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See the full story · 9 sourcesGo to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode Apple TV Apple TV 4K New Apple TV 4K is coming: Four features launching soon Ryan Christoffel | Aug 27 2026 - 12:30 pm PT 24 Comments A new Apple TV 4K is long overdue , and was originally expected to launch last fall. But now that Siri AI is finally ready, all signs point to the new Apple TV 4K being unveiled soon—possibly at the September 9 event . Here’s what’s rumored.
Though no details have been revealed, Apple reportedly has an updated Siri Remote coming with its new Apple TV 4K.
Code leaked in a build of macOS 26.7 seemingly confirms the existence of the new Siri Remote. And before that leak, Mark Gurman had reported that a “tweaked Apple TV remote” was possible for the new hardware.
It doesn’t sound like any big changes are coming. But hopefully we’ll at least get a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip for Precision Finding.
Siri AI is expected to be a major part of the marketing push for the new Apple TV, as well as other new Home products .
So far, Apple has said nothing about the new assistant coming to either Apple TV 4K or HomePod. But evidence keeps mounting that tvOS 27 will include Siri AI—and likely only on new hardware.
It’s very possible we’ll get some additional Apple Intelligence features too, such as an improved search experience.
The current Apple TV has an A15 Bionic chip that first debuted in 2021. Fortunately, the new model should come with a big upgrade in the performance department.
A new A-class chip is coming that’s more powerful and enables AI features.
Rumors have indicated it could be an A17 Pro or A18 chip. But that reporting was largely from the pre-Siri AI era. It wouldn’t be surprising if Apple gave the new hardware a more powerful A19 or A20 chip instead.
Liked by 8 people So, ideally it should be able to stand in for older HomePod devices to enable Siri AI.
Secondarily it should probably include the microphones for Sira AI requests without the remote.
And finally it should enable the universal TV controller it was always supposed to do (but partners like Netflix blocked) and allow me to ask about new shows across all my services. Including cable providers.
Netflix library is published somewhere, so siri AI can search it along with all other media I have access to. AppleTv should be the universal set top box.
Also, it is time for Airplay to allow multiple HomePods to be used for the killer home theater setup. We are talking self tuning Atmos.
The N1 wireless chip that first debuted in iPhone 17 is rumored to come to the new Apple TV 4K too.
The current, four-year-old Apple TV hardware only offers Wi‑Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5, by comparison.
What’s on your feature wish list for the new Apple TV 4K? Let us know in the comments.
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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.
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