Ya We have talked to you on many occasions about Roku devices and its compatibility with Apple. Roku is a series of digital media players manufactured by the American company Roku.Inc; Different operators provide content in the form of channels. At the end of this year it is expected to grant new features, including able to understand with HomeKit and AirPlay 2.
Roku has announced that later this year it will be compatible with HomeKit and AirPlay 2 coming to "4k Roku" devices. This novelty comes within what is the update of the operating system. RokuOS 9.4 warns that high qualitative and quantitative of new options, but that will not arrive for the devices that only support the reproduction in 1080p.
It can be a heavy blow to all those smart TVs that are doing their best to be compatible with these Apple features. Roku is capable of turning any TV into Smart and now with more features and for less than what a new TV is worth.
With AirPlay 2 support, you can easily share content from your iPhone, iPad or Mac to your TV and with With HomeKit we can make the TV integrate with the Home application on your device, manage playback with Siri, add your TV to scenes and automations, etc…;
Here you have the official description:
Later this year, we hope offer Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit capabilities on select 4K Roku devices. With AirPlay 2, you can stream, control, and share your favorite content directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to your Roku device and bring the experience to the big screen. HomeKit allows you to easily and securely control your Roku device with the Home app and Siri on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, or HomePod.
RokuOS 9.4 will begin to be implemented shortly on the different user devices. So stay tuned for updates.