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Your Apple TV could soon get a big search upgrade with tvOS 17.2

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An LG OLED screen showing the Apple TV search interface in tvOS 17.2.

Apple TV owners recently got some big upgrades in tvOS 17 including FaceTime calls, but now Apple's planning to deliver a small but important bonus in its imminent tvOS 17.2 update.

As spotted by Sigmund Judge on X (formerly Twitter), the latest beta version of tvOS 17.2 changes what happens when you hit the Siri button on the Apple TV remote. Rather than simply invoking Apple's voice assistant, it overlays a search bar on your screen that lets you "search for movies, TV shows and more" (above).

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