The Apple TV app is rolling out to some Sony TVs from 2018, 2019, and 2020

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What you need to know

The Apple TV app is now rolling out to more Sony TVs.
TVs from 2018 onwards are receiving the software update.
It'll allow users to watch iTunes content as well as Apple TV+.

Sony has begun rolling out a new software update that adds the Apple TV app to a large number of its TVs, including some from 2018.

According to a FlatPanelsHD report, the updated firmware is rolling out across Europe right now with North America not too far behind.

Well, here it is. Firmware v6.4960, which is rolling out now in Europe and coming soon to North America, introduces the Apple TV app widely across Sony's TVs from the last few years. As far as we can tell, this includes all 2020 Android TVs models, most 2019 models (but not AG8, XG83, XG81 and XG80 at this time), and two high-end 2018 Android TVs (AF9/A9F and ZF9/Z9F).

By adding the Apple TV app Sony is making it easier for users to watch content bought and rented via the iTunes store. Subscribers to Apple TV+ will also now be able to watch their stories without having to use a separate box as well.

The full list of TVs getting the new firmware update is below. Fingers crossed that your TV is in here somewhere!

2018 Sony TVs:

KD-65AF9
KD-55AF9
KD-75ZF9
KD-65ZF9

2019 Sony TVs:

KD-75XG9505
KD-65XG9505
KD-55XG9505
KD-75XG8505
KD-65XG8505
KD-65XG8577
KD-55XG8577
KD-55XG8505
KD-98ZG9
KD-85XG9505
KD-85ZG9
KD-55AG9
KD-65AG9
KD-77AG9
KD-85XG8596
KD-55XG8588
KD-55XG8599
KD-55XG8596
KD-65XG8588
KD-65XG8599
KD-65XG8596
KD-75XG8588
KD-75XG8599
KD-75XG8596
KD-75XG8796
KD-65XG8796
KD-55XG8796

AG8, XG83, XG81 and XG80 not included yet.

2020 Sony TVs:

KD-85XH9505
KD-49XH9505
KD-49XH8505
KD-49XH8588
KD-49XH8599
KD-49XH8596
KD-49XH8577
KD-43XH8505
KD-43XH8588
KD-43XH8599
KD-43XH8596
KD-49XH9196
KD-43XH9196
KD-85XH8096
KD-75XH8096
KD-65XH8096
KD-55XH8096
KD-49XH8096
KD-43XH8096
KD-65XH8077
KD-55XH8077
KD-49XH8077
KD-43XH8077
KD-65XH8196
KD-55XH8196
KD-49XH8196
KD-43XH8196
KD-65A8
KD-65A87
KD-55A8
KD-55A87
KD-65A89
KD-55A89
KD-65A85
KD-55A85
KD-48A9
KD-75XH9505
KD-65XH9505
KD-55XH9505
KD-55XH8005
KD-49XH8005
KD-43XH8005
KD-85ZH8
KD-75ZH8

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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

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