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Siri AI Coming to Older Apple TV 4K Models in tvOS 27.2.1

An upcoming tvOS 27.2.1 update will bring Siri AI to the 2nd- and 3rd-generation Apple TV 4K models, according to Apple.

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A support document outlining ‌Siri‌ AI requirements across Apple products says tvOS 27.2.1 supports ‌Siri‌ AI on the ‌Apple TV‌ 4K (2nd generation and later), but the software hasn't yet been released.

While older ‌Apple TV‌ models will need tvOS 27.2.1 for ‌Siri‌ AI, Apple appears to have a special ‌Siri‌ AI build of tvOS 27.2 for the 4th-generation ‌Apple TV‌ 4K. Reviewers were able to test ‌Siri‌ AI on review units, and we can confirm it's working on our own review unit running tvOS 27.2.

The 4th-generation ‌Apple TV‌ 4K ships with tvOS 27.0, and users are prompted to update it to tvOS 27.2 during the setup process.

Apple hasn't said when tvOS 27.2.1 will be released with ‌Siri‌ AI for older ‌Apple TV‌ 4K models, but it could come as soon as Friday.

The latest ‌Apple TV‌ is priced at $299, and it features an A19 chip and an updated ‌Siri‌ Remote that has a Find My speaker and Precision Finding support. ‌Siri‌ AI on the ‌Apple TV‌ requires a nearby paired ‌Siri‌ AI-enabled device like an iPhone 15 Pro or later.

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Top Rated Comments

1 hour ago at 04:02 pm
Dumping a few gigs of Siri AI code onto an older Apple TV with 64GB of storage doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. Perhaps Siri will work out of the cloud on these devices? Personally, I’m not interested either way.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 hour ago at 04:19 pm
Can I turn it off?
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
50 minutes ago at 04:41 pm
On ATV, what does Siri AI even offer? Can it tell me the names of the actors on the screen? Or just for searching, if just search then I see little point. I'd like to know what it can do on TV though?
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
38 minutes ago at 04:52 pm

Dumping a few gigs of Siri AI code onto an older Apple TV with 64GB of storage doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. Perhaps Siri will work out of the cloud on these devices? Personally, I’m not interested either way.
Pretty sure I'm using almost no space on my 2nd Gen 4K. I'm all over this.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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51 minutes ago at 04:40 pm
I have a gen. 1 and a gen. 3 ATV 4K and have never once desired voice input.
I also don't talk at my Mac, my iPhone or iPad.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 hour ago at 04:23 pm

Can I turn it off?
Right? I just use it to stream shows and music. I don't need AI on it, or a microphone built into it either. I honestly wish they kept a cheaper model that didn't have the microphone. I don't want more listening devices in my house.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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