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tvOS 18.5 Supports Synchronizing Dolby Atmos Playback Over AirPlay or Bluetooth

tvOS 18.5 Supports Synchronizing Dolby Atmos Playback Over AirPlay or Bluetooth

Posted May 13, 2025 at 6:25pm by iClarified
Apple has announced a new Dolby Atmos feature available to Apple TV with the tvOS 18.5 software update released yesterday.

According to the release notes, this update enables Dolby Atmos playback to be synchronized with external speakers connected via AirPlay or Bluetooth.

What's new in tvOS 18.5
This update adds support for synchronizing Dolby Atmos playback to speakers over AirPlay or Bluetooth. To use, go to Settings > Video and Audio > Wireless Audio Sync.


This is the only new feature Apple has listed for the software update; however, it likely contains general bug fixes and improvement as well.

You can download tvOS from here:
Download tvOS 18.5

You can update tvOS from the Settings menu on your Apple TV. If you don't have an Apple TV, grab one here:
Apple TV 4K (64GB)
Apple TV 4K (128GB)

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tvOS 18.5 Supports Synchronizing Dolby Atmos Playback Over AirPlay or Bluetooth
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