Apple has just rolled out tvOS 26.1, and as expected, it’s another standard minor update primarily focused on quality-of-life upgrades.
Apple releases 26.1 updates for tvOS, HomePod
Apple releases 26.1 updates for tvOS, HomePod
Most of the updates to tvOS focus on improving stability and addressing any bugs that have popped up.
It seems like tvOS 26.1 was one of those updates. The only outwardly visible change was the rebranding of the Apple TV app, which got an update to reflect the recent Apple TV+ rebrand.