The HomePod offers on - device streaming of Apple Music and
AirPlay audio streaming from supported devices (iOS, macOS, tvOS).
Along with new iPhone X Animoji and additional battery performance information / options, multi-room
AirPlay audio playback is also included in iOS 11.3.
While Google's Chromecast opened up video streaming options to the big screen with features that rival Apple's popular AirPlay streaming features for iOS devices and Macs, Google Cast for audio is another piece to that puzzle that competes with the similar
AirPlay audio enabled speakers available on the market.
AirPlay audio and video can be sent from any modern iOS device, including iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, and as well as OS X on the Mac.
Without using your iPhone or iPad, you can
AirPlay audio from Mac to HomePod.
Whether they do or not, you can always
AirPlay your audio from the new Now Playing card in Control Center, and send it to any Apple TV, AirPort Express - connected speakers, or any speakers with AirPlay built - in.
No other device is required as you can easily set up Mac to
AirPlay audio to HomePod.
This happens because the EQ options are mapped to
the AirPlay audio and not the Mac.
Once you enable volume in the Menu bar on Mac, you can easily
AirPlay audio from iTunes to HomePod.
You'll be able to
AirPlay audio from various services, but you can't access Alexa or Assistant from Apple's speaker.
If you're trying to
AirPlay audio, press deeply or touch and hold the audio card in the upper - right corner and tap.
Want a quicker way to
AirPlay audio?
To
AirPlay audio from a video you're watching on Apple TV, swipe down from the top of your remote and select the AirPlay device under Audio.
Not exact matches
This high - tech speaker features Apple's
AirPlay, a technology that wirelessly streams
audio from various systems including iPhones, iPads, or iTunes f.
You can find plenty of
audio devices that support
AirPlay (such as portable speakers), but video devices are thin on the ground at present.
Combining iTunes Match with
AirPlay capabilities, Google Cast is app - independent... meaning you can use you choice of a growing number of music and
audio - related apps, including: Deezer, Google Play Music, iHeartRadio, NPR One, Pandora, Rdio, TuneIn.
AirPlay Recorder — AirRecord — AirRecord: use doubleTwist's
AirPlay Recorder to record iTunes
audio and radio to your phone or tablet!
The iPad 2 comes with iOS 4.3 that delivers faster web browsing, iTunes Home Sharing, adds enhancements to
AirPlay, choose to set iPad's side switch to either lock screen rotation or mute
audio, and Personal Hotspot to share an iPhone 4 cellular data connection over WiFi.
iPad 2 comes with iOS 4.3, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, with new features including faster Safari mobile browsing performance, iTunes Home Sharing, enhancements to
AirPlay, the choice to use the iPad side switch to either lock the screen rotation or mute
audio and Personal Hotspot to share an iPhone 4 cellular data connection over Wi - Fi.
Harman Kardon just announced the Onyx Wireless Speaker, which offers full - range sound in a compact, sculptural enclosure with built - in Bluetooth,
AirPlay, DLNA, and
audio AUX - in.
You won't have a problem playing anything digital though, as virtually every CD / DVD / Blu - ray player has an optical
audio output, and any other form of digital
audio (Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, Internet Radio,
Airplay, Chromecast, and virtually any digital
audio codec from MP3 to WAV) will just stream straight to the box.
The unit boasts Wi - Fi,
AirPlay, and Bluetooth technology, and users can stream direct to the receiver using Spotify Connect, Pandora and others, or stream
audio stored on mobile handset and online music services using the free Onkyo Remote 3 control app.
AirPlay is a pretty great technology and you'll be able to stream not just Apple Music but also most other
audio apps for iOS to your speakers using the AirPort Express.
This is Intel's attempt at offering a wireless video and
audio streaming system that could compete with Apple's
AirPlay.
While I believe those claims on a technical level, the truth is that I didn't notice any major differences using the Chromecast
Audio versus connecting an Apple AirPort Express to the same speakers, with
audio being
AirPlayed through my phone or tablet.
Apple TV will also be able to control all of the
audio in the house using the new
AirPlay 2 feature, either through the Apple Music app or Siri.
Two HomePods will be able to work together as a stereo pair for an even richer sound, and with multiple HomePods in different rooms in a home, the new
AirPlay 2 protocol can be used to control
audio in every area of the house, although Apple says these features will launch later in 2018 through a software update.
If you have an old, otherwise useless desktop or laptop in the closet, you could pull it out of mothballs, plug in some powered speakers (and a USB DAC if you want to go all out), combining them with Roon Ready networked DAC's,
AirPlay devices, Squeezeboxes, and Meridian streaming DACs to build out a high - powered multi-room
audio system.
AirPlay 2's multi-room playback feature allows users to output the same
audio to different devices.
(Before you consider buying a new speaker system for wireless
audio at home, take a look around: If you already own a set of powered speakers or a good stereo system, and if you want to use it with your iPhone or iPad, you can simply connect it with a basic
audio cable, or you can use an
AirPlay or Bluetooth adapter to add wireless - stream capabilities to your existing speakers.
As reported by Engadget, this means that you can use these speakers as a part of a multiroom
audio - speaker system, using Marshall's new Multi-Room app, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, or
AirPlay.
confusion: Rather than pairing specific devices to specific speakers,
AirPlay lets any iOS device send
audio to any
AirPlay speaker on the network, on the fly, with no setup required.
The downside to
AirPlay is that only your Apple devices will be able to stream
audio to
AirPlay speakers without third - party software — various Windows and Android apps let you stream to
AirPlay speakers, but Apple doesn't officially support these apps.
If it is indeed the case, then the AirPort Express would be able to connect to
AirPlay 2 for multi-room
audio playback.
However if you have already bought into the Apple ecosystem and already own some decent
audio equipment, Apple's
Airplay is a great and much more economical option.
Fully loaded with Wi - Fi, Bluetooth and
AirPlay, it gives you multiple options for wireless
audio streaming.
This will allow the Apple TV to control multiple
AirPlay 2 - compatible speakers, alongside any traditionally connected speakers as part of a home theater system, effectively making it possible for the
audio from a TV show or movie played on the Apple TV 4K to be heard throughout a household.
It hits a few hiccups on the way to becoming the only streaming
audio device you'll ever need (see: Spotify Connect issues and lack of
AirPlay support), but by and large the Ruark
Audio R2 Mk3 is a fantastic - sounding speaker that's well worth its # 399 sticker price.
If the HomePod supported multi-room
audio, I could place a second HomePod in the great room to solve the problem, but that feature won't be available until Apple releases
AirPlay 2 and updates the HomePod's firmware.
Bluetooth
audio is compressed, so Bluetooth speakers can't compare in terms of pure sound quality to Wi - Fi — based systems such as
AirPlay and Sonos.
Our upgrade pick, the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless, includes
AirPlay and DLNA wireless, so you can go with those if you want uncompressed
audio (and thus better sound quality).
AirPlay 2's multi-room playback feature would have allowed users to output the same
audio to different devices.
Using
AirPlay 2, Apple HomeKit will now allow you to create multi room
audio setups in the Home app.
In most cases,
AirPlay works by beaming the video or
audio directly from an iOS device to the television over Wi - Fi.
Apple's HomeKit service will now support multi-room home speakers from several major manufacturers, and a new
AirPlay 2 feature will make it easier to play music and
audio to other devices.
The integration and support of
AirPlay 2 mean that users would be able to set up a multi-room, multi-device
audio systems in their home, as long as those devices they wish to use are either iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4, or Apple TV 4K running either iOS 11.3 or tvOS 11.3.
The controls also let you «love» and «dislike» songs, delete tracks, and route
audio to
AirPlay devices.
The new Sony AV Receivers go beyond mere
audio into the realm of a total entertainment experience, adding support for Wi - Fi as well as Apple's
AirPlay and Spotify Connect.
Once installed, it adds support for features like multi-room
audio and better handling of buffering whilst the media is being beamed from device - to - device using the
AirPlay 2 protocol.
Now, on iOS, you can just select AirFoil Satellite in the regular
AirPlay destinations panel, and the
audio will be sent to your Mac, and from there on to all the speakers, simultaneously.