has shelved plans so as to add help to its iOS app in the intervening time. “We’ve discussed this Idea internally and while we are working on supporting AirPlay2 in a proper way, we have decided to close it for now,” a Spotify consultant , as reported by .

The firm has pinned the blame on audio driver compatibility points. Because of these, “this seems like a bigger project that we won’t be able to complete in the foreseeable future.”

Apple rolled out AirPlay 2 three years in the past . The firm additionally for third-party music companies on HomePod and HomePod mini final yr. In 2019, Spotify with the European Commission that accused Apple of locking it and different firms Apple competes with out of the likes of Siri, HomePod, and Apple Watch. Spotify nonetheless would not provide native help for HomePod audio system, although you may play music from the app and obtain Spotify tracks on Apple Watch.

You can nonetheless join Spotify to audio system and good TVs over AirPlay or . Spotify customers will not formally have the ability to harness AirPlay 2 capabilities like diminished latency, multi-room audio and Siri management any time quickly. However, as a result of AirPlay is totally built-in with iOS, it ought to nonetheless work with any audio app so long as you employ the OS-level playback controls, moderately than the Spotify app.