AirPlay News

Latest Apple Codebase Entry Reveals Unannounced Audio Product

Samantha Wiley — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:46:57 +0000

Apple recently updated its codebase for a yet-to-be-released audio device. The identifier found had the code ‘8239’, and references found it to be nothing that Apple uses for Beats and AirPods headphones. Other than the code, there were no other hints of what it was and its features. It’s worth noting that Apple’s Beats and […]

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Samsung hotel TVs to have Airplay support

Samantha Wiley — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:52:54 +0000

Samsung announced that they will be launching TV AirPlay support for its hotel room series that allows iPad and iPhone users to stream music, videos, and photos wirelessly to the TV. To establish a connection with AirPlay, a QR code must be scanned on the TV of the hotel room to enable pairing. The iPad […]

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AirPlay iOS code found for Tesla vehicles

Samantha Wiley — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:09:24 +0000

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla might be bringing AirPlay into its car models. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, previously hinted that AirPlay support may arrive for the brand. On Twitter, an account named ‘Tesla App Updates (iOS) says that their iPhone app has some codes that refer to the streaming feature. Currently, there hasn’t been any announcement […]

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LG Hotel Room TVs to Have AirPlay Integration

Samantha Wiley — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:26:32 +0000

TV manufacturer LG is bringing AirPlay integration to hotel room TVs for convenient access. In a press release, LG said that its LG Pro: Centric Smart Hotel TVs will have AirPlay technology built in. Michael Kosla, LG Business Solutions hospitality VP said that AirPlay integration is a ‘major advancement’ in the hospitality and travel industry […]

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Get $10 for free when you add $100 to your Apple ID

Abhay Ram — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:24:59 +0000

Did you know that you could add money to your Apple account? It makes buying music albums, films, or anything from iTunes easier. Apple wants users to know about this and has begun adding 10% extra money as a bonus whenever the wallet is recharged. However, this is only a one-time offer: a user can […]

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Naim Audio Mu-so and Uniti systems gain AirPlay 2 support

Jesse Hollington — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:08:00 +0000

British hi-fi manufacturer Naim Audio is the latest company to join the AirPlay 2 movement, announcing today that it will be bringing full support for AirPlay 2 to its Mu-so wireless speaker range. An update should be available today for Mu-so Qb, which we reviewed in 2016, while its larger sibling, the Mu-so, will be […]

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Apple adds AirPlay 2 support to 2012 AirPort Express

Jesse Hollington — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:15:00 +0000

Despite announcing earlier this year that it’s officially out of the router business, Apple has pushed out one last big firmware update for its second-generation AirPort Express, adding AirPlay 2 support to the 2012 Wi-Fi router. The update was discovered by 9to5Mac, which found evidenced earlier this year in the iOS 11.4 and iOS 12 […]

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iTunes gains AirPlay 2 support in macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

Jesse Hollington — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:19:00 +0000

Apple has added AirPlay 2 support into iTunes as part of this week’s macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 update. While iTunes has long supported multi-room audio using the standard AirPlay protocol (and AirTunes before that), the addition of AirPlay 2 support for iTunes will allow for faster performance when switching between and streaming to multiple speakers, […]

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Sonos announces new Beam sound bar featuring AirPlay 2 and Siri

Jesse Hollington — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:44:00 +0000

Sonos has announced Beam, a new compact sound bar speaker that will feature support for AirPlay 2, Siri voice control, and Amazon Alexa, making it the first speaker to support more than one voice assistant. Designed to sit in front of your TV, Beam measures 25.6 inches in length, and is designed for streaming music, […]

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Apple releases iOS 11.4 with Messages in iCloud and AirPlay 2 support

Jesse Hollington — Tue, 29 May 2018 17:57:00 +0000

Apple has released iOS 11.4 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, adding the long-awaited support for Messages in iCloud and AirPlay 2. Messages in iCloud allows users to store and sync their Messages across multiple devices via iCloud, a feature which was initially promised in iOS 11, and made an appearance in the iOS […]

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Sonos announces AirPlay 2 compatible speaker lineup

Jesse Hollington — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:50:00 +0000

Sonos has announced more specific details on which of its new speakers will be gaining AirPlay 2 support this year, according to The Mac Observer. While the company announced last fall that AirPlay 2 support was in the works, that announcement provided no specifics. Now, Sonos has confirmed that AirPlay 2 support will be coming […]

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