Airplay 2 - Only for the new Sonos One

Hey Sonos, here's something to think about while you continue to fumble around with Airplay support (I've been asking for this since the day after I bought my $2000 system on 7/9/16—Playbar, Sub, & Play1s): If you don't support last gen gear with a firmware update, I'll be sending this garbage back to you in a body bag—complete with a toe tag. Your apps have been a complete train wreck since day one. To this day, I still cannot access all my iTunes playlists—especially those pointing to Apple Music content. If I were you, I'd think this one through very carefully because this is a make or break decision for your future in the wireless speaker space.

I received a Sonos e-mail today, titled, "You asked. We listened"—rrrrrrriiiiiigggggggghhhhhhttt. You wasted my time, yet again, by sending me another app interface improvement e-mail instead of addressing the elephant that's been in the room for a long time: Airplay support! If you had truly listened to "valuable customer feedback", you'd have released Airplay support over a year ago!

You obviously have no concept of airplay vs airplay2.

A little melodramatic, aren't we? And I'm not sure Sonos would mind getting back $2000 of gear for free that they can then refurb and use for warranty replacement.

You obviously have no concept of airplay vs airplay2.

Apple hasn't even released Airplay 2, yet Sonos is supposed to release it today? :8

No I think he wanted it a year ago.

To address your uneducated guess (ASS-umption) Chris, I'm familiar with both Airplay 1 and 2, but what does that have to do with Sonos failing to add Airplay 1 support over a year ago? In a nutshell, AP1 is a networked-based streaming technology with an uncompressed stream that makes playing my and my friends' content extremely easy—what could be better? If you re-read my reply above, you'll notice I never mentioned a flavor or Airplay—I just want Airplay support. I'm fully aware that Apple just announced Airplay 2 on 1/23/18. I guess I could've parked my initial reply on an AP1 thread.

No I think he wanted it a year ago.


Gee, remember when Airplay 1 was a "make or break decision" for Sonos' future? Turns out Airplay 1 failed, and now Apple can't even make Airplay 2 as good as Sonos, even when they try to copy Sonos architecture With the Homepod coming out with no multi-room sync via Airplay 2, I'm pretty sure Sonos' future in the wireless speaker space is pretty secure.

Airplay1 is horrible and has little in common with how Sonos casts. Why would they add airplay1. A year ago when it was by then already a dead protocol

And as far as we know the Sonos One is the only capable speaker. For airplay2

Chris, please explain why Airplay 1 was horrible?