Apple prolonged FaceTime calls to the Apple TV 4K with the newest iOS 17 and tvOS 17 releases, as long as you will have the proper specs. For an iPhone, that’s easy: you want at the very least an iPhone XS or XR mannequin or later. Nonetheless, it’s tougher to inform in case you have the proper Apple TV: you needn’t simply an Apple TV 4K (the HD mannequin isn’t supported), however a second-generation or third-generation Apple TV 4K.
Are you aware which you will have? There are methods to inform, however I found in testing this function that I had bought in 2022 an out-of-date (thus cheaper) Apple TV 4K first-generation mannequin–which means I’m in line for an improve, as is everybody else who desires this new FaceTime possibility.
Discover your exact Apple TV 4K mannequin to see if you should use FaceTime with tvOS 17.
Foundry
You could find out which mannequin of Apple TV 4K you will have by analyzing the system, which has faintly printed particulars in extraordinarily tiny sort on its physique (use the Magnifier in your iPhone) with the flashlight) or by powering up your Apple TV and going to Settings > Normal > About. Within the About display search for the Mannequin discipline. The numbers used for the Apple TV 4K are discovered at this help be aware and summarized as follows:
- A1842: Launched in 2017, the Apple TV 4K first era comes with a black Siri Distant (first era).
- A2169: Shipped in 2021, the Apple TV 4K second era comes with a silver Siri Distant (second era).
- A2737 and A2843: Apple opted for 2 fashions in 2022: one solely helps Wi-Fi for native networking (A2737); the opposite provides gigabit ethernet (A2843). Each include a silver Siri Distant that’s apparently marked third era however appears an identical to the earlier silver one.
(The Siri Distant is named that in nations that help Siri; in different nations, it’s known as the Apple TV Distant.)
Ask Mac 911
We’ve compiled an inventory of the questions we get requested most regularly, together with solutions and hyperlinks to columns: learn our tremendous FAQ to see in case your query is roofed. If not, we’re at all times searching for new issues to unravel! E-mail yours to mac911@macworld.com, together with display captures as acceptable and whether or not you need your full title used. Not each query might be answered, we don’t reply to e mail, and we can not present direct troubleshooting recommendation.
