Apple TV adds dark mode, single sign-on, HomeKit control, Sling TV, games and more

Apple's WWDC keynote was packed with improvements and additions to the Apple TV box and its TVOS operating system, including new apps, games and usability improvements.

David Katzmaier Editorial Director -- Personal Tech

David reviews TVs and leads the Personal Tech team at CNET, covering mobile, software, computing, streaming and home entertainment. We provide helpful, expert reviews, advice and videos on what gadget or service to buy and how to get the most out of it.

Expertise A 20-year CNET veteran, David has been reviewing TVs since the days of CRT, rear-projection and plasma. Prior to CNET he worked at Sound & Vision magazine and eTown.com. He is known to two people on Twitter as the Cormac McCarthy of consumer electronics. Credentials

Although still awaiting his Oscar for Best Picture Reviewer, David does hold certifications from the Imaging Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology on display calibration and evaluation.

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June 13, 2016 12:38 p.m. PT

Watch this: Apple refreshes tvOS, gets better at searching with Siri

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If you were waiting for the Apple TV to offer something revolutionary that upsets the TV world as we know it, relax. The latest improvements to the company's set-top box are meaningful, for sure, but amount to more baby steps for Apple aficionados than giant leaps for mankind.

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET's complete coverage from and about Apple's annual developers conference.

At the company's World Wide Developers Conference today, Eddy Cue, head of Apple TV, took the wraps off a bunch of new features and extras coming to the box. Here's the full list, with links to the ones we examine in-depth in other articles.