Vizio’s new SmartCast 3.0 software packs in support for Apple’s Airplay 2 and HomeKit and provides backwards compatibility for the company’s TV sets dating back to 2016.
All of the LG OLED, NanoCell SM9X, NanoCell SM8X and UHD UM7X television sets from 2019 will support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit with an upcoming firmware update.
While Apple may have gone pretty quiet about its automated home efforts recently, that changed in a big way with the latest WWDC. The company has a handful of improvements on the way with iOS 13.
During today’s WWDC keynote at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, Apple announced a plethora of new features and enhancements coming to iOS 13, the next major update to the world’s best mobile operating system.
Vizio’s new 2019 TV lineup is now available at retailers. Support for Apple’s HomeKit platform and AirPlay 2 media-beaming technology is coming early in the summer.
The latest smart TV models from LG unveiled at CES in January will get a software update in mid 2019 that will unlock promised support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit features.
A developer’s managed to add his Smart TV to the Home app on the iOS 12.2 beta by hacking the HomeKit protocol. Here are all the Smart TV controls he was able to discover.
The American TV manufacturer’s now confirmed that its older 2016 models will be gaining the handy AirPlay 2 and HomeKit features via a firmware update.
Apple’s HomeKit platform allegedly includes support for controlling power, volume, input source, brightness and so forth on compatible Smart TV sets.
Sony’s upcoming Z9G Series, A9G Series and X950G Series of 4K and 8K LCD and OLED television sets will be compatible with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit technologies.
Apple has confirmed that leading television manufacturers are bringing support for AirPlay and HomeKit to their Smart TVs. Here’s what this means for you and how these capabilities, previously requiring an Apple TV, will work on third-party TV hardware.
LG has become a third major television manufacturer to have announced support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit, conveniently ahead of Apple’s rumored Hollywood push.