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Apple HomePod coming to Canada, France & Germany on June 18, gets AirPlay 2 & stereo pairing with iOS 11.4

Apple's first smartspeaker will finally be coming to Canada, France, and Germany on June 18, the company announced on Tuesday. Later today it will launch AirPlay 2 and stereo pairing for the device, through the release of iOS 11.4 and matching HomePod firmware.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 27

Sonos likely to reveal Alexa-enabled home theater speaker at June 6 event

Connected speaker maker Sonos on Thursday invited the press to a June 6 event in San Francisco, where the company will almost certainly reveal a new home theater product with support for Amazon's Alexa voice assistant.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 21

Apple issues third developer betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, tvOS 11.4 & watchOS 4.3.1

Arriving approximately two weeks after the second betas were seeded, Apple has released its third developer betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1 for testing.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 4

AirPort Express Wi-Fi router removed from Home app in iOS 11.4 beta, AirPlay 2 support in doubt

The AirPort Express is no longer showing up in the Home app for users on the latest iOS 11.4 beta, casting doubt that it will be updated to use as an AirPlay 2 target.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 29

What's new in iOS 11.4 beta 2

Apple on Monday released the second beta of iOS 11.4 to developers, though the software update only includes a few small changes this time around.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 5

Apple issues second developer betas of iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1

Two weeks after the first beta releases, Apple has released its second developer betas of iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 3

AirPort Express popping up in some Home apps, raising possibility of AirPlay 2 compatibility

Reports are circulating that the third generation AirPort Express is popping up for users trying to add a HomeKit accessory in the iOS 11.4 beta, but the appearance is not universal, nor does the networking peripheral actually get added when selected.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 11

Public betas of iOS 11.4 and tvOS 11.4 are now available

A day after the release of initial developer code, Apple has made the first public betas of iOS 11.4 and tvOS 11.4 available.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 1

Video: Everything you need to know about AirPlay 2 in iOS 11.4

AirPlay 2 will bring new enhancements to streaming audio on the HomePod, Apple TV, iOS devices, and third-party speakers. We went hands-on to see how it works.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 10

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