SharePlay is coming to Apple TV, HomePods and Bluetooth speakers

Apple’s SharePlay is expanding to include speakers in your home. Soon, HomePod, HomePod Mini, Apple TV, and any Bluetooth speaker will work with SharePlay and Apple Music, meaning you’ll be able to share control of the music in your home with friends and family. Apple’s music service is also getting Music Haptics to allow people with hearing difficulties to listen to music on their iPhone. Both new features were announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference this week and are expected to arrive with tvOS and iOS updates this fall.

While the person starting the SharePlay session needs to have an Apple Music subscription, the people joining don’t. They just need to hold their iPhone close to the subscriber or scan a QR code in the Apple Music SharePlay window. Once approved, they can control what’s playing on their HomePod, Apple TV, or Bluetooth speaker and add tracks to their playlist through the Apple Music app.

Apple says Music Haptics will work on millions of songs in the Apple Music catalog and will also be available as an API so developers can add the feature to their apps. It’s scheduled to arrive this fall with iOS 18.