Getting into the WWDC groove by investigating SharePlay support in @broadcastsapp. It’s trivially easy to implement, and it seems to just work
Bumped @broadcastsapp to v3.2 to account for the new watch app and SharePlay support, so I can bundle them together. Making sure to keep the scope of this update pretty small, as it's not intended to draw out into an iOS 17 update over the summer
I am still figuring out how other apps implement SharePlay, but I'm reasonably happy with how it works in @broadcastsapp now in this initial version. You can start up a session over iMessage, then any participant can start playback of a station. Station name/address/artwork is shared directly through SharePlay, doesn't need to already be in your library. Could make for a fun 'watch party' mode for audio-only streams like podcasts or live events
@stroughtonsmith SharePlay was on my 2.0 roadmap, but I had to cut it out and haven’t looked deep into it. With your newfound knowledge, would you say it’s a good choice of technology for a “play a live game with a friend”?
@bondo the docs specifically call out sending turn data for Tic Tac Toe, but I haven't explored the Messaging API at all yet. Looks trivial!
@stroughtonsmith Thanks. Yeah, I’ll read all that. Was mostly after your gut feelings after having looked at all those other apps you were talking about. Sounds like it’ll fit the bill 👍