Vizio adds Apple AirPlay and HomeKit integrations to its SmartCast smart TV platform

Vizio adds Apple AirPlay and HomeKit integrations to its SmartCast smart TV platform

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/vizio-adds-apple-airplay-and-homekit-integrations-to-its-smartcast-smart-tv-platform/

Apple is reportedly gearing up for a new streaming TV service to rival Netflix, Amazon and Google this year, but in the meantime, it is also expanding interoperability with more third parties like smart TV makers to make what it already has available easier to use in the living room.

In the latest development, smart TV maker Vizio today announced at the CES consumer electronics show that it’s adding support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to its SmartCast interactive TV platform. The integration will mean that Vizio TV owners can link their other Apple devices up to their TVs to browse and watch content from iTunes, as well as any photos, videos or music on those devices. Then, through HomeKit, they can also control that content and the rest of the TV using Apple’s voice assistant Siri.

Vizio adds Apple AirPlay and HomeKit integrations to its SmartCast smart TV platform

Jan 7, 2019, 2:49pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/vizio-adds-apple-airplay-and-homekit-integrations-to-its-smartcast-smart-tv-platform/ > Apple is reportedly gearing up for a new streaming TV service to rival Netflix, Amazon and Google this year, but in the meantime, it is also expanding interoperability with more third parties like smart TV makers to make what it already has available easier to use in the living room. > In the latest development, smart TV maker Vizio today announced at the CES consumer electronics show that it’s adding support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to its SmartCast interactive TV platform. The integration will mean that Vizio TV owners can link their other Apple devices up to their TVs to browse and watch content from iTunes, as well as any photos, videos or music on those devices. Then, through HomeKit, they can also control that content and the rest of the TV using Apple’s voice assistant Siri.