![]() ![]() (From left-right: Firmware update for AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, AirPort Time Capsule) ![]() The company hasn’t made any formal announcement regarding it though. Even more difficult and unlikely when you consider that it’s widely rumored that Apple has internally discontinued its AirPort Wi-Fi routers, with the team and all the engineering resources now moved to Apple TV division. Unlike platforms like iOS, macOS, and tvOS, to name a few, it’s very difficult to actually introduce new changes and functionality into products like Apple’s Wi-Fi base stations with software improvements. We’re used to Apple regularly issuing firmware updates for a number of its products, such as iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and of course, Apple Watch, but not so familiar with seeing updates trickle through for Wi-Fi base stations these days. That has all changed today, with Apple taking an opportunity to push out updates for products like the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and the AirPort Time Capsule, bumping the firmware versions up to 7.6.8 for AirPort Express, and 7.7.8 for the company’s higher-end Extreme and Time Capsule AirPort models. Here are all the changes in the new update. Or at a Minimum, if Sonos won't support us who bought these claimed "older units", why don't they do a buyback program like Apple and at least buy this stuff back they won't support so we can upgrade.Apple AirPort firmware update 7.6.8 and 7.7.8 has been released for AirPort Express, Extreme and Time Capsule. There's no technical reason it won't work, and I challenge them to be more transparent on that claim. I'm only connect:amp and one Play:3 and can't see myself going down the Sonos path any longer if they don't start innovating and supporting products evenly. It's super lame Sonos isn't investing in us who love the product. It isn't limited by hardware, if an iPhone can support Airplay, a Connect:AMP and Play:3 at least will do it. Honestly, I built an AirPlay driver for a music company (you've all heard of) and I know the protocol. I'm super disappointed those of us early Sonos adopters and huge fans, now get screwed. Unfortunately the fact that Sonos attempts to keep older units still functioning long after a forced obsolescence model would have abandoned them and made you buy a new replacement, is also the reason why eventually the older models are not going to be capable of all of the new functionality. Even if they could, building the ability to keep up with processing requirements for years into the future would require cutting edge processors thus pricing themselves out of the market. However, melvimbe is correct, it does all it claimed to do when you bought it, and there is no way Sonos can predict the hardware requirements of future functionality. It's the same exact box as the ZP120 came in 10 years ago. It is disappointing to now learn that I actually bought 10 year old technology packaged in a spiffy new box.Īctually, the box isn't that spiffy either. I thought I was buying an industry leading platform when I made my purchase. Shame on me, I guess, for not researching my purchase better. Spot on and in my case also use airplay 2 to two homepods with it as well! In terms of airplay itself (not 2) a good workaround with the amp is just to connect an airport express (i use the plug version) to the line in on the Sonos if you don't want to buy newer hardware (I did this so I could listen to podcasts before I moved to pocket cast) Airplay 2 is nice but it isn't hat much better then 1 from my usage so far. ![]() 'Group' your Connect Amp with one of these devices to get AirPlay when the Airpkay-2 update is released by Sonos. There are currently four AirPlay-2 compatible players. so you could get AirPlay audio on your Connect Amp that way, by grouping it with one of the newer players. and then the audio will play on the entire group. If you were to add just one single AirPlay-2 compatible device to your Sonos system, like a Sonos One, for example, then it is understood that you can play an AirPlay source to that player and also group it with older legacy players/rooms, like a Sonos Connect amp or Play:3 etc. ![]()
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