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FYI: OS 27 breaks support for Airplay 1
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FYI: OS 27 breaks support for Airplay 1

The update effectively breaks using airplay 1 for audio playback. This effects any third-party devices and applications that do not support airplay 2.

Essentially, do not update/unplug unless you only have/use apple products. We also discovered that Spotify on apple devices use Airplay 2.

If you use Android, I'll be updating the "AirAudio Streamer" app shortly with a update for airplay 2:

Edit: The AirAudio app is updated for streaming to Homepods with Airplay 2 and google cast devices on Android devices. Sonos should work, but I don't have a device to test it on.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.thankai.airaudiostream

u/UpbeatExplorers — 9 days ago
▲ 5 r/googlehome

Casting to Google Speakers and Homepods as a Group Audio Channel.

I made a way to group apple/google speakers like homepods/minis,imacs, macbooks, appletv and the Google cast speakers using any android phone. So far it works on Android 11-17. I've only been able to test on one cast speaker, the nest wifi speaker/accesspoint combo.

I'm not sure the maximum amount of speakers you could add to a single streaming group but I've had 6 airplay device/speakers at once. My nest wifi speaker are not the greatest, so you probably could add a lot more depending on your wifi and phone. Maybe you could see how many speakers you could add before you break it.

If your using the app remember to use the audio-sync feature/calibrate onevery speaker in the group to fix the difference in audio latency. It seems that my Nest cast speaker drifts a little over time, so you may have to recalibrate the cast speaker for long streaming sessions (2+ hrs). I'm still working on a fix for that. The sound delay per speakers varies based on your wifi connection quality, but expect a delay of 1770ms for homepods and 490ms for cast devices. Or an average delay setting of 1200-1330ms on the cast devices. The calibrating tool will do this automatically though.

u/UpbeatExplorers — 2 months ago
▲ 5 r/HomePod

Streaming Audio as a group to AirPlay 1/2 and Google Cast Speakers

So I had this idea that we could easily stream audio to both the Apple and Google ecosystems since they both use similar technology like mDNS and udp/tls. Well, I thought it was simple and I'm pretty sure it was done before, but oh well its working now.

I tested it and got it working by streaming from my android phone using my AirAudio Streamer app and set my homepod, macbook and Google Nest as a "group audio stream". Although, each speaker needs to be calibrated to correct the audio delay using the audio sync feature.

I'm wondering if the app is working only for my setup or if it is more universally compatible to other third market Google cast speakers? I've kinda reached my limit for testing for available devices to test with.

Can you give it a try with other types of speakers and see if you run into any issues? It only works on AirPlay 1 & 2 and Cast. Technically, you could create a speaker group consisting of a macbook, iMac, appletv, homepod mini pair, homepod and a cast speaker(S) and stream to them all at the same time in sync.

I haven't explored this yet but do you think it is possible to stream audio to iPad or iPhone over AirPlay? I'm also exploring methods to add bluetooth for alexa, but i'm still figuring out ways for bluetooth to sync with homepods which has a 1750 ms delay. Any Ideas?

If your using the app remember to use the audio-sync feature on every speaker in the group to fix the audio drift and difference in latency. Also It seems that a Nest cast speaker drifts more than a Homepod, so you may have to recalibrate the cast speaker for long streaming sessions (2+ hrs). I'm still working on a fix for that.

The app is "AirAudio Streamer for AirPlay" on the google store. Only for android atm.

Any feedback would be awesome! Thanks!

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u/UpbeatExplorers — 2 months ago
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Streaming Audio as a group to AirPlay 1/2 and Google Cast Speakers

So I had this idea that we could easily stream audio to both the Apple and Google ecosystems since they both use similar technology like mDNS and udp/tls. Well, I thought it was simple and I'm pretty sure it was done before, but oh well its working now.

I tested it and got it working by streaming from my android phone using my AirAudio Streamer app and set my homepod, macbook and Google Nest as a "group audio stream". Although, each speaker needs to be calibrated to correct the audio delay using the audio sync feature.

I'm wondering if the app is working only for my setup or if it is more universally compatible to other third market Google cast speakers? I've kinda reached my limit for testing for available devices to test with.

Can you give it a try with other types of speakers and see if you run into any issues? It only works on AirPlay 1 & 2 and Cast. Technically, you could create a speaker group consisting of a mac, appletv, homepod mini pair, homepod and a cast speaker(S) and stream to them all at the same time, in sync.

If your using the app remember to use the audio-sync feature on every speaker in the group to fix the audio drift and difference in latency. Also It seems that a Nest cast speaker drifts more than a Homepod, so you may have to recalibrate the cast speaker for long streaming sessions (2+ hrs). I'm still working on a fix for that.

The app is "AirAudio Streamer for AirPlay" on the google store. Only for android atm.

Any feedback would be awesome! Thanks!

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u/UpbeatExplorers — 2 months ago