Does Apple TV 4 have built in VPN client?

unlikely it has build in vpn most usage for vpn is to get around one being in a location where one can't get an internet service because its only in another country

doubt apple would build in special functionality to get around that

if they would let people add apps which did it is a big maybe there are vpn clients for ios devices so maybe

Actually VPNs are intended to give you a secure connection to a private network so that you can access corporate systems and resources.

The use of a VPN to access content that is restricted to a country other than the one you're in is a violation of the TOS for the service you're attempting to access (if it were not, it would not be restricted) and/or the law.

The ATV hasn't been released yet so anyone who actually has one is a Developer and is under a non-disclosure agreement: so you aren't going to get an answer until it's released later this month.

That said, I would have thought it extremely unlikely that any such facility would be available.

These forums aren't actually official Support, they are user to user forums. Apple don't read or post here. Once it's released you could try contacting Apple directly to ask: https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action

Apple haven't given an actual release date (they tend not to, just suddenly it becomes available). Several sites have suggested 'late October'.

pinifarina wrote:

Hi guys,

Now that aptv4 is out, can someone confirm or deny if it has vpn capabilities?

Thanks!

It does not.

I'm not sure why you ever doubted that Apple wouldn't assist you in working around licensing requirements imposed by the content providers that make the notion of the Apple TV possible.

pinifarina wrote:

In a general speaking, it calls privacy. I dont like to think that somewhere someone is making records on what i browse.

Then you should not be using services like Netflix, Hulu. Showtime, HBO. The terms of service you agree to when you sign up stipulate that you will be using the service in a specific geographic area and that they will keep records. If you don't agree to those terms, you don't use the service. Expecting Apple to assist you in violating another company's TOS or in circumventing international copyright law is a little absurd.

To be fair - iPhones and iPads have native VPN support. There are perfectly valid reasons to want to connect over a VPN that aren't based around out-of-region access to streaming services. (I use one to let me access my home network when working away from home for instance, and I know others who have holiday homes who do similarly)

Steve Neal wrote:

To be fair - iPhones and iPads have native VPN support. There are perfectly valid reasons to want to connect over a VPN that aren't based around out-of-region access to streaming services. (I use one to let me access my home network when working away from home for instance, and I know others who have holiday homes who do similarly)

But iPhones and iPads aren't primarily designed for consuming media content. I agree that there are lots of legitimate reasons for using a VPN. I just can't think of too many of them that apply to an Apple TV.

(I use one to let me access my home network when working away from home for instance, and I know others who have holiday homes who do similarly)

Yes, and you aren't allowed to do either if those locations are in another country when streaming licensed content under the terms and conditions you agreed to when purchasing/renting content from the iTunes Store.