Apple Announces New Intelligent AirPlay Features With Hotel Room Support

[MacRumors]

Apple today at WWDC announced new AirPlay abilities coming in iOS 17, including on-device intelligence to learn your AirPlay preferences around the home, as well as AirPlay support coming to more hotel rooms.

In terms of on-device intelligence, AirPlay can learn how and when you listen to certain content, for example by displaying a nearby AirPlay-supporting speaker to select depending which room you're in. You'll also be able to ask Siri to start an AirPlay session in a much more fluid way.

AirPlay will also work with supported televisions in hotels, allowing users to easily enjoy their favorite content on the TV when traveling. Built with a foundation of privacy and security, this capability will be available before the end of the year in select hotels, starting with brands from IHG Hotels & Resorts.

The developer beta of iOS 17 is available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com starting today, and a public beta will be available next month at beta.apple.com.

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[klasma]

Argh, more "intelligence" that will behave unpredictably and exactly not do what I want. That's the exact opposite of being in control.

 

[oofio2461]

"intelligence" is just another word for AI..., next.

 

[ghostface147]

Hmmm, some hotels already do something like this. I just go to a website, put in a code and I can do airplay. Of course this would be easier.

 

[Champagne_5S]

Argh, more "intelligence" that will behave unpredictably and exactly not do what I want. That's the exact opposite of being in control.

Exactly. Can I have intelligent nothing? No suggested photo albums, no suggested contacts, just have everything in the same spot every time and I’ll be happy.

 

[jjMMpp]

How about AirPlay for fully lossless music... or Apple Music Connect

 

[MacGekko]

Argh, more "intelligence" that will behave unpredictably and exactly not do what I want. That's the exact opposite of being in control.

Maybe this was solved in the current IOS, I have an older version of IOS, but is there a way to keep Spotify at a certain audio level with airpods connected, meaning if you have your volume at a high level because you were playing Spotify through your home stereo speakers, you now go back to your phone, adjust audio to mid tier levels, then you later on connect to Airpods or wired headphones, Spotify stays on the last level the audio was playing when last using Spotify, sometimes you forget this and get a nice jolt in your eardrums, can you set a maximum level on certain music Apps when first connecting airpods or wired headphones?

 

[Westside guy]

Hmmm, some hotels already do something like this. I just go to a website, put in a code and I can do airplay. Of course this would be easier.

I used to just take my 3rd gen Apple TV with me to the hotel. 😅

 

[McWetty]

How about AirPlay for fully lossless music... or Apple Music Connect

I would LOVE Apple Music connect. It’s the ONE thing Spotify holds over AM.

 

[tongxinshe]

I used to just take my 3rd gen Apple TV with me to the hotel. 😅

In the foreseeable future you will still need to keep doing it. The key phrase during the keynote is “supported hotels”, which normally means only the hotels with meaningless inflated rates.

 

[Instrumentality]

I really wish you could Airplay to the Apple studio displays. Being able to wirelessly send video from different phones/iPads/Laptops would make it worth the price.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Apple today at WWDC announced new AirPlay abilities coming in iOS 17, including on-device intelligence to learn your AirPlay preferences around the home, as well as AirPlay support coming to more hotel rooms.

In terms of on-device intelligence, AirPlay can learn how and when you listen to certain content, for example by displaying a nearby AirPlay-supporting speaker to select depending which room you're in. You'll also be able to ask Siri to start an AirPlay session in a much more fluid way.

AirPlay will also work with supported televisions in hotels, allowing users to easily enjoy their favorite content on the TV when traveling. Built with a foundation of privacy and security, this capability will be available before the end of the year in select hotels, starting with brands from IHG Hotels & Resorts.

The developer beta of iOS 17 is available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com starting today, and a public beta will be available next month at beta.apple.com.

Article Link: Apple Announces New Intelligent AirPlay Features With Hotel Room Support

Argh, more "intelligence" that will behave unpredictably and exactly not do what I want. That's the exact opposite of being in control.

Apple damnit!!!

Why cannot Apple TV+ app on existing Smart TV's and competing Smart devices like the Roku allow for AirPlay of sound and video from a Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad?!

There is no technical reason NOT allow this?!!!

 

[name99]

I really wish you could Airplay to the Apple studio displays. Being able to wirelessly send video from different phones/iPads/Laptops would make it worth the price.

You can, kinda. I BELIEVE you can
- buy an Apple TV and connect it to the Studio Display via HDMI
- tell your Mac to use the Apple TV as a wireless display (either extending or mirroring)

This gives you the ability to toggle between the aTV receiving from the source mac or the iPhone/iPad/...

An alternative solution which may better suit your needs is to AirPlay from the iPhone/iPad/... to the MAC and have it appear on the Studio display. Apple Silicon Macs can accept Airplay connections.

Yet a third solution (for older macs, or for alternative protocols like Chromecast) is to install software on the Mac that acts as an appropriate client; an example is AirServer, but there are many other alternatives.

Yeah, lack of wireless on the Studio Display is a limitation, though one that can be worked around. My guess is that the next version (in a year or two) will ship with better wireless connectivity in some form.

 

[jljue]

So, does this require Airplay 2 or even a HomePod, or will this work on any Airplay device that is seen in Home? I have several Sonos speakers, Amps, and Ports.

 

[svish]

Will be useful. Wonder how many hotels will be supporting this feature.

 

[BushySquirrel]

And Im here just wanteding Lossless Music through AirPlay

 

[_Spinn_]

Sounds useful if it is actually supported by hotels.

 

[Fousthvk]

As someone who owns many short term rental units this would be ideal for others to sign up to use. Some people cannot figure things out in homes with tech they haven’t used. Easier the better.