Issue w AppleTV 4k 3rd Generation A2843 wifi and ethernet and TVOS26

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Issue w AppleTV 4k 3rd Generation A2843 wifi and ethernet and TVOS26

After updating to TVOS26, the Newest AppleTV's I have, (3rd Generation, A2843, wifi and ethernet) are not displaying some of the TV show tiles in my library properly. Some TV show names display fine and others just show the name smaller in the center of the tile with blurred edges on top and bottom of the tile. Other AppleTV's in have that are older, and without ethernet, do not have this problem. This lead me to try unplugging the ethernet and allow the New AppleTV's to default back to wifi. I then restarted however this did not fix the issue. It appears this is specific to the wifi / ethernet hardware in the Newest AppleTV 3rd Generation. Will this be fixed with upcoming updates?

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 26

Posted on Oct 15, 2025 11:22 AM

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vazandrew

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Oct 15, 2025 1:30 PM in response to mdeanp1

I have the same model and cannot reproduce the issue, have not yet seen other reports. The latest firmware is 26.0.1 so make sure you are running that first. If it persists you can try contacting Apple support.

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mdeanp1 Author

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Oct 15, 2025 2:32 PM in response to vazandrew

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I had previously updated to 26.0.1 when it was released. I had hoped this would take care of the issues, to no avail. When TVOS26 was initially released, I started by updating the AppleTV's I have connected with ethernet cable(s). I immediately noticed this issue affecting some of my TV shows in my library. Additionally, since updating to TVOS26, it no longer indicates, with a check mark, the TV episodes that were previously watched. The affected TV shows within the library are the same on all New AppleTV's 3rd Generation A2843. After noticing these issues once updating to TVOS26, (and subsequently 26.0.1), I decided not to update my older AppleTV's. These are running OS 18.6 and none of these, regardless of the model, have the same issues. Thanks for the reply. Hopefully, the next update will take care of these issues.

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