AirPlay 2

Sonos is releasing its Sonos Ray soundbar, an entry-level sound system, this week for those looking to upgrade their home entertainment centre. It’s compact, stylish, and provides a relatively fleshed-out audio experience. For its price, it’s hard for the Sonos Ray to garner some attention. Nowadays, a home entertainment experience is much more than finding...

Toronto-based Ecobee is rolling out a new software update for the ecobee SmartThermostat that enables on-device Siri voice control and AirPlay 2 audio streaming. Ecobee announced plans back in June to add Siri to its SmartThermostat with Voice Control. On Tuesday, the smart home company officially launched Siri support for the flagship smart thermostat. "We're excited that customers...

Mobile accessory company Belkin appears to be developing a new 'Soundform Connect' adapter that can be attached to standard speakers to give them AirPlay 2 connectivity. An FCC filing was discovered by 9to5Mac's Janko Roettgers who shared the information via Twitter. Based on the filing, the Soundform Connect adapter will be used to connect to...

You won't need a pricey Apple TV to stream Fitness+ classes to your television anymore. Apple Fitness+ brings studio-style classes with excellent music and instruction to the comfort and safety of your living room, but right now it requires an Apple TV to stream workouts on your big screen. Soon, that will change. Future watchOS and iOS...

Months after initially canceling plans to add the new features for older smart TVs, LG has finally released an update supporting AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on select 2018 smart TVs. According to a new report from MacRumors, based on comments made from the publication's readers, that update is finally coming out. At the time of publication...

Roku has today announced it is bringing AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to select 4K streaming devices. According to a new press release from the company, version 9.4 is rolling out to "select 4K Roku devices," including the Roku Ultra player, Roku Streambar, Roku Smart Soundbar, Roku Streaming Stick+ and Roku Premiere. The biggest changes,...

Last August, IKEA and Sonos launch new SYMFONISK bookshelf and table lamp speakers, which support Apple’s AirPlay 2. Today, IKEA Canada has launched new covers for its SYMFONISK speakers, available in blue and red at the price of $9.99 CAD each. IKEA told iPhone in Canada in a statement, “It’s the perfect way to add […]

LG has canceled plans to bring support for Apple's AirPlay 2 and HomeKit technologies to its pre-2019 TV models, despite earlier assurances to do so. Back in April, LG was clear that support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit was indeed coming to pre-2019 models, explains a new MacRumors report. However, LG has walked back its...

Bose is rolling out a big firmware update for a bunch of SoundTouch speakers that adds AirPlay 2 support. Last month, Bose announced that it was planning to roll out AirPlay 2 support for its SoundTouch speakers by the end of February 2020. AirPlay 2 lets you stream audio from your Apple devices, and enables...

First Alert's Onelink Safe & Sound 3-in-1 smoke and carbon monoxide detector with premium home speaker has just received support for Apple’s AirPlay 2. Thanks to an over-the-air update, users can now play music using AirPlay 2 from their Onelink Safe & Sound using any iOS device. For those who aren’t aware, AirPlay 2 enables...

Last year, Bose added AirPlay 2 support to three of its smart speakers and sound bars, enabling multi-room audio playback with other AirPlay 2 devices and now, it has revealed its plans to bring AirPlay 2 to select SoundTouch speakers and other systems by the end of February (via MacRumors): We had every intention to release...

A group of developers has cracked Apple's AirPlay 2 protocol, allowing it to be used on non-supported speakers. According to a new report from 9to5Mac, several developers have long been working on reverse engineering AirPlay 2 so that it can be used on technically non-compatible hardware. Now, it seems that the developers have successfully cracked...