The tvOS 18.0 update basically bricked my Apple TV, my Siri remote, & even my Apple TV Remote through my iPhone.

This is by far the worst update Apple ever released. Made my Apple TV 4K noting but unusable. The native video player used in apps is not working, only custom made players that are usually wonky. Subtitles are not visible in any apps, sound glitches hard, screen mirror stopped working, airpods keep disconnecting, most apps are crashing, my new siri remote stopped responding, screensavers are not refreshing and got stuck into one clip only. How can I downgrade my Apple TV? Never had such a bad experience with Apple’s updates as this one

This latest update has made my Apple TV useless. It won’t let me go directly to any of my tv apps from up next, says I have to connect to the tv app such as CTV or Crave. When I say connect, just spins. Very frustrating!

I’m having many issues since the 18 update as well. YouTube was acting haywire, my music app is very sticky, it freezes and the worst part is my surround is now completely jacked up. My Apple speakers never stay calibrated. It’s a hot mess. Apple needs to fix this asap. It’s making me want to abandon the system completely!!

I got the exact same problems since the update to tvOS 18.

I have the same problem

i had my apple tv 3rd gen for years & it randomly got stuck into a boot loop one day 2 weeks ago. i called apple & the girl replaced it. the new one they sent also got stuck into a boot loop & the girl i spoke to sent me an email so i can ask her any questions if i had any. i sent her that it wasn’t working & i haven’t heard back at all in 5 days. i will have to end up calling. it’s 100% the 18.0 update bc it was working before i updated the new one to it. if i would have know ; i wouldn’t have updated it.

"How can I downgrade my Apple TV? Never had such a bad experience with Apple’s updates as this one"

You can’t downgrade and what makes you think everyone is having this experience?

Just unplug your ATV from power for 5 minutes, plug it back in and restart. If that doesn’t help thens see if this link helps...

Reset or restore your Apple TV to its factory settings - Apple Support

Schedule Apple in-store repair and ask them when there.

I don’t see anything in the initial post that claims everyone is having this problem. But I do see that some others have had a less than positive experience with tv OS 18, myself included.

I’ve got an original Apple TV 4K.

I believe the problem is not with the Apple TV, but with the remote. my Apple TV came with one of those original black remotes. eventually, it would not stay charged for longer than a half a day so I ordered one of the new silver remotes.

which worked well for about eight months, and then suddenly it started doing exactly what you described: whenever I pressed on the up key, it would immediately scroll all the way down to the bottom of whatever field I was in. Usually in the settings app.

The only thing that fixed it was buying a new remote, and I had to buy two different ones until I finally got one that detected my Apple TV.

What tvOS 18 did to me was that it removed my ability to playback surroundsound. Eventually, after screwing around with the settings, on both my TV and the Apple TV, I finally got my surroundsound back. There are other things happening too.

My issues haven't been as catastrophic as yours, but have been annoying none the less. Since my Apple TV automatically updated to tv OS 18.0, I have lost the ability to set the time per slide. I like the Classic/Dissolve transition. The "time per slide" is no longer an option. I prefer 20 seconds per slide. Now they speed by at 4.8 seconds per slide.

tv OS 18.0

tv OS 17.6.1

My Apple TV was totally bricked as well just have a flashing white light. After waiting 50 minutes after my appointment time at the store in Southampton, UK, I was told it could not be repaired and had to buy a new one despite protesting. The guy sent to repair it didn’t seem to know what to do

and had to consult. I was updating from 18 to 18.1. Thank you Apple your update cost me £140. My Apple TV had worked perfectly all day before I did the update.