Tag: AirPlay 2

Belkin SOUNDFORM Connect turns any speaker into an Apple AirPlay 2-enabled speaker

Thursday, May 20, 2021 11:58 amThursday, May 20, 20215 Comments

Belkin today announced the SOUNDFORM Connect, a new audio adapter that turns any traditional stereo speaker into an Apple AirPlay 2-enabled…

Rumor: Apple to enable Lossless Audio on AirPods via AirPlay

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 1:02 pm5 Comments

Streaming audio to AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max will get a major upgrade that will enable Lossless Audio via AirPlay, skirting…

Roku adds Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to wide array of devices

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 11:09 am3 Comments

Roku today announced, with the release of Roku OS 9.4, Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support is now available on select 4K Roku devices…

Roku unveils redesigned $100 Ultra streaming box, will support Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit

Monday, September 28, 2020 9:20 am10 Comments

Roku is launching a redesigned version of its top-of-the-line Ultra player and announced plans to introduce a new standalone app for its…

Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit coming to select 2018 LG TVs

Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:59 am4 Comments

LG says that the company plans to add Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to some of its older 2018 smart TVs by October 2020…

Apple TV app, Apple TV+ now available on 2019 LG TVs in 80+ countries

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 9:19 amTuesday, February 4, 20201 Comment

LG Electronics is now launching the Apple TV app for compatible 2019 LG smart TVs in over 80 countries. LG TV owners can now watch Apple TV+…

Sony unveils new 4K and 8K TVs with HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 10:02 amWednesday, January 8, 202010 Comments

Sony today announced new Z8H 8K LED, A8H and MASTER Series A9S OLED, and X950H and X900H 4K LED televisions…

LG intros new 8K TV lineup with support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit

Friday, January 3, 2020 9:23 am6 Comments

LG Electronics will introduce its expanded 8K TV lineup next week at CES 2020 – eight TVs with new 77- and 65-inch class models joining LG’s existing 88- and 75-inch screen sizes…

Apple’s AirPlay 2 cracked for multi-room play to non-supported speakers

Thursday, December 5, 2019 12:01 pmThursday, December 5, 20192 Comments

Apple’s AirPlay2 lets you share videos, photos, music, and more from Apple devices to your Apple TV, favorite speakers, and popular smart TVs…

Apple HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support coming to all LG ‘AI ThinQ’ TVs, not just 2019 models

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 4:46 pm2 Comments

In January, LG announced Apple HomeKit and AirPlay 2 would be coming exclusively to…

Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support coming to supported LG TVs next week

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 8:27 am1 Comment

Earlier this year, LG stated that its 2019 TVs would eventually gain support for Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2…

Apple TV has 16% share of U.S. streaming TV devices

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 3:34 pmWednesday, June 26, 201913 Comments

Apple TV has grown to approximately 16% share of streaming TV devices in the U.S. as of Q219 and is projected to grow to over…

Analyst: Apple needs new services to succeed because existing ones will slow significantly

Thursday, May 23, 2019 4:08 pm9 Comments

Apple Inc. needs to succeed with its new services offerings given that…

Vizio unveils all-new 4K HDR smart TVs, Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2 coming later this year

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:45 pmTuesday, May 21, 20193 Comments

When Apple listed all the AirPlay 2-compatible TVs, there was good news for Vizio TV owners…

How Apple’s AirPlay 2 and TV App work on a Samsung TV

Friday, May 17, 2019 12:17 pm4 Comments

When iOS 12.3 and tvOS 12.3 launched earlier this week with the updated TV app…

Apple releases macOS Mojave 10.14.5

Monday, May 13, 2019 2:35 pmMonday, May 20, 201913 Comments

Apple today released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 which…

Samsung becomes first TV manufacturer to launch Apple’s AirPlay 2 and Apple TV app

Monday, May 13, 2019 1:44 pmMonday, May 13, 20193 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that beginning today, all 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and select 2018 TV models…

Netflix disabled Apple’s AirPlay because it is no longer able to distinguish between devices

Monday, April 8, 2019 1:55 pmMonday, April 8, 201917 Comments

Netflix has elaborated on the ‘technical reasons’ why it has disabled AirPlay, and claims…

Hands-on with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on a Vizio smart TV

Friday, April 5, 2019 5:15 pmFriday, April 5, 20197 Comments

Vizio yesterday launched a beta version of its updated Smartcast software…

Apple releases iOS 12.2 with Apple News+, AirPlay 2 TV support, new Animoji, and more

Monday, March 25, 2019 6:11 pm10 Comments

Today following its event at the Steve Jobs Theater, Apple released the latest major update…

First LG OLED TVs featuring AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support coming in April, starting at $2,499

Friday, March 15, 2019 2:15 pmFriday, March 15, 20192 Comments

LG OLED TVs this year will support Apple AirPlay 2 and Apple HomeKit for easy streaming of video and audio content and connectivity to Apple’s smart home products…

Roku has nearly finalized support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 in Roku media players and Roku-based smart TVs

Monday, March 11, 2019 4:25 pmMonday, March 11, 20191 Comment

AirPlay 2 integration is expected to arrive in the form of a Roku OS software update for Roku media players…

Samsung 4K and 8K TVs that support Apple’s AirPlay 2, iTunes Store go on sale

Monday, February 11, 2019 4:25 pmMonday, March 11, 20198 Comments

Samsung says its 2019 QLED TVs — in both 4K and 8K versions — are now available to purchase…

Roku in talks with Apple about supporting AirPlay 2, Apple Music

Monday, February 4, 2019 11:36 pm3 Comments

The two companies currently working out details surrounding the partnership…

Developer demos what will be possible with HomeKit-connected AirPlay 2 Smart TVs

Friday, January 25, 2019 4:02 pmFriday, January 25, 2019No Comments

Apple surprised announced its new HomeKit and AirPlay Smart TV initiative at CES…

Apple’s deals with Samsung and other TV makers shows Apple TV can’t keep pace with its rivals

Monday, January 14, 2019 2:28 pm20 Comments

Samsung said that its 2019 smart TVs would come with the ability to buy and rent movies…

Apple cracks open the gate to their famous walled garden

Monday, January 14, 2019 8:27 amMonday, January 14, 201911 Comments

In a series of uncharacteristic partnerships with tech rivals…

Apple’s HomePod launches in China and Hong Kong on Friday, January 18th

Sunday, January 13, 2019 8:34 pm12 Comments

HomePod delivers stunning audio quality wherever it’s placed…

Apple is changing its attitude about working with partners

Friday, January 11, 2019 12:56 pmFriday, January 11, 20198 Comments

Apple’s not known for being the most outward-looking organization…

Apple turned back the clock at CES 2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:51 pm6 Comments

It was almost like 2008-2012….

LG smart TVs, including ‘World’s First Rollable OLED TV,’ to support of Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit

Monday, January 7, 2019 3:44 pmMonday, January 7, 201912 Comments

With AirPlay 2, users can easily play videos directly from their Apple devices, iTunes and other video apps, music or photos to…

VIZIO to support Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit

Monday, January 7, 2019 1:01 pmMonday, January 7, 20193 Comments

VIZIO, Inc. announced today the latest iteration of its VIZIO SmartCast 3.0…

Apple inks deal with to distribute content on Samsung smart TVs

Monday, January 7, 2019 8:40 am5 Comments

Samsung also said it would add Apple’s AirPlay 2…

A silver lining for Apple’s HomePod: Some positive data points do exist

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:55 amMonday, September 24, 20186 Comments

It’s probably fair to say that Apple’s first-generation HomePod didn’t exactly…

Just 2% of Apple customers have a HomePod

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 1:31 pmTuesday, September 18, 201817 Comments

Consumer Intelligence Research Partners today released results from its research on smart speakers…

There might be more to Apple’s September 12th ‘Gather Round’ event beyond next-gen iPhones

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:56 amWednesday, September 5, 201818 Comments

We’re a week away from Apple’s next big event…

This is the most discombobulated, insane thing Apple has done in years

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 1:30 pmWednesday, August 29, 201821 Comments

What does Apple expect people to do?

Apple releases AirPort Express firmware update with AirPlay 2 and Home app support

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 5:00 pmTuesday, August 28, 20182 Comments

With AirPlay 2 support, you can AirPlay from iOS to multiple AirPlay 2 speakers including HomePod…

Despite missing last Christmas by a mile, Apple gains a foothold in the smart speaker market

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 11:01 amTuesday, August 14, 201811 Comments

When Apple launched its HomePod smart speaker earlier this year, many critics claimed…

Denon and Marantz AV receivers updated with AirPlay 2 support

Friday, August 10, 2018 1:44 pmFriday, August 10, 20186 Comments

Audio accessories from Denon and Marantz are gaining support for AirPlay 2 through firmware updates…

Metro UK reviews Apple’s HomePod: Get the credit card out and buy two

Monday, August 6, 2018 3:28 pm7 Comments

I might finally change my wicked old ways after trying out a pair of stereo Apple HomePods…

How to group HomePod and Sonos speakers for multi-speaker surround sound

Friday, July 27, 2018 1:57 pmFriday, July 27, 20181 Comment

Just because you’ve got a couple of Sonos speakers and a HomePod or two…