tvOS 14 - Audio Sharing

About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates - Apple Support

• “Share audio: Enjoy movies and TV shows with a friend without disturbing others around you. Connect two sets of AirPods or compatible Beats products to your Apple TV 4K to share a viewing experience with separate volume controls.”

That makes this feature very specific to this model.

I really don’t know, but you can try it and see if it’s in there. I just found the instructions.

For more information on which headphones are supported, see the Apple Support article Share audio with AirPods or Beats headphones.

1. Press and hold the Home button  on the Siri Remote to open Control Centre.
2. Select the Audio Controls button .
3. Swipe down to headphones, then select the headphones you want to use.
4. If you don’t see your headphones, follow the instructions in Find and connect to a nearby bluetooth device.
5. Select Share Audio, then follow the onscreen instructions to pair the second pair of headphones.

Apple TV 4K for sure but I’m not sure about the HD model, until we have a support document to use.

This one doesn’t discuss Apple TV, but I saw the info on my 4k model - Once updated to tvOS 14

Share audio with AirPods or Beats headphones - Apple Support

Check it out: https://support.roku.com/article/217478308

https://www.roku.com/products/roku-ultra

https://www.roku.com/products/roku-ultra-lt

If I'm being honest, Roku's solution is pretty sweet on this regard. Impressive and slick.

This is unfortunate. It's not right of Apple to do something like this unless the limitation is hardware based. I could understand if Bluetooth 5.0 or higher is required for simultaneous bluetooth output for more than one device.

However, since Apple restricts playback specifically to only Apple headphones I don't know if they're using standard bluetooth 5.0 tech or some proprietary bluetooth mesh network.

Seems kinda silly TBH. BTW, Roku Ultra streaming boxes support private listening to up to 4 headphones at once. It retails for only $99. I say ditch the Apple TV and switch to Roku. They have mobile apps for iOS devices that let you stream audio from your TV over WIFI instead of bluetooth (like Apple's AirPlay actually) and I can't decide if that's a more elegant solution than Apple's bluetooth audio sharing. I'm just not sure, but I will say Roku's solution is way cheaper. All you need are a few sets of 3.5mm EarPods and fir your friends and/or SO to have a modern smartphone (Android 6.0+ and iOS 11+ (I think)) and you're good to go.

I contacted their support today because I’m also not able to get it to work on the Apple TV HD. They said it is supported in the HD model and to check their YouTube channel for a tutorial.

I have a Apple Tv HD and doesn't work :(

If you look in settings- system - What's new, it will tell you if it’s included in your model

Got the same issue with Apple TV HD. Any solution?

Thx