Hidden among the leaky avalanches this week, it's a new one of great interest. At least, for those users with the HomePod associated with Apple TV. According to this leak and as demonstrated by iDownloadBlog, amid HomeKit's development on iOS 14, Apple TV will be able to determine the scheduled audio output on the HomePod.
Apple TV and scheduled release as a pending topic
Today, when we want to use the HomePod as an Apple TV audio output, we have to do it in three ways. For the first time and during playtime, we slide down in the piece Siri and we go to the noise part. When choosing a HomePod or a stereo pair and activating the Apple TV. The second is to hold down the "play / pause" button and the third is taken from settings.
However, if we use Apple speakers throughout the day to play audio from another source, the "connection" to Apple TV is lost. That is, if we set up music from iPhone, iPad or Mac, Apple TV stop puttings as exits. This forces us to pick them again next time we want to see something about this audio output on Apple TV.
So far, Apple TV is losing audio output on the HomePod when using the speaker and other device
This is a problem that may seem trivial, but that it is repeated daily or several times a week. Also it ends up being mental. The HomePod was introduced in February 2018 and did not arrive in Spain until October of that year. Since then two types of tvOS have passed which have not solved the problem.
Now with rumors from 9to5Mac in hand, things may change this year.
tvOS 14 and HomePod audio, finally a cohesive one
We hope that tvOS 14 will feature the new permanent Apple TV audio output option. For example, a user can select the HomePod stereo as the default audio system without simultaneous AirPlay 2 output.
This section shows the change in Apple TV's audio output. tvOS 14 may allow to fix it to permanently protect that I have to manually select it. Of course, at the moment, it is unknown if this function will be available to both Apple TV generations.
The Apple TV HD has an A8 processor, and the Apple TV 4K has the A10X inside. The HomePod also has an A8 inside, with the addition of that You don't need to process graphics of any kind. The a priori should not be a problem, but we will leave you in doubt with the official tvOS 14 presentation.
In the coming weeks it was expected the new generation of Apple TV. The Apple TV 6 is rumored to have an A12 Bionic chip that could allow for a better Arcade experience. In addition to having a restructured command. However, the change in Apple's strategy towards events and its opening disrupted the calendar.
