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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
June 15, 2020

No. When sending an AirPlay 2 signal to a non-Apple device, Apple restricts it to stereo.

Bruce
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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
June 15, 2020

No. When sending an AirPlay 2 signal to a non-Apple device, Apple restricts it to stereo.

Bruce
askalettiAuthor
Contributor I
June 15, 2020

I have it hooked up now and used Apple to 4K to send audio to Sonos, your wrong I know because I disconnected the HDMI cable connected to Sonos Arc that was connected to the HDMI Arc port

askalettiAuthor
Contributor I
June 15, 2020

 

askalettiAuthor
Contributor I
June 15, 2020

After double checking you were right but why would it be restricted if Apple and Sonos have some sort of partner

Airgetlam
Airgetlam
June 15, 2020

You’d need to ask Apple, I have no idea. 

Bruce
askalettiAuthor
Contributor I
June 15, 2020

Thanks for your reply, I am kinda pissed that tv’s don’t allow for pass through or that Sonos didn’t provide two HDMI ports so that the audio could used and then pass the video to the tv

gjimenez007
Contributor I
November 25, 2020

I was actually able to output an Atmos signal through Airplay directly from my iPad to my Airplay enabled Vizio tv. It seems it’s something of iOS 14. I did my tests using the TV app and playing Home Before Dark (a Dolby Vision & Atmos apple TV+ title). My vizio indicated it was displaying Dolby Vision and the Sonos app indicated it was outputting Dolby Atmos. I would expect you be able to do so with your apple TV as long as passthrough is enabled on the apple tv, both devices have the latest iOS firmware (iOS 14.2), and your TV is connected to the Sonos Arc through eARC. I was also able to get atmos through airplay from the Disney+ app but no 4k signal, only 1080p with dolby Vision. This leads me to believe it’s a software thing with apps slowly upgrading and expanding the availability. But dolby atmos and vision seems to be possible over airplay since iOS 14. 

When i DID get a Stereo 2.0 signal was if I tried to use the Chromecast feature in either the Disney+ or HBO MAX apps. If I used Airplay, I was able to get Atmos in ALL of the Atmos enabled titles in D+, and Dolby Digital + in HBO MAX titles.

    karthi_sivam
    Contributor I
    April 7, 2021

    Hi, I have an Apple TV 4K and old TV with no HDMI ARC/eARC capabilties, i would like to buy Sonos Arc.

    If sonos user can confirm if Apple 4K TV can airplay dolby atmos to Arc.i understand IOS 14 added new features.

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    April 7, 2021

    No, AirPlay 2 to Sonos is stereo only. I don’t believe AirPlay 2 supports extra formats, unless both the sending and receiving device are Apple branded. 

    Bruce
      karthi_sivam
      Contributor I
      April 7, 2021

      Hi, 

      I had a chat with Apple support after this morningng , Airplay 2 can send Dolby atmos signal to non apple products too. 

      Thanks 

      Karthik

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