On Sunday, reports began rolling in that AirPlay 2-enabled smart TVs were on the way from several leading television manufacturers, including LG, Samsung, Sony, and Vizio. Now Apple has published a list of which models from each manufacturer will include Apple’s streaming features.
The smart TVs include:
- LG OLED (2019)
- LG NanoCell SM9X series (2019)
- LG NanoCell SM8X series (2019)
- LG UHD UM7X series (2019)
- Samsung QLED Series (2019 and 2018)
- Samsung 8 Series (2019 and 2018)
- Samsung 7 Series (2019 and 2018)
- Samsung 6 Series (2019 and 2018)
- Samsung 5 Series (2019 and 2018)
- Samsung 4 Series (2019 and 2018)
- Sony Z9G Series (2019)
- Sony A9G Series (2019)
- Sony X950G Series (2019)
- Sony X850G Series (2019 85″, 75″, 65″ and 55″ models)
- Vizio P-Series Quantum (2019 and 2018)
- Vizio P-Series (2019, 2018 and 2017)
- Vizio M-Series (2019, 2018 and 2017)
- Vizio E-Series (2019, 2018 and 2017)
- Vizio D-series (2019, 2018 and 2017)
So far, no other manufacturers have announced any sets that will offer AirPlay 2 capabilities. Samsung has announced that its latest smart TVs will also include an exclusive iTunes TV and movie app for accessing Apple streaming content.
AirPlay 2 allows users to stream audio, video, photos, and more from and iPhone, iPad, or Mac to supported devices. HomeKit support will also be available on some of the above TVs, which will allow users to control playback, volume, and more via Siri or the Home app on an iOS device or Mac.
