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iOS 11.4 Launches Today With AirPlay 2 and Messages in iCloud, HomePod Gets Multi-Room Audio, Stereo Pairing
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I don’t think it’ll make a difference. Messages get backup and synced based on the iCloud Apple ID. The iMessage ID is just an identifier
Because its an Airplay 2 press release, not an iOS 11.4 release. Something is off about this.
So what u are saying is buzzfeeds article and apples official document coming out 15min of each other is just mere co-incidence?
Yes, the battery life is now officially fixed to 2 hours, after which a timer will trigger and your phone will turn off until charged again.
Why does Apple's article only talk about HomePod and Airplay 2? You are honestly going to tell me thats not strange?
"iOS 11.4 brings stereo pairs and multi-room audio with AirPlay 2" is the title of Apple's official press release, so I'd say it's both.
Strong chance it’s been pulled again. Only thing suggesting it’s still in is Rene Ritchie’s tweet about it coming in 11.4 today.
Also I suppose airplay2 is bigger news because it can generate more sales of the HomePod. I’ve held off buying another one because of airplay2 being delayed.
iMessage in the cloud is just a software feature that perhaps they can pull or turn off if at launch it fails
Really, where are all the other features of iOS 11.4? Mainly the biggest, Messages in the Cloud? This is not a typical iOS press release.
WWDC for iOS 12 is literally in 6 days. Lmao. About time.
Hopefully, though in a way expected, there will be some "bug" that garners attention.
Unless it’s been pulled again but again the lack of iMessage in the cloud in that article doesn’t mean 11.4 isn’t coming out today...
I think it's more of a HomePod press release with the "oh btw, iOS 11.4" added in there.
Then may I kindly suggest you get off MacOS Rumors forums, wait a few hours, and see if it's released? The actual release of iOS 11.4 is the only actual confirmation you're going to get, and you're just going to have to wait for that.
But it doesn't mean it is. Thats all in trying to get across. Because nothing says the word "today".
I'm wondering about that, too. I haven't seen any mention of an upcoming AirPort Extreme firmware update.
So for the ones that think buzzfeed article is wrong.
They knew that the HomePod was being released to a few other countries before anyone else did which was then confirmed by Apple.
The only source they could have got this from was Apple.
Which can only mean their 11.4 “guess”
Is true too
They knew that the HomePod was being released to a few other countries before anyone else did which was then confirmed by Apple.
The only source they could have got this from was Apple.
Which can only mean their 11.4 “guess”
Is true too
like many, wondering if airport express will be able to get in on the multiroom party??...otherwise these things are paperweights...i read that one beta worked for them..
No? Especially if sales are low, why WOULDN'T they announce that one of their products is rolling out to multiple other countries, if it can also serve as an AP2 announcement?
