{
  "id": 10454842,
  "title": "tvOS 27 adds new reason to use profiles on your Apple TV 4K",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/tvos-27-adds-new-reason-to-use-profiles-on-your-apple-tv-4k",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T13:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/28/tvos-27-adds-new-reason-to-use-profiles-on-your-apple-tv-4k/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple's tvOS 27 introduces a new feature that encourages the use of profiles on Apple TV 4K. Profiles are a common feature in most streaming services and allow different users in a household to have separate viewing histories and recommendations. Apple has had a profiles feature in tvOS for a while, but it has recently become more useful with several upgrades. With tvOS 27, Apple has introduced another improvement: individual app controls in Settings now allow parents to block users from launching specific apps. This is an added benefit for parents with children, as it limits the types of content their child will see in the Apple TV app, preventing them from opening other apps with no such restrictions. This new feature aligns with Apple's recent focus on upgrading parental controls in iOS 27. Additionally, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 will bring Apple's profile system to iPhone and iPad for the first time.",
  "summary": "Apple keeps improving its profiles feature on Apple TV 4K, and a change in tvOS 27 related to app access offers another reason to use profiles. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "tvOS 27 introduces profiles feature for Apple TV 4K.",
    "Parents can block specific apps for children.",
    "iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 extend profiles to iPhone and iPad."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}