

This potentially changes the whole wireless-audio landscape, making AirPlay a real competitor to true multiroom audio systems like Sonos.


Apple’s proprietary streaming protocol lets you wirelessly send music and video from an iPhone or iPad to a compatible speaker, receiver, or Apple TV (it works much like Bluetooth, except you can send video too).Īs part of the iOS 11.4 update, Apple has launched a new version, called AirPlay 2, which lets you stream music to multiple devices-including Apple’s HomePod speaker-at the same time. If you own an Apple device or three, it’s a safe bet that you’ve used AirPlay.
