Earlier this year, during CES, the largest consumer technology fair held every year in Las Vegas, the major television manufacturers announced that throughout the year they would add support for AirPlay 2 and some of them also for HomeKit and iTunes.
For a few months now, Samsung TV users from 2018 anda are enjoying the benefits of having AirPlay 2 on their televisions, in order to be able to send the content of your device to the television without having to use an Apple TV. The next manufacturer to do so will be LG.
Homekit is releasing in 1 week. Users require IOS 12.4 to do Airplay2 update.
LGA- LG Australia (@LG_Australia) July 23, 2019
According to an available tweet posted by LG's Australian account, the update that LG TVs are compatible with AirPlay 2 and HomeKit (Samsung models are not compatible with HomeKit but have access to the iTunes movie catalog) It will be released next week.
LG has been one of the manufacturers that less versatility has offered in this sense, since only the models that are sold in 2019 will be the lucky ones, models that start at 55 inches and are not exactly cheap.
Unlike Samsung, compatible models are from 2018, Vzio compatible with models from 2017. Sony at the moment has not specified which will be the compatible models, but being managed by Android TV, they should be the majority.
In order to enjoy AirPlay 2 on supported LG models, the iOS device to send content must be managed by iOS 12.4 or later, according to the company itself in the tweet where it has published the next availability of the HomeKit and AirPlay 2 function.
What will become of Apple TV
It is likely that in September, along with the presentation of the new iPhone models, Apple will present a new Apple TV, if the commitment to Apple Arcade is as important for the company as it claims. Of course, you will have to do it at a very balanced price, if you want to become a gaming platform, such as alternative to traditional consoles.
