iOS 11.4 Launches Today With AirPlay 2 and Messages in iCloud, HomePod Gets Multi-Room Audio, Stereo Pairing

[ChazSch]

welcome to Sonos 2015.....

 

[GCHASE1995]

9to5 also reporting it. They’ve been right before

 

[citysnaps]

Excellent.

If true, and if the AirPlay 2 HomePod integration reviews are good, I'll buy two more HomePods.

 

[Mlrollin91]

iOS 11.4 will be publicly released today with AirPlay 2, bringing multi-room audio and stereo pairing to the HomePod via a software update available through the Home app, according to BuzzFeed News.

More details to follow...

Article Link: iOS 11.4 Launching Today With AirPlay 2, HomePod to Get Multi-Room Audio And Stereo Pairing

Article was pulled. Not surprised.

 

[haleyp]

The latest technology brings you stereo sound. (but probably no midrange)

 

[themick4u]

I certainly hope the bugs are squashed out from this last dev beta....

 

[oneMadRssn]

and with messages in iCloud

Do you have a source for this? How do you know today's release has messages in iCloud?

 

[citysnaps]

welcome to Sonos 2015.....

Will Sonos wirelessly let me listen to the soundtrack of videos (YouTube, etc) I watch on my Mac desktop and laptop computers?

 

[shk718]

I thought stereo paring of HomePod's was removed from this update?? It'd be fantastic if it was included - i'd go out and buy a second one for my living room.

 

[dan9700]

if icloud messaging is delayed until ios 12 i will loose all faith in apple as a company 1 year late isnt good enough is must come out today

 

[xpxp2002]

a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one

Wonder if it's like that Saturday night 11.2 release to get ahead of a bug or security issue that's due to become public.

 

[GIZBUG]

I hope battery life is fixed.

Some people will always complain about battery. We could be on iOS 58 and there will still be complaints....

The battery posts will stop when Apple invests in bigger/better batteries for the phone....

 

[oneMadRssn]

Will AirPlay 2 let me Play Music thru 2 sets of AirPods at the same time? For shared music/video watching

You can't do this? That's absurd...

 

[GCHASE1995]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguy...om-stereo-mode?utm_term=.dllJbpwAx#.ag3agRJAz

 

[markfc]

Please let this fix the audio skipping!

 

[GIZBUG]

Still a no show for iMessages in iCloud?

We don’t know, it HAS NOT been released yet

 

[bluecoast]

I’ll be almost disappointed if iMessage in iCloud is released.

I’d like to think that 5 years from now, it’ll still be in beta.

Sort of like a mascot for iOS and macOS.

It’ll be familiar and reassuring when it’s pulled after beta 3 of every public beta.

One of those things that grounds you in an uncertain world.

 

[citysnaps]

Article was pulled. Not surprised.

The story is currently on the 9 to 5 Mac website.

 

[oneMadRssn]

Will Sonos wirelessly let me listen to the soundtrack of videos (YouTube, etc) I watch on my Mac desktop and laptop computers?

Via AirPlay, yes.

 

[GCHASE1995]

The story is currently on the 9 to 5 website.

They were right with 11.3

 

[-BigMac-]

Literally the ONLY reason they did this was not to look outright stupid next week at the Keynote..

“As you may know we still havent released last years promised features.. BUT THIS YEARS, we will!” **


*Subject to availability and development timeframes

 

[That70sGAdawg]

Just fix Siri already .....

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

iOS 11.4 will be publicly released today with AirPlay 2, bringing multi-room audio and stereo pairing to the HomePod via a software update available through the Home app, according to BuzzFeed News.

Nearly a year after the feature was first shown off? A well deserved FINALLY.

As someone who's been on the 11.4 beta gravy train the entire time solely for the purpose of stereo HomePods... I'll believe this when I see it.

 

[doomfront]

I don't really get what's so exciting about Airplay 2. Could someone explain it to me? I have a couple Sonos products and I've noticed a lot of Sonos owners are excited for it too. Don't see how it'll operate any differently with Airplay 2 than it currently does

 

[drewyboy]

Will Sonos wirelessly let me listen to the soundtrack of videos (YouTube, etc) I watch on my Mac desktop and laptop computers?

Yes, in a couple weeks when Apple brings them on board along with a bunch of other 3rd party vendors.