Sennheiser AMBEO soundbars are getting AirPlay 2 support
What you need to know
- Sennheiser is updating its AMBEO soundbar products to add support for AirPlay 2 and more.
- AMBEO soundbars will gain support for Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect.
- A newly updated Smart Control app is also coming today.
Sennheiser has announced that its AMBEO soundbars will gain support for AirPlay 2 and more via a new AMBEO|OS software update.
The update, which was confirmed via a press release today, will come to all ABEO Soundbar products. The update will add AirPlay 2 support to those soundbars as well as Spotify Connect and more.
The AMBEO|OS update will allow owners of compatible products to control their devices via an updated Smart Control app. The new app "elegantly merges modern aesthetics with a more personal, relevant, and rewarding intuitive user experience." But Sennheiser says that isn't all we can look forward to depending on the hardware the app is connected to.
Sennheiser says the free software and firmware updates will go live for all Smart Control and AMBEO Soundbar users on March 29 which just so happens to be today!
Apple's AirPlay 2 allows for multi-room audio and reduced lag during playback and control operation and it will be a big update for owners of the AMBEO products.
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