Apple TV 4K with Siri AI and Smart Replies is confirmed for launch on October 13 — the first Apple TV to run Apple Intelligence natively. TvOS 27.2 beta 3, released Monday, contains explicit Settings strings referencing “foundation models” and user consent for collecting “text and audio interactions with Siri, Dictation, and Translate.” That’s not speculative. It’s in the code. And it’s shipping soon. The new model will also support Smart Replies for messages received on a linked iPhone, enabled by a newly added Siri Messages UI framework in the same beta. No hardware specs have been officially announced, but leaked code from September points to an A19 or A19 Pro chip, with RAM bumped to 8GB or 12GB. Up from the current 2022 Apple TV 4K’s 6GB. A redesigned Siri Remote is expected, though details like Ultra Wideband or Find My integration remain unconfirmed. This isn’t just a software update. It’s a hardware requirement: Apple Intelligence needs on-device processing power that the current Apple TV 4K can’t deliver. So the upgrade is mandatory, not optional. For users wanting AI-powered Siri responses, message summarisation, or real-time translation on their TV. Pricing and storage tiers haven’t been disclosed. But given Apple’s recent pattern, and the jump to A19-class silicon. Expect the base model to start higher than the current $129. The event is set for Sunday, October 13. Pre-orders open immediately after. Shipments begin October 20.