Do the logs indicate that Apple TV is operating in developer mode?

Attaching screenshots of analytical logs, the same type of log, from two different devices (Apple TV and iPhone). The Apple TV logs contain the information “dev mode: 1,” while the phone logs do not contain any information about dev mode in the same area. (couldn't find stacks on iPhone)


What does this mean? How can I check this without logging into the developer portal and agreeing to participate in the program? And if - get rid of it?


I have a few problems that could not be solved by resetting to factory settings or resetting and updating. I made several attempts, changing my iCloud account password, resetting the router, etc. - in other words, all possible resets, including the router, all Apple devices, and the router - separately and simultaneously. 


Apple TV displays titles in Asian languages (I can't tell them apart, even in Polish), even though the films were not made in those countries - one would assume that the store uses the original titles. Sometimes English-language films lack the original audio track, which makes the purchase useless.


The AppleTV app suddenly disconnects and does not save the playback position correctly. 


The music history disappears shortly after a reset.


The quality of music files is not consistent for files purchased from the Apple store. The device does not respond to system settings (the sound “floats, crackles”) and the video is interrupted.


The Videoprime.app user interface is not consistent with the interface shown in the App Store accessible from Mac or iOS devices. The latest version of the app has dropped from 3.x.x to 2.x.x, but the update date is recent. Interestingly, the only available for me version is marked as “discontinued” in the subscription history. 


I have the impression that it all connects, any feedback appreciated.


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Posted on Oct 15, 2025 9:24 AM

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Oct 17, 2025 2:00 PM in response to clown02

Developer Mode for the Apple TV box is a device setting (not an account setting), where a Mac with Xcode has been paired with this Apple TV box [1]. Developer Mode for Apple TV unveils a few extra interface options (Developer options in Settings), and allows an app developer on this Mac to test some things with their own app. The Apple TV box continues to function as a normal Apple TV box, when these extras aren’t invoked.


The issues that you discovered are not related to Developer Mode. That is not what this mode does.


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Apple TV displays titles in Asian languages (I can't tell them apart, even in Polish), even though the films were not made in those countries

That would need some extra investigation.


one would assume that the store uses the original titles.

Not necessarily. Sometimes tiles are translated into other languages, at the discretion of the studio that supplied that movie. The title should be specific to the region of the Store, thus the region of the Apple Account of the user.


Sometimes English-language films lack the original audio track, which makes the purchase useless.

Maybe useless for you. Intended as convenient for most customers, at the discretion of the supplying studios for each country or country-like region. It may also vary by title (some translated, others not).


The AppleTV app suddenly disconnects and does not save the playback position correctly. 

Watch progress should be stored in intervals, so that for sudden disconnects, only a few minutes overlap may happen.


The music history disappears shortly after a reset.

A reset of what?


The quality of music files is not consistent for files purchased from the Apple store.

Not sure what you mean by that precisely.


The device does not respond to system settings

Not sure what you mean by that precisely.


the sound “floats, crackles”

Not sure what you mean by that precisely. What is your audio setup? Do you use TV speakers, or some external audio system?


and the video is interrupted.

When does this happen? Does it follow from an action?


The Videoprime.app user interface is not consistent with the interface shown in the App Store accessible from Mac or iOS devices. The latest version of the app has dropped from 3.x.x to 2.x.x, but the update date is recent.

Amazon does what Amazon does. Each of these apps for each platform are separate editions, with independent versioning, as Amazon sees fit. Apple is not going to mandate how third party developers should make their apps in this detail.

Oct 17, 2025 6:40 PM in response to clown02

As stated above, this isn’t developer mode. To check for that, see if Developer Mode shows up in the tvOS menus.


Per an old Apple Technical Note TN2151 article: The exception code 0xbaaaaaad indicates that the log is a stackshot of the entire system, not a crash report. To take a stackshot, push the Home button and any volume button. Often these logs are accidentally created by users, and do not indicate an error.

Oct 17, 2025 5:48 PM in response to Urquhart1244

Thank you for your reply. Will answering without quotes, because it might become unreadable.


Amazon: agree - many platforms, many versions - but someone has to able answer a tiny, little question - which one is the very lastone and stable, when suddenly an update version number drops level lower, it should be verifiable.


Sound quality: I've checked it on different devices - same output. On all apples and externals. Disturbing instability.


Reset: of the apple box, phone and comp.


Video suddenly stops or freezes: it depends, not always the same: last time (after reset and with new could pass) it reached 20 min. To be precise: video stops, restarting in the same position requires 20 min fast forwarding.


Useless video: of course for me, I've wouldn't bought them if the label mentioned only one language option. On the label is more, available only one.


Finally: what it indicates in that case, why (developer mode: 1) appears only on this particular one device, which is unstable. Why bother: it uses same iCloud account, and unfortunately I can't uninstall App Store, AppleTv and AppleMusic form the Mac. I can, of course, use a different account - but you not buying apple ecosystem to separate it in two. That's why I want to know, what's the meaning of dev.mode:1 in the logs.







Do the logs indicate that Apple TV is operating in developer mode?

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