Apple platforms have a unified language that elevates the content people care about most. It maintains the distinct qualities that make each platform unique and makes apps feel expressive, delightful, and focused. New platform design refinements improve consistency, readability, and accessibility, and introduce ways for apps to adapt across devices and screen sizes.
Build for tvOS
Elevate the living room experience with great features that entertain, engage, and connect people. Sidebar support lets you easily customize your navigation experience to your brand and catalog, and Continuity Camera connections can be made persistent, so your app will be ready for a work meeting or dance party.
Get to know tvOS
Platform design and Liquid Glass
SwiftUI
SwiftUI helps you build great-looking apps across all Apple platforms with the power of Swift — and surprisingly little code. You can bring even better experiences to everyone, on any Apple device, using just one set of tools and APIs.
Take advantage of system features, including AVPlayer, Sidebar, and User Management to get the most out of your streaming media apps. Leverage frameworks such as UIKit, AVKit, and Metal, to create rich games and apps that look amazing on the big screen. And use SwiftUI to easily port over your iOS or iPadOS apps to tvOS.
Video Player
Your tvOS apps can deliver amazing experiences with stunning picture quality through 4K resolution, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+ — and immersive sound through Dolby Atmos.
Help your viewers stay in the moment by providing a consistent, useful, and interactive user interface while always keeping the focus on the content. Your app can take advantage of the same features and familiar interactions found in the Apple TV app, including support for voice commands using the Siri Remote and presenting video in Picture in Picture.
Do more with iPhone
Capture high-quality photos, video, and audio in your tvOS app by connecting an iPhone or iPad as a continuity device with advanced features like Center Stage and Portrait mode. Build completely new experiences, like content creation apps that record video and audio or social apps like video conferencing and livestreaming, or even integrate the camera and microphone to existing apps to create completely new features that weren’t possible before.
