That is a great point. Seeing the great new interface for Airplay 2, I see no reason why they couldn’t implement something similar for Bluetooth. Could be a technological limitation of the current Bluetooth standard for AirPods, but my understanding is that the next Bluetooth standard will allow dozens of devices to be linked, so maybe that will be what’s needed.
I love my Airpods, but sharing in stereo, whether on a jog with my wife so we can hear the same music or with a friend on a plane so you can share a movie on my iPad, would be great.
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The improvements with two HomePods is really incredible, especially in stereo, but I had no idea that the blips in bloops of the Apple TV UI do not play through them. I can’t speak to gaming, and my guess is that perhaps the speed of it isn’t appropriate for Bluetooth? That’s beyond my knowledge technically. But I cannot imagine why the UI sounds don’t play through them. That is really weird.
In my fantasy world, there is someone at Apple that pours over the MacRumors forums, and takes copious notes on all of our concerns.