Beta OTA Updates/Apple TV/18.3

This is a list of beta OTA updates for Apple TV on tvOS 18.3. For more Apple TV beta OTA updates, see Beta OTA Updates/Apple TV. For all firmware, see Firmware.

Apple TV HD

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22K5534e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	00deeae277f50cc8229d4e94f1bab5183e705e873e335fdd8e23ceba090d808a.aea	`RRoI4Wp+9A//WAc8QWb7yUfTh44IGtQRIB/ymr/Z9Pw=`	3,623,878,656
		18.2 beta 2	22K5138e		c4d9a1cc25107c55c9706360cda9c720921c473df114d18d252895b7a566cbdd.aea	`EI3pf2vEB70xlckwn/rEn2/HXRyAJteWPK9hff8zs54=`	402,653,184
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		ed40d88025415d7e555cf3c6d46870b1b89aa3830e96a5693df601db7a5abe1c.aea	`JE3bOduntCS6jGtIwyt0NAsEKZMmCeiU/OsGpV3aK+4=`	377,487,360
18.3 beta 2	22K5540e	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	eac3e397df38f6e547493ebf449eea4594339393.zip	—	3,597,922,378
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		4542359ff09ec3ee012449532d8326c989fbff89.zip		382,637,165
		18.3 beta	22K5534e		10063dc9c8b0f45be1d9000c21dd1ce1feba337e.zip		231,581,696
18.3 beta 3	22K5553a	—		14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)	9ec65d2d1ec1009a0ff00914fd283a5173139981.zip		3,608,063,132
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		7cc7651b1ea6f452386458cafae4240a27acfe5d.zip		403,563,523
		18.3 beta 2	22K5540e		05a0accbfd9dcbd46fb47fec302c4fdbc14fdd8b.zip		228,525,393
18.3 RC	22K557^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	129fea8da9028477bfa826195e61609b33667679.zip		3,609,521,612
18.3 RC	22K557	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	129fea8da9028477bfa826195e61609b33667679.zip		3,609,521,612

Apple TV 4K

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22K5534e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	66ee3ed670c5176b41dc166779980b6bf9bf124f1bd8710618b0a2e6daabd235.aea	`7TcNb6YYYZnWaYitez65NBeFaPO4laOk4rXl1xCzIs8=`	3,959,422,976
		18.2 beta 2	22K5138e		7ab9e8055dca55078988d87717324a6ab8d4da708b23ed37980fd0e11ece9f04.aea	`4Y9D+vn9M/IRzKTVoZqUP1lvxYY2ru9QSkebwW7tFkI=`	402,653,184
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		903a58d69e8c77a00fae4a3e898f2a2adea57879894c0f0f33f549bcff04b07d.aea	`rsdfDSLvbmOohSv9McdBDzyROszWLj+o9GhJLOczUI4=`	369,098,752
18.3 beta 2	22K5540e	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	ec890cbb974d63047a648040a9dcc84f60016822.zip	—	3,949,595,358
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		bc51c9ebba458bf237d6d43e2cbb8a0562109815.zip		381,785,808
		18.3 beta	22K5534e		377a5355d469e2c82018752ee9fe2916a863b66f.zip		227,229,737
18.3 beta 3	22K5553a	—		14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)	3ce9fc95ce100db57b516d362387f84a43ba107d.zip		3,956,924,250
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		0380b273f3ee2a07b4dbbf43cf1111d1ad78709a.zip		403,115,162
		18.3 beta 2	22K5540e		8faab19ac80353d9adf005755062bb009463fb6e.zip		228,367,885
18.3 RC	22K557^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	046fda00414a59254ebfe7a551c93a7f821c1124.zip		3,958,431,187
18.3 RC	22K557	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	046fda00414a59254ebfe7a551c93a7f821c1124.zip		3,958,431,187

Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22K5534e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	0601d06f997a7bec85bec84296646c8cc93f213842697f1019078ce21ae878a5.aea	`VSEfsQQj62tJ/3PQqoRVNFTYgFtW9A58NPm1aD16oBg=`	4,227,858,432
		18.2 beta 2	22K5138e		0bbde18738c6f5518b131d57df956a6055777fa958eb6dc5af97831401ceddcc.aea	`B5X8LrJA9SIO9rIeOjMWzRF4znkPmkIWs5x6UhsA9r8=`	603,979,776
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		e9415e1ba9543fcc46f96f26d578f62b41e8b95cccc65accc3c3e332a6670927.aea	`UUgs4ikJMZcfoH818geD44ULPJFmMc27Us724BQGZ74=`	402,653,184
18.3 beta 2	22K5540e	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	97f241eca68a56505a67e6880488612aa8c51425.zip	—	4,213,981,122
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		353903fe658438f09cea8872f64c764b81e568f8.zip		412,789,788
		18.3 beta	22K5534e		ebdd0d78d4a60e7b95d3e8e99adc71e9a7fb0e53.zip		227,274,790
18.3 beta 3	22K5553a	—		14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)	a18100da78402d617e3173636c7ee1ba8b95526c.zip		4,222,965,158
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		cb92be0217b79ec2048a940c3214c9dcd7b989f9.zip		434,385,667
		18.3 beta 2	22K5540e		ef99ca844a76d80ab31aae1a5b630cbd9e47803f.zip		236,558,785
18.3 RC	22K557^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	651ba074b013ae7529018b3f0497389bd285a3bd.zip		4,224,576,849
18.3 RC	22K557	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	651ba074b013ae7529018b3f0497389bd285a3bd.zip		4,224,576,849

Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22K5534e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	a94492fb1695504c444811b0c74a5e9531bc0e2d4d0d03a0e9f3f2f9c5f0f612.aea	`134d2Wr1kviGOpZ44F85OMXJraWAfRxYPAR+Hf3qjj0=`	4,294,967,296
		18.2 beta 2	22K5138e		a3fba755f8e63f26b4570b0809da7202650be4bd1f8a5e06796cdcc7ffe2ffce.aea	`lUJcoDnYWLazx7LayFD3R9hvqGYqMsnGe6h39Xplrt0=`	603,979,776
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		2c4e4f6778faf5a1320f37bdf0bb0092afafa24d694e61500087e1ced015a30f.aea	`ROVhD9007LM0qDv2XjtJRmCQ99CC+3Cv7zvfrjqzU7g=`	402,653,184
18.3 beta 2	22K5540e	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	e8deaa37cb4fa49ad753013be5e542bad9acf814a7fc02dffb91993b1fe0387a.aea	`E8fl2MvO1+ZQd8xywb7H6p8M5mBW/xKvxy4c/kEyBFU=`	4,294,967,296
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		369fb538b724c5c9ec00a1c34407ff13390949f342df1cda9ba080deacf4af9d.aea	`8drAC/sL+qEH5evabHEGRZ8YMvYaPG/iHa1AeVo+blo=`	419,430,400
		18.3 beta	22K5534e		e441675d8da9b5f5d68459f6979102f61ca4512bb10676f0211fc759aa4de8f3.aea	`Ji/V7AHSmZJJADd5PkqTCmP/dlgSnCRcuAsrcflTPzE=`	234,881,024
18.3 beta 3	22K5553a	—		14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)	d12d6632722f8764d122ebc87a14c8bab5d9d0c00aa77ddae7c89cb4d10f7985.aea	`Q5ZiwbMoBbM4MsZRU3DIMgzsrdv2v0QErKnSiV5DoKk=`	4,294,967,296
		18.2 beta 3	22K5148a		a2e7734b80606d62f394ea6f2a9189d4033632c82f0725ddda0f8c50aa899f9e.aea	`/oxHikNKvH6tANMWi5tU4uzE2Qu1ZpKWC4DBdflWx5E=`	436,207,616
		18.3 beta 2	22K5540e		863553a0c72dfa4a6b07053b20d8d31c813e37c31f6ec111263282ae49c2cca0.aea	`9UwtREzI3e5kT9UeG8xoBeJhEwRiy0sCeCY0d3LUFHI=`	243,269,632
18.3 RC	22K557^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	10a4b482dda0d3e9448e371166ba4c8c866f94ba8290974a0293b82e8704ab2f.aea	`8lqn80vALV/ewsgsiXNfIAL1duzUKSPB0KTfJ5ZLa9E=`	4,294,967,296
18.3 RC	22K557	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)		`8lqn80vALV/ewsgsiXNfIAL1duzUKSPB0KTfJ5ZLa9E=`	4,294,967,296

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update.
(e.g. 22K557 was listed as 22K6557.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

[inflated-1] Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update.
(e.g. 22K557 was listed as 22K6557.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

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