FB21864131: tvOS mostly unresponsive/laggy, including to remote control

[godbout]

Submission Date

2026-02-04

Status

Open

Area

tvOS

Operating System Version

tvOS 26.2

Type

Incorrect/Unexpected Behavior

Description

a clear description of the problem

since tVOS 26(.2), the Apple TV has been very sluggish/laggy. sometimes i do something on the remote and nothing happens for five seconds, then everything happens all at once. all the movements i've been doing for the past 5 seconds. overall the experience is very sluggish too. slow, lots of UI glitches.

a step-by-set of instructions to reproduce the problem

basically just use the Apple TV with tvOS 26.

what results you expected

i expected tvOS 26 to work at least as well as previous versions. it is now unusable.

what results you actually saw

unresponsive, sluggish

Keywords

performance, tvOS, Apple TV

Prerequisites

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