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Apple and Google are updating devices to Thread 1.4, with compatible Apple TVs in the tvOS 27 developer beta and the Google TV Streamer via a software update. The spec enables Thread Border Routers to share credentials, letting devices join an existing Thread network instead of creating separate ones.
Google rolled out the UTTK.260317.003 build for the Google TV Streamer, upgrading it to the April 2026 security patch level. The update quietly adds Thread 1.4 support and a new "Share Thread network credentials" setting that generates a secure QR code on the TV screen for connecting third-party devices.
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