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   Airfoil 5.6

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Rogue Amoeba has released [1]Airfoil 5.6, restoring full compatibility
   with all versions of Apple TV and supporting all security modes
   (Password, Passcode, First-Time Passcode, and Device Verification). In
   April, the company released the [2]Airfoil Satellite TV app as a
   workaround for streaming audio to the fourth-generation Apple TV, but
   the app shouldn't be needed now with the release of Airfoil 5.6 (see
   this [3]Rogue Amoeba blog post for more details).

   The wireless audio broadcasting app also fixes a critical bug that
   corrects an issue where the local Computer output could lose sync,
   updates Instant On to version 8.4.2, improves the audio capture backend
   (which is now used by default when Instant On is installed), and
   ensures that Airfoil Satellite activates more reliably when the Show
   hotkey is pressed. ($29 new with a 20 percent discount for [4]TidBITS
   members, free update, 14.3 MB, [5]release notes, 10.9+)

References

   1. http://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/
   2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airfoil-satellite-tv/id1228670359?mt=8&at=10l5PW
   3. https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2017/05/18/airfoil-for-mac-5-6-restores-full-apple-tv-compatibility/
   4. http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html
   5. http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/releasenotes.php

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