Spotify clients might need to stand by longer to get full AirPlay 2 support on Apple gadgets. The organization affirmed for the current week that intends to add AirPlay 2 to Spotify’s iOS application have been deferred endlessly.
The news was affirmed on the Spotify Community by an agent of the organization (through MacRumors). Following solicitations from numerous clients and surprisingly an confirmation that the organization was thinking about executing this feature, it appears to be that Spotify has abandoned adding AirPlay 2 help to its iOS application until further notice.
As indicated by the organization, the improvement group has been having similarity issues with the AirPlay 2 audio drivers, which has become a significant issue that isn’t a need for Spotify as of now.
Hello everyone,
We’ve discussed this Idea internally and while we are working on supporting AirPlay2 in a proper way, we have decided to close it for now. The reason for this is that due to audio driver compatibility issues, this seems like a bigger project that we won’t be able to complete in the foreseeable future.
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As verified by developer on Twitter, carrying out AirPlay 2 in applications requires various changes to how content is conveyed to the client, as it requires solid DRM to ensure the melodies (or recordings). This might be one reason why Spotify hasn’t yet figured out how to execute AirPlay 2 in its iOS application.
AirPlay 2 was reported as a feature of iOS 11.4 in 2018 with help for multi-room audio, Siri voice control, and improved buffering. Last year, Spotify had likewise guaranteed it was dealing with support for HomePod after Apple declared an API for third-party music services, yet so far this has never been executed.