Here’s how AirPlay 2, HomeKit Siri voice control integrations will work on Smart TVs

Following official confirmations from Samsung, LG and Vizio that their Smart TV sets volition shortly integrate back upward for AirPlay 2, Apple has similar a shot confirmed that other leading telly manufacturers volition convey back upward for both AirPlay too HomeKit technologies to their products.

As the refreshed AirPlay 2 page indicates, AirPlay 2, Apple’s proprietary media-streaming technology, is coming shortly to “popular smart TVs,” without mentioning specific brands.

AirPlay 2 support

Apple says you lot volition hold upward able to beam the next items to AirPlay 2–enabled smart TVs:

• Photos: Your opor-garai images, photographs you lot get got favorited, albums too to a greater extent than tin hold upward sent to a compatible Smart TV from the stock Photos app alongside merely a few taps.


• Videos: Movies too shows purchased or rented from iTunes tin hold upward streamed from iOS/macOS to a Smart TV inwards 4K HDR. Your domicile clips, YouTube videos too streaming videos inwards third-party apps such every bit Netflix, tin hold upward also AirPlayed to a Smart TV.


• Music: Any music on Apple Music or inwards iTunes tin hold upward sent to a Smart TV, too, including gameplay well too songs from third-party apps such every bit Spotify too Pandora.

You’ll hold upward able to percentage these items to your Smart TV alongside a tap of the AirPlay icon on your iPhone, iPad, iPod impact or Mac. AirPlay 2 requires iOS 11.4 or later, a Mac or Windows PC alongside iTunes 12.8 or later, an Apple TV alongside tvOS 11.4 or afterward or HomePod alongside iOS 11.4 or later.

AirPlay 2 is coming to Vizio Smart TV sets afterward this year

Best of all, these Smart TVs volition back upward AirPlay mirroring thus you lot tin post anything displayed on your Apple device to a bigger screen, wirelessly, bypassing your Apple TV completely.

Multi-room video streaming is currently unsupported past times AirPlay 2, but you lot tin create matter similar post a video to 1 AirPlay device too thus spread the well across multiple AirPlay speaker.

HomeKit integration

AirPlay 2 requires HomeKit, important that all AirPlay-compatible Smart TV sets also make back upward for Apple’s platform for the connected home. As a result, Airplay-powered Smart TVs include advanced multi-room well capabilities afforded past times AirPlay 2.

Apple explains:

Leading TV manufacturers are integrating AirPlay 2 straight into their TVs, thus similar a shot you lot tin effortlessly percentage or mirror nigh anything from your iOS device or Mac straight to your AirPlay 2–enabled smart TV. You tin fifty-fifty play music on the TV too sync it alongside other AirPlay 2–compatible speakers anywhere inwards your home.

An AirPlay-compatible Smart TV connected to the same wireless network every bit your Apple device automatically appears inwards the stock Home app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, basically acting every bit an AirPlay 2 speaker that supports multi-room audio.

Using the convenient AirPlay controls inwards apps, on the Lock concealment too inwards Control Center on your iPhone, you lot volition hold upward able to play, pause, fast-forward, rewind too accommodate the book of your TV.

But wait, there’s more! HomeKit integration happens to enable express back upward for Siri vocalisation commands which are related to multi-room too media control. This volition to a greater extent than oft than non function for requesting a specific exhibit or moving painting to hold upward played on your Smart TV through AirPlay.

ROUNDUP: Siri vocalisation commands for multi-room AirPlay 2 well control

For example, a vocalisation command issued through your iOS device or Mac—such every bit “Hey Siri, play Game of Thrones on my living room TV”—will wake upward an Airplay-compatible Smart TV that’s inwards your living room too automatically root streaming to it.

Siri tin also play music on Smart TVs. In fact, you’ll hold upward able to post well to whatsoever combination of AirPlay 2 devices at once—i.e. a Smart TV inwards the living room, merely about other 1 inwards kids’ room, your wife’s HomePod inwards the living room too those monster AirPlay 2-compatible speakers that you lot hid inwards your human cave—and AirPlay 2 volition get got assist that all of them play well inwards perfect sync.

Are you lot glad that AirPlay 2 is coming to Smart TVs?

Let us know what you lot cry back thus far past times leaving a comment below.

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