#multi-room audio

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Apple's AirPlay 2 cracked for multi-room play to non-supported speakers

Apple’s AirPlay 2 cracked for multi-room play to non-supported speakers

“Audio enthusiasts who prefer to listen to music on their existing speakers have been waiting for some time to see AirPlay 2 cracked, and that day has now arrived,” Ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac:

Apple uses a proprietary streaming protocol which means only speakers that have licensed the tech from Apple can receive and decode the audio. But that protocol has now been reverse-engineered.

What…

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iMore reviews Apple's HomePod: Retina for your ears

iMore reviews Apple’s HomePod: Retina for your ears

“I’ve been using a HomePod since it launched but I haven’t reviewed it yet. Not officially. That’s because it wasn’t officially available where I live — Canada. Today, that changes,” Rene Ritchie writes for iMore. “HomePod is now being sold not just in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, but Canada, Germany, and France as well.”

“I’ve now had the chance to live with HomePod for almost a…

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David Pogue reviews Apple HomePod with stereo and multi-room capabilities: 'Ooh, man'

David Pogue reviews Apple HomePod with stereo and multi-room capabilities: ‘Ooh, man’

“When the Apple HomePod ‘smart speaker’ debuted in February, there were some big fat reasons not to buy it,” David Pogue writes for Yahoo Finance. “For example: “Unlike its rivals from Sonos and Google, you couldn’t set up two HomePods as a stereo pair. You also couldn’t set them up in different rooms of the house and direct them by voice (‘Hey Siri, play Barry White in the bedroom’).”

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HomePod stereo pairing took a frustratingly long time to arrive, but it was worth the wait

HomePod stereo pairing took a frustratingly long time to arrive, but it was worth the wait

“It was a frustratingly long wait for Apple to finally launch AirPlay 2, adding stereo pairing to HomePod – along with multi-room playback from an iOS device and more,” Ben Lovejoy writes for 9to5Mac. “If you haven’t already updated, you’ll need to upgrade to iOS 11.4, and then update your speakers. I did that yesterday, finding it a largely painless process, through there were a couple of…

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Apple releases tvOS 11.4 with AirPlay 2 for 4th and 5th gen. Apple TV models

Apple releases tvOS 11.4 with AirPlay 2 for 4th and 5th gen. Apple TV models

Apple today released tvOS 11.4, the fourth major update to the tvOS operating system designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models.

tvOS 11.4 can be downloaded over the air through the Settings app on the Apple TV by going to System –> Software Update. Apple TV owners who have automatic software updates turned on will be upgraded to tvOS 11.4 automatically.

“The tvOS…

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Apple's HomePod likely to get Calendar support in iOS 11.4

Apple’s HomePod likely to get Calendar support in iOS 11.4

“The lack of Calendar support for Siri on HomePod has been a glaring issue of Apple’s home speaker since its release earlier this year,” Guilherme Rambo reports for 9to5Mac. “Now new evidence suggests that will soon change when iOS 11.4 is released.”

“Siri Personal Requests on HomePod currently only work for Messages, Reminders and Notes,” Rambo reports. “These are associated with the…

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Sonos details how Apple's AirPlay 2 will work, letting people listen from their iPhone or Mac

Sonos details how Apple’s AirPlay 2 will work, letting people listen from their iPhone or Mac

“Sonos has revealed how its speakers will use Apple’s new AirPlay 2 technology,” Andrew Griffin reports for The Independent. “Soon, anyone with a Sonos speaker will be able to listen to music just by clicking on their phone or asking Siri to put it on. But only if they have the right speakers.”

“Newer Sonos speakers – the Sonos One, its Playbase and the Play:5 – will all be able to get…

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