Apple today published a handy, regularly updated list of all the newly announced television sets from major manufacturers that feature built-in support for the company's proprietary AirPlay media-streaming technology and HomeKit, its software for the connected home.
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AirPlay 2 and HomeKit are coming to Sony’s new Android-powered 4K and 8K televisions
Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony at CES 2019 yesterday announced new 4K and 8K television sets that feature built-in support for Apple's AirPlay 2 media streaming technology and HomeKit, which is the company's platform for the connected home.
Here’s how AirPlay 2, HomeKit & Siri voice control integrations will work on Smart TVs
Following official confirmations from Samsung, LG and Vizio that their Smart TV sets will soon integrate support for AirPlay 2, Apple has now confirmed that other leading television manufacturers will bring support for both AirPlay and HomeKit technologies to their products.
Support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit is also coming to LG’s 2019 Smart TV lineup
Already Samsung and Vizio have confirmed that AirPlay 2 and HomeKit are coming to their Smart TV sets and now LG has become a third major television manufacturer to announce support for these technologies, conveniently ahead of Apple's apparent Hollywood push.
Recent Vizio Smart TVs will get support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit
Vizio today announced that select models of its Smart TV sets will soon pick up support for Apple's HomeKit platform for the connected home and the AirPlay 2 media-streaming protocol.
AirPlay 2 & the iTunes Movies and TV Shows app are coming to Samsung Smart TVs
An unexpected news came Sunday from Samsung Electronics ahead of CES 2019 as the South Korean conglomerate announced that its Smart TV sets will soon pick up support for Apple's AirPlay 2 media streaming technology, as well as a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app.
PremiumPlay enables AirPlay streaming in apps that normally don’t support it
If you own an Apple TV, then you might be familiar with Apple’s convenient AirPlay streaming feature. With it, you can wirelessly stream content from your iOS device(s) to your Apple TV for enjoyment on the big screen; unfortunately, some apps prevent you from doing this.
Enter PremiumPlay, a new jailbreak tweak created by iOS developer Tony Kraft that enables AirPlay streaming in apps that typically wouldn’t support it.
Unexpected update brings AirPlay 2 support to AirPort Express wireless base station
Apple yesterday released a new 7.8 software for AirPort Express, bringing AirPlay 2 compatibility and support for the Home app to its 802.11n wireless base station.
Audio specialists Denon and Marantz begin rolling out promised support for AirPlay 2
An updated version of AirPlay, Apple's peer-to-peer media streaming technology, finally arrived alongside iOS 11.4 in March 2018 and now audio specialists Denon and Marantz have brought our AirPlay 2 support in select AV receivers via a firmware update.
Select Sonos speakers gain AirPlay 2 support
It took longer than expected, but an AirPlay 2-focused firmware update for select Sonos speakers at long last began rolling out today via their iPhone and iPad app.
Sonos unveils Beam smart sound bar, confirms AirPlay 2 and Siri coming to its speakers in July
Sonos today unveiled a brand-new smart sound bar for your TV with dual-assistant support and beam-forming mics whilst confirming that Siri voice control and AirPlay 2, the latest and greatest version of Apple's local media-streaming technology, are both coming to the One, second-generation Play:5, Playbase and future speakers via a free software update in July.
List of AirPlay 2 Siri voice commands for controlling multiple speakers
AirPlay 2 brings the ability to control audio across multiple speakers from your HomePod, iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. You can use voice commands to do things like play music in a particular room, play different songs on different speakers, enjoy a playlist on all or just specific speakers, continue playing a track on another speaker and more. Here's our list of the best AirPlay 2 Siri voice commands that are specific to multi-room audio support.