Sonos ZonePlayer Airplay 2 Support

Not sure. Hundreds of times people ask for it and are shot down saying Sonos can't do it as it's against the terms of service etc. and a large company are very different to a 'bedroom' coder etc. Maybe things have changed as you say. Maybe technologically it's doing something different. Maybe it stops the audio if you close the display. Or maybe it was just easier to defend Sonos' stance and inaction by saying they weren't allowed to do it. I'm interested to know what's changed as Sonos are bigging up this new functionality.
Maybe now all those 'freeloaders' can now listen to YouTube to their hearts' content on their Sonos system.
Yes, It certainly looks like both YouTube and Netflix 'synced' audio/video via Airplay2 will be possible, sometime later this year on the iPhone and iPad, according to the claim, but I also hope that experience will extend across to Apple TV.

These things do certainly make the Sonos One, Play-5 and Playbase 'very attractive' components to buy for the novice, or to attach to an existing Sonos legacy system to get these extended features.

I’ve recently purchased a Sonos One with my CR100 voucher and added that to my system, so it will be nice if these things do turn out to be the case. I hope so.

Whatever happened to the supposed "new" Connect people were talking about based upon FCC documents - anyone think this could be part of a new Connect device?

I am extremely disappointed to learn that the older Sonos models will not have the airplay 2 feature that Sonos announced months ago. In the original announcement Sonos made no mention of the fact that certain models that are currently on sale would not have the feature. I purchased two Play 1s last week and will be returning them.

Sonos' explanation for lack of Airplay 2 support for these speakers is even more disturbing. Sonos said: "The computing platforms and software architecture in some of the older Sonos players like Play:3 and Play:1 simply don’t have the horsepower to support AirPlay 2. The original Play:1, for example, has about 1/16th the processing power of its modern equivalent, the Sonos One." This is a surprising description of models that are still in Sonos' product lineup and are for sale on Sonos' website and in stores. Why is Sonos still selling such underpowered and obsolete technology, and why are the prices for this old technology so high. The Playbar (which Sonos characterizes as old technology costs the same as the Playbar (which Sonos claims is the "modern" version). Likewise the Connect and the Connect Amp, are very expensive for outdated players. I think Sonos has done tremendous damage to its reputation by failing to update these players so that people who purchase them have "modern" technology. Even worse, Sonos never disclosed to purchasers that these players had outdated technology and would not be able to use new features added to the Sonos system, including the much hyped Airplay 2 compatibility.

I can certainly understand why old models that are no longer for sale might not be able to use new features. However, I do not understand why models that are currently on sale cannot use new features. At the very least, that fact that a these speakers have outdated technology should have been disclosed to potential purchasers so they could choose the model they wanted. I would have purchased the Sonos One instead of the Play 1 if I had been told that the Play 1 had outdated technology.

[...] Sonos' explanation for lack of Airplay 2 support for these speakers is even more disturbing. Sonos said: "The computing platforms and software architecture in some of the older Sonos players like Play:3 and Play:1 simply don’t have the horsepower to support AirPlay 2. [...]
With the release of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 apps (and therefore supposedly third-party Airplay2-enabled devices too) MUST support 64-bit technology. Older units like the Play:1 presumably are lacking the ability to fit this requirement.

https://developer.apple.com/news/

I am extremely disappointed to learn that the older Sonos models will not have the airplay 2 feature that Sonos announced months ago.

I can certainly understand why old models that are no longer for sale might not be able to use new features. However, I do not understand why models that are currently on sale cannot use new features. At the very least, that fact that a these speakers have outdated technology should have been disclosed to potential purchasers so they could choose the model they wanted. I would have purchased the Sonos One instead of the Play 1 if I had been told that the Play 1 had outdated technology.

Totally agree. I'm just about to outfit my home audio system with two play bars. I guess that's off the table now. What about Sonus Connects?

Totally agree. I'm just about to outfit my home audio system with two play bars. I guess that's off the table now. What about Sonus Connects?
Outfit your home with two Playbases instead.

I am sure that there is a valid reason why the oder players cannot support Airplay 2. My issue is that Sonos announced upcoming Airplay 2 compatibility and stated that "it will begin supporting Apple’s AirPlay 2 in 2018, making it possible to play any sound from an iOS device – including YouTube videos and Netflix movies – on Sonos speakers throughout the house. Owners will also be able to ask any Siri-enabled device to control music on Sonos speakers." Sonos should have disclosed that only certain speakers would have Airplay 2 compatibility and that only those speakers, or speakers grouped with them, would be able to be used with Airplay 2. If Sonos had so stated, I would have purchased Sonos Ones instead of Play 1s.

Outfit your home with two playbases instead.

These are wall mounted televisions so playbase isn't an option.

I am sure that there is a valid reason why the oder players cannot support Airplay 2. My issue is that Sonos announced upcoming Airplay 2 compatibility and stated that "it will begin supporting Apple’s AirPlay 2 in 2018 [...]
That was back in October 2017. Most likely the conditions were not clear or yet to be set at this point.

If they were not sure what would be supported they should have said so. Sonos created the impression that all speakers would be able to use Airplay 2. Also Sonos' new announcement claims that the older models are using outdated technology and are 16 times less powerful than the newer models. Sonos should have updated the outdated models or at least disclosed the issue.