Here’s the link to the announcement. The only two 2018 TVs to get the updates are the Z9F and A9F. Which makes sense as they use the same chipset and processor as the 2019 models.
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00230463
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Sony Smart TV Software Update Brings AirPlay 2 and HomeKit Support to Select 2018 and 2019 Models
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Here’s the link to the announcement. The only two 2018 TVs to get the updates are the Z9F and A9F. Which makes sense as they use the same chipset and processor as the 2019 models.
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00230463
No you can’t. At least in the case of US and European firmware. The AF9 / A9F have different components inside depending on the region. It’s not just a name change they are physically different inside.
well it was a royal pain to force the update, but its finally done and the integration is flawless. Works very well. It also appears its setup now for updates from Apple to occur in the apps and no longer require the long wait for another FW update
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You may be able to. A box pops up asking to select "Speakers and TV"...and you can select multiple. I don't have separate speakers set up on HomeKit right now to test. I'll try later. But I was able to select The Sony + Apple TV
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Sony Japan uses the same model numbers as Sony USA... but it's loaded with a bunch of junk Japanese apps and channels. The tuner hardware is probably different... true.
What do you mean it was a pain to force? How complex can it be beyond going into the menu and check for update?
I’d guess he means he had to download it to a USB stick and do it that way?
Yes, it was a bit of a pain. My TV did not recognize flash drives formatted on a Mac. I had to use a PC to format the drive. Also you have to unzip the file on a PC to get the correct .zip file that the TV recognizes. Not the simplest process but I was able to get it done.
If you followed the thread you would understand that "forced" update means I FORCED it...by downloading the update and installing via USB (the update is not available yet going into the menu- if it was I wouldn't have posted the link nor would I have "Forced" the update to my TV)...I posted links and more info just a few posts back if you care to read more than one post.
Did you actually edit this to be more of a jerk. Yes I’ve memorised your personal situation, this thread is all about you. And oh how clever you were using a flash drive and unzipping something. Next level hacks
For anyone else, you don't have to go through all that trouble of using a PC. Use Disk Utility to format the USB drive as FAT32 with Master Boot Record. Also, turn off
Open "safe" files after downloading in Safari preferences. Once the primary Zip file is download, double-click the zip file to unzip the actual firmware "zip" file. Then copy that to the USB drive.Sony have now pulled all mentions of OLED models form the official Android 9 Pie announcement. All mention of OLEDs is gone and they've also pulled the firmware download from the Sony US A9F /A9G pages. Kinda worrying. Maybe they found a bug?
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00230463
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00230463
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Mine was updated to 9 with the update that gave us Airplay 2
Yeah interesting, could be a problem with the update?... I would rather they pull the update if there is a problem.
I think there should be a post about this on front page, on macrumors.com
It seems the update you have has a few kinks with sound glitching, HLG HDR not working with the tuner and having to reset the TV to fix issues.
on the plus side for UK users.. this is why they stagger updates I guess. Sony support have confirmed their engineers are working on fixing it.
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Glad it’s working for you. 👍 But clearly the issues were widespread enough to pull it to bake it some more.
Well crap, I just updated and realized I can’t use airplay because the TV is hard-wired. Good thing I have an Apple TV connected.
Weird, but my TV is connected via ethernet, but no issue connecting my iPhone via Wifi
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OK so maybe I’ll try that. I have a cable box and an Apple TV anyway, so the only thing I would need Internet for the TV is software updates, so I don’t need a super fast connection.
I have a 75" Z9F. I installed the update. In the update description it said HomeKit. But, I couldn't find HomeKit anywhere after restarting. I emailed Sony tech support and they told me only the following have HomeKit support:
- XBR A9G Series
- XBR X850G Series
- XBR X950G Series
- XBR Z9G Series
not like this will be seen but the a8f and a8g will be getting the airplay/homekit update its just going to be a few months till its pushed out. this means that others that run on the same chip are likely to get it as well around that time. heard this directly from a sony employee.