Starting at present, greater than sixty IHG Motels & Resorts areas will assist the brand new iOS 17 AirPlay function, permitting visitors to simply stream to the TV of their lodge with no further {hardware} required.
Identical to you’d stream to an Apple TV at house, visitors are capable of seamlessly choose their lodge TV because the AirPlay output to look at movies, view pictures and stream music from their iPhone or iPad.
To connect with a suitable lodge TV, merely scan the QR code on the display screen. This connects their gadget to the Wi-Fi community and authorizes AirPlay to that display screen. The suitable TVs themselves are manufactured by LG.
The QR code is exclusive to the lodge room and ensures that visitors can solely privately stream to the TV of their room, with no likelihood of by chance broadcasting to different TVs on the lodge. After they try, the AirPlay hyperlink is robotically erased, all reset and prepared for the subsequent occupants’.
This AirPlay at lodges performance was introduced as a part of iOS 17 final 12 months. Nonetheless, the function was delayed and didn’t roll out till iOS 17.3 in January. After all, the function was fairly ineffective with out someplace to make use of it. Lastly, from at present, iOS customers can benefit from that assist, if they’re staying at collaborating IHG areas.
You’ll be able to see a full checklist of accessible areas on IHG’s web site, with extra rolling out within the coming months.
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