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.
Now everyone can track when new AirPlay 2-compatible television sets from major manufacturers make the list.
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.
Vizio has revealed SmartCast 3.0 at CES 2019 today, adding support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit technologies to bring customers features like multi-room audio and casting from iOS/macOS without needing an Apple TV.
AirPlay 2 support will be available on Samsung Smart TVs in 190 countries worldwide while a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app will debut in more than a hundred countries.
Google will also pull the main YouTube app from Amazon’s Fire TV and Echo Show devices over lack of reciprocity.
Although we continue to hear reports regarding Apple’s work on a full-blown television set, pundits remain skeptical that the project will ever see the light of day. They say the margins are too small, and the demand for internet TVs is too weak for Apple to make a move.
But the latter part of that theory isn’t entirely accurate, according to a new report from media research firm TDG. Their studies show that Smart TV adoption is actually growing rapidly around the world, with 25% of broadband households now owning at least one set…