AirPlay 2 has been released in 2018, and Deezer frankly is the last app I know that still uses the patchy, outdated AirPlay 1 protocol in 2025. AirPlay 2 offers:
- Native iOS Multiroom support for HomePods, HiFi, Sonos and more
- Similar HiFi transfer quality
- almost no latency when skipping
- +500% more stable connection
I saw in some forum here that Deezer says they have licensing discussions, but licensing is not applicable here as it only refers to hardware that's supporting Airplay 2, like speakers of amplifiers. For Deezer it should be free of charge. AirPlay 1 is almost unusable for most people in busy wifi areas like cities. Please update this.