I have these devices set up as a stereo pair in my bedroom, and when I send music to them, AirPlay 2 manages the right and left channels, instead of playing the same merged mono signal through both devices. In the above screenshot, you can see that Bedroom shows two HomePods. You cannot, however, tell a device to buffer an album or playlist.ĪirPlay 2 also supports a stereo pair of HomePods. I tried this with Apple Music on my iPhone: I started playing some music, then put the phone into airplane mode, and it continued playing, but only to the end of the song. Since AirPlay 2 features a buffer that can be up to several minutes, you can start playing music and continue playback when the device you used to initiate the music is no longer on the network. If you get a phone call, for example, the audio will not stop, which could be annoying if you're streaming from your phone to an AirPlay speaker in another room during a party. AirPlay 2 increases the amount of music that is buffered, helping ensure that music stays in sync, and preventing glitches or dropouts.ĪirPlay 2 is also independent of other audio on the device that you use to stream.
In the past, streaming from iTunes, the device may have been out of sync, depending on your network. Note that you can adjust the volume for each device independently.ĪirPlay 2 promises "perfect sync" between devices when you stream to more than one speaker. To start streaming audio, tap a device if it's an AirPlay 2 device, a check mark fills the circle. (On the Apple TV, swipe down from the top of the screen, then swipe to Audio to access these controls.)ĪirPlay 2 devices show a circle to the right of their names the other devices in the list are older AirPlay compatible devices. Tap the AirPlay icon on any now playing screen, or, in Control Center, tap the small AirPlay icon on the playback widget. You can now select two or more devices available on your wi-fi network and send music to them. ITunes has long been able to stream to multiple AirPlay devices, but AirPlay 2 brings this ability to the iPhone and iPad. Here's an overview of how AirPlay 2 works. If you're used to using AirPlay, you won't notice much of a difference, but there are some changes under the hood that should make your listening better.
It is not, however, available on macOS yet, nor on iTunes for Windows, and presumably a Mac update should follow soon. Announced just about a year ago at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, then delayed along with the HomePod, the first device to fully leverage this protocol, AirPlay 2 was released last week as part of iOS 11.4. What AirPlay 2 Means for Your Listening SetupĪpple has finally released the AirPlay 2 framework for streaming audio and video on a wi-fi network to compatible devices.
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