Apple TV 4K dual bluetooth audio output

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Apple TV 4K dual bluetooth audio output

Hi,

I am unable two connect two sets of bluetooth headphones at the same time to Apple TV. So when we put kids to bed we want to watch Series as parents and it is not possible unless you have pods. Is there a workaround for this?

Many people say ah it's a bluetooth version issue, but I know it's not. I am able to use two pairs on a Macbook Pro by setting Audio Output to Multiple (BT v.4.1). I can even have 4 different outputs. It would be a great feature to be able to control multi-out on Apple TV too and I am sure it is possible, maybe just not available via software as a setting. Anyone know if we can expect or request this feature in future TV OS updates?

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Apple TV 4K, tvOS 13

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 3:36 AM

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Urquhart1244

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Jul 29, 2020 3:57 AM in response to Gutenberg13

More users like you have wanted this, and it announced for the upcoming tvOS 14 later this year. As being a software solution without any hardware changes, there may be restrictions for the type of headphone. The exact minimum system requirements for headphones is not specified yet, afaik.

For an immediate solution, consider a dual link bluetooth transmitter adapter for your TV (or audio equipment). E.g. from Avantree.

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Rudegar

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Jul 29, 2020 7:51 AM in response to Gutenberg13

read that this is suppose to work if the appletv and all headsets support bluetooth v5

if it does I do not know (also the bluetooth profile a2dp has not way of sync feedback so if a headset is a bit slower to proccess the audio stream audio will be out of sync )

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Apple TV 4K dual bluetooth audio output

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