You can now download tvOS 27.2.1 for your Apple TV which brings Siri AI to the 2nd and 3rd-generation models.
Siri AI Comes to Older Apple TV 4K Models with tvOS 27.2.1, Download the Update Today
Last week, Apple released iOS 27.2.1, macOS 27.2.1, watchOS 27.2.1, and visionOS 27.2.1. What Apple didn’t release was an update for the Apple TV with the same version number.
All of that changes today with the release of tvOS 27.2.1. And, unlike the other 27.2.1 updates, this one brings Siri AI to the Apple TV as long as you have a model that supports tvOS 27.
Apart from an Apple TV that supports tvOS 27, you need an iPhone 15 Pro or later— basically anything that supports Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. If you don’t, then Siri AI won’t work on the Apple TV.
In order to download the new tvOS 27.2.1 update, simply head over to Settings > System > Software Update > Update Software. When you’re prompted for a new update, select Download and Install.
You can even initiate the update from the Home app under Home Settings > Software Updates using your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. While you’re here, you’ll notice a new software update for your HomePod and HomePod mini as well, which also takes things up to version 27.2.1.
I’m really glad that Siri AI is available on older Apple TV models, and you don’t have to buy the latest one for it. But I’m sure no one is going to buy a new Apple TV just for the big screen.
