Apple expected to release new Apple TV with A12 chip next week
Apple is expected to debut an updated Apple TV next week at its highly-anticipated ‘By innovation only’ event at Apple Park, with a new model identifier discovered within an internal build of iOS 13.
The discovery was first made by Twitter account @never_released, which claimed that an Apple TV refresh is on the horizon, giving the new model an Apple TV11,1 identifier and a codename of J305.
MacRumors have since discovered references to the J305 codename within strings and plist files in an internal build of iOS 13.
According to the Twitter-based leaker, the new Apple TV hardware will include a faster A12 chip, which will likely benefit the set-top box ahead of the launch of Apple Arcade, the pay-monthly gaming subscription service for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Apple TV.