The first tvOS 16.2 beta seed to developers this week enables Siri voice recognition on Apple TV for a more personalized experience.
The new feature allows Siri to recognize your voice and switch to your Apple TV user profile, play your music and provide personalized recommendations for videos, including support for up to six family members, according to Apple. The feature will be available to all users when tvOS 16.2 is released later this year – likely in December.
As mentioned by Screen Times Editor-in-chief Sigmund Judge, it is possible to associate your Siri voice profile with your Apple TV from your iPhone or iPad. Judge shared a preview of the feature on Twitter, but it’s not yet fully functional in beta.
Here’s the setup process on iOS 16.2 to answer more questions. Unfortunately this feature doesn’t seem to be as fully functional as beta 1. pic.twitter.com/e7x80SAb63
— Sigmund Judge (@sigjudge) October 25, 2022
Apple released tvOS 16.1 earlier this week with a new compact Siri interface and added support for “Hey Siri” voice commands via AirPods on Apple TV.
The Apple TV 4K received a notable bump last week with new features including the A15 Bionic chip, HDR10+ video support in compatible apps, up to 128GB of storage, a Siri remote with a USB-C port for charging, and a thin and light design. Without an internal fan, and more. Pricing now starts as low as $129 to $149 depending on configuration.
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