treadmill run and walk distances are tracked more accurately, and Apple added a unified Find My<\/a> app that also supports Precision Finding.<\/p>\n

tvOS 27 has a redesigned Podcasts app, Hi-Res Lossless audio and AutoMix song transitions in Apple Music<\/a>, and easier profile switching. With performance improvements, apps launch faster, animations are speedier, and devices connect more quickly when AirPlaying content.<\/p>\n

More on what’s new in the updates can be found in our watchOS 27 roundup<\/a> and Apple TV roundup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Apple today provided developers with the third betas of upcoming watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.6 betas for testing purposes. The software comes two weeks after Apple seeded the second betas. The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required. There’s no word on what’s in the…<\/p>\n

iOS 27 Lets You Update Your Apple TV Using Your iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n

If the idea of digging out your Siri Remote to install a tvOS update on your Apple TV sounds like too much effort, Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 software will have a new feature you’ll surely welcome. Based on the latest iOS 27 beta 2, you can push Apple TV software updates straight from your iPhone, and you don’t even need to turn the Apple TV on first. Apple’s set-top box now appears in the…<\/p>\n

Chase Sapphire Credit Cards Offering New Apple TV and Apple One Perks<\/a><\/p>\n

Chase recently introduced new Apple TV and Apple One perks for its Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve credit cards in the United States. Sapphire Preferred cardholders ($95 annual fee) are now eligible to receive a complimentary one-year Apple TV streaming subscription, or a $7.50\/month discount on an active Apple One subscription for 12 months instead. Sapphire Reserve cardholders…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple today released the second public betas of tvOS 27 and watchOS 27, giving Apple TV and Apple…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[258],"tags":[593,18,282,19,17,82,43136],"class_list":["post-599043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-apple-tv","tag-eire","tag-gadgets","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology","tag-watchos"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116965183311473376","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}