{"id":109338,"date":"2020-02-19T02:42:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T02:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/02\/18\/first-alert-adds-apple-airplay-2-support-to-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-detector"},"modified":"2020-02-19T02:42:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T02:42:33","slug":"first-alert-adds-apple-airplay-2-support-to-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-detector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/19\/first-alert-adds-apple-airplay-2-support-to-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-detector\/","title":{"rendered":"First Alert adds Apple AirPlay 2 support to Onelink Safe &amp; Sound smoke detector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- font size selector, BEGIN --> <span class=\"cfix\">&nbsp;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"gray small byline\"> By <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#721c170501321302021e171b1c011b1617005c111d1f\">AppleInsider Staff <\/a> <br \/><span class=\"gray\">Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 06:42 pm PT (09:42 pm ET)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span><span class=\"article-leader\">First Alert on Tuesday issued a software update that adds AirPlay 2 support to its Onelink Safe &amp; Sound smoke and carbon monoxide alarm-cum-speaker, fulfilling longstanding customer requests for integration with Apple&#8217;s audio streaming technology. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"article-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/first-alert-adds-apple-airplay-2-support-to-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-detector.jpg\" alt=\"Onelink\" height=\"371\" class=\"lazy\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/first-alert-adds-apple-airplay-2-support-to-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-detector-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/first-alert-adds-apple-airplay-2-support-to-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-detector-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"minor2 small gray\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/apple-airplay-2-now-available-on-the-onelink-safe--sound-by-first-alert-301006261.html\">press release<\/a>, the new capability is rolling out now to Onelink Safe &amp; Sound owners. Once the unit is updated, users can stream audio from compatible devices like iPhone, iPad and Mac. <\/p>\n<p>With smoke alarms typically installed in every room of a home \u2014 with larger spaces necessitating more than one unit \u2014 Onelink Safe &amp; Sound makes for an ideal AirPlay 2 platform. Depending on a given installation, users can leverage Apple&#8217;s wireless protocol to play back and control audio content on a per-speaker, room-by-room or whole-house basis. <\/p>\n<p>AirPlay 2 also allows playback synchronization with other compatible speakers, as well as Siri voice control.<\/p>\n<p>First Alert initially promised AirPlay 2 integration when the device <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/18\/01\/07\/first-alert-debuts-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-alarmspeaker-with-homekit-airplay-2-support\">debuted at CES 2018<\/a>, saying compatibility would arrive &#8220;upon availability.&#8221; The company went silent on the topic for well over a year, sparking rumors that the project was dead in the water. Hope was revived last October, however, when beta testers posted screenshots showing the system at work to Reddit and other outlets. <\/p>\n<p>In its <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/18\/06\/10\/review-homekit-compatible-first-alert-onelink-safe-sound-smoke-detector-more-than-it-appears\">review of the Safe &amp; Sound<\/a>, <em>AppleInsider<\/em> lauded First Alert&#8217;s integration of HomeKit and Amazon Alexa, but dinged the device for poor audio quality over Bluetooth. AirPlay 2, with its Wi-Fi audio capabilities, might address those early gripes while adding utility to the nearly two-year-old system through new streaming options. <\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By AppleInsider Staff Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 06:42 pm PT (09:42 pm ET) First Alert on Tuesday issued a software update that adds AirPlay 2 support to its Onelink Safe &amp; Sound smoke and carbon monoxide alarm-cum-speaker, fulfilling longstanding customer requests for integration with Apple&#8217;s audio streaming technology. 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