iOS 4.3 intros AirPlay support for third-party apps, Web apps

By on Jan 12, 2011 at 4:18 PM
mobile January 12, 2011

Apple on Wednesday released a new build of iOS — version 4.3 beta 1 — that significantly expands AirPlay functionality for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In current public builds of iOS, only native Apple applications can make use of AirPlay, which allows multimedia content to be streamed wirelessly from iOS devices and Mac computers to compatible hardware. In iOS 4.3 beta 1, developers of third-party native iOS apps and Web app developers can now utilize AirPlay functionality. iOS 4.3 is not expected to become available to the general public until March, giving developers plenty of time to implement AirPlay functionality into their apps.

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  • Anonymous

    This is making me glad I got an ATV

  • Cer

    Sonos with Rhapsody subscription FTW.

    • Anonymous

      I forgot that each of those companies are huge too! In fact, I think they each have a market cap of $315.96 Billion as of today’s market close.

      • Cer

        I don’t understand.

      • Anonymous

        Yeah, I got that from your original comment.

      • Cer

        I take it that you have no idea what Sonos is.

      • Anonymous

        @ Car,

        Sonos was one of the first companies to make systems with a Dock Connector allowing you to broadcast your iPod library to all parts of your house.

      • Cer

        It’s a lot more than that. Read up, and thanks for playing.

      • Anonymous

        No, what I am saying is Apple’s product is a better product for Apple because they have more customers than Sonos or Rhapsody (plus I feel dirty for even placing Rhapsody in my comment).

      • Cer

        It’s ok for your ignorance to make you feel dirty. Happens all the time.

  • Davva360

    Glad I got an Apple TV too. Just hope I can play video from my camera roll. I never understood that glaring omission.

  • Anonymous

    App store for Apple TV, not needed obviously.

    Apple’s only decision to make now, build their own TV’s or license AirPlay to the manufacturers. Screw it, go for the whole thing.

  • http://twitter.com/DavisDarvish Davis Darvish

    Airplay is so stupid. Why does apple always make proprietary interfaces. use dlna like everyone else

    • Anonymous

      Who uses DLNA successfully? Every company that has a license distributes it differently leaving everyone who isn’t an engineer left holding the bag when they can’t put all of the “A/V” equipment together.

      Apple is a corporation who likes to make money. Strange I know, a business, with employees to support that wants to make money.

      The problem isn’t Apple and their proprietary manner. The problem is people with low or no standards who wonder why Apple just doesn’t do everything everyone else does.

      If you don’t like what Apple does, buy someone else’s stuff. Pretty simple really. AirPlay from my experience works flawlessly and I had to configure absolutely nothing. Pretty stupid /S.

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