AirPlay 2 coming to HomePod rival Sonos One in July, feature of new Beam speaker

Three existing Sonos speakers — the One, Play:5, and Playbase — will all get promised AirPlay 2 compatibility in July, the company announced during a Wednesday event.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

These Marantz and Denon receivers are AirPlay 2 compatible

Home audio firms Marantz and Denon have added to the list of receivers and sound bar models on the market that will receive an update to support AirPlay 2.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 17

How to use AirPlay 2 on iOS: An in-depth analysis

Multi-room audio may be the biggest feature of AirPlay 2, but it is far from the only new tricks AirPlay 2 has up its sleeve.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 20

All the new features in iOS 11.4: AirPlay 2, Messages in the Cloud, & much more

Apple has officially released iOS 11.4 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch which contains many new features, the biggest of which is the long-delayed AirPlay 2.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 36

Apple releases watchOS 4.3.1 for Apple Watch, tvOS 11.4 with AirPlay 2 for Apple TV

Apple has shipped the public release versions of tvOS 11.4 and watchOS 4.3.1 to Apple TV and Apple Watch users less than a week before WWDC.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 5

Apple releases iOS 11.4 for iPhone and iPad with AirPlay 2, Messages in iCloud support

Ahead of the unveiling of Apple's future plans for iOS at WWDC, the company has released iOS 11.4 to the public, including support for its ClassKit framework for educational apps, support for AirPlay 2, and the long-overdue addition of Messages in iCloud.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 29

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

Sonos reveals which of its speakers will get AirPlay 2 support

Ahead of Apple's official AirPlay 2 launch, Sonos this week provided additional details as to which speaker models will gain initial support the forthcoming wireless protocol.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 6

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

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