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Spotify Pauses Plans to Add AirPlay 2 Support to iOS App [Update: Spotify Clarifies]

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Spotify this week confirmed that its plans to add AirPlay 2 support to its iOS app have been placed on indefinite hiatus.

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In an online discussion forum post, a Spotify representative said the streaming music service had been working on supporting AirPlay 2, but the company has paused the efforts "for now" due to "audio driver compatibility issues." The representative described AirPlay 2 support as a "bigger project that we won't be able to complete in the foreseeable future."

AirPlay 2 launched as part of iOS 11.4 in May 2018 with several enhancements to the original AirPlay wireless audio protocol, including multi-room audio, Siri voice control, and improved buffering. An app can support AirPlay 2 by implementing AVFoundation framework APIs, with a four-step process outlined on Apple's developer website.

Spotify has also yet to add native support for the HomePod (or its HomePod mini successor), despite Apple opening up the speaker to third-party music services last year. This is despite Spotify filing a complaint against Apple with the European Commission in March 2019 that accused the iPhone maker of "locking Spotify and other competitors out of Apple services such as Siri, HomePod, and Apple Watch."

We've reached out to Spotify for comment and we'll provide an update if we hear back.

Update (Aug 7, 2021): Spotify has reached out and indicates that the original post was not accurate and AirPlay 2 support is still in the works:
A post on one of Spotify’s Community pages contained incomplete information regarding our plans for AirPlay2. Spotify will support AirPlay2 and we’re working to make that a reality.
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Spotify has updated the original post with the revised information.

Article Link: Spotify Pauses Plans to Add AirPlay 2 Support to iOS App [Update: Spotify Clarifies]
 
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munpip214

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I assume that you can airplay Spotify to multiple devices using airplay 2 and this is just the extra stuff that comes along with it like buffering, and more Apple Music style controls.
 
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eyalben

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Rychiar said:
I still don't know why any iPhone people have Spotify over Apple Music
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1. It’s better
2. It has more songs
3. It has much better recommendations and radios
4. Apple, being Apple, provides mediocre services and support outside the US and some countries in Europe ( mediocre localization, no localize customer service - English only, much smaller library in Apple Music due to incomplete international licenses, etc…)

In my country, Spotify heavily invested in localization, publicly modifying their recommendation algorithm to to adjust local opinion and preferences.
 
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CarlJ said:
This sounds like Spotify not wanting to do anything that would weaken their case that Apple is keeping them from integrating with Apple services. Hard to say you’re locked out by big mean Apple if people could point to working AirPlay and Siri support.
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I think this strengthens Apple’s case. It shows that Spotify is struggling simply because they are lazy. Not because Big Bad Apple is holding them back. Spotify holds themselves back all on their own.
 
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