Ok, put it on my 'todo' list — will be asking hotels. I guess I don't pay any attention to this when I stay at hotels. Not to say others can't.
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iOS 17's AirPlay Feature for Hotel Room TVs Rolling Out 'This Spring'
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Yeah, no. I only take the appleTV when the Kids are with us. I wouldn't watch TV in a hotel-room by myself or with my SO. I'd rather get a cheaper room without that ugly black monolith, but that's usually not an option.
And really, PPV is still a thing? Haven't seen that in a hotel (in Europe) for more than a decade or so. I thought that vanished when porn got widely available for free
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It's nice when you have kids. Apart from that, probably nobody below 60.
So… Literally never?
iPhone OS 2.0 was announced in March 08, released in June, with push notifications delayed an entire year.
iPhone OS 3.0 launched in June, but MMS and tethering didn’t come until later.
iOS 4 launched for the iPhone in June, but iPads didn’t get it until November. And features originally announced for iOS 4 Like Game Center were delayed.
iOS 5 launched with iTunes match coming later.
iOS 6 launched with a disastrous Maps app. So while it didn’t really have any delayed features, did that really matter?
iOS 7 launched without iCloud Drive and a couple other missing features.
And if we want to talk about missing features, the first several versions of Mac OS X *all* had very simple missing features that would take years to be added back from OS 9.
So yeah, delays in the technology world? Nothing new. Even from Apple.
Edit: even looking all the way back in version 1.0 of the iPhones operating system, some of its most important features (besides the App Store) were added in point updates.
1.1.1 added customizable ringtones, alert sounds, the iTunes Wi-Fi music store and a double click of the home button shortcut option.
1.1.3 added movable Home Screen icons, webclips, and group SMS.
So yeah, big features not being added until a .1 or .2 and so on? Nothing new.
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Yeah, I think hotels were hoping for that revenue stream, but people at this point just want access to their own content.
Lately, I've been ignoring the in-room TV in favor of watching content on my iPad or computer. But it would be very nice to be able to use the screen for this purpose. Apple should also consider developing a more travel-friendly version of the Apple TV for those hotel TVs that do not support this.
Sincere question, what features are in a more travel-friendly Apple TV? I find the hardest part is the HDMI connection, on smaller TVs, its usually not a problem, but on larger (55 inch and above) I find the screens are bolted so firmly to the wall I cant get to the HDMI port which is often nearer the center. Once I can get to that, then I just use an HDMI with USB c and hook up to my phone or iPad.
Yup, and if rumors from the tail end of last year are to be believed, it sounds like that RCS support that was announced isn't going to be there day 1 either
Another few key examples from recent years with iOS, the revamped CarPlay experience and CarKey; these were both announced years ago, and only now are more manufacturers jumping on board to them. Like it or not, adaptation of these new features takes time.
