Apple Delays iOS 17's AirPlay in Hotel Room Feature Until 2024

[zapmymac]

i still bring my Roku over my aTV, works better & less hassle. +Ethernet + HDMI

 

[w_aldo]

Even on premium internet in Hotels this will still suck. I stay at them all the time and the WiFi is spotty and most of the time not very good.

Since iOS 8, AirPlay has used WiFi direct. So it won’t rely on the quality of the WiFi of the hotel. It creates its own network directly between the TV and the AirPlaying device.

 

[urmaster]

Since iOS 8, AirPlay has used WiFi direct. So it won’t rely on the quality of the WiFi of the hotel. It creates its own network directly between the TV and the AirPlaying device.

AirPlay is just branding, it can use whatever Apple wants it to.

 

[kc9hzn]

How about the zero-sign-on feature for tvOS?

Yeah, that’s another one I forgot about. Now granted, I don’t have a paid TV subscription, so it was a feature I wasn’t ever going to use anyway.

 

[mannyvel]

carplay and airdrop use Apple's variant of wifi direct. I don't think airplay does yet.

 

[Knavel]

I just bought a new TV with AirPlay integrated so I have to assume in a few years most hotel rooms will have TVs with AirPlay as manufacturers like LG, SONY, Samsung, etc. make AirPlay a standard feature.

Our four-year-old midrange Samsung TV supports Airplay so I assume it must be somewhat standard, or on the way there.