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A technology developed by Apple, Inc. to stream audio and video between Apple devices.

Airplay was released on September 1, 2010. It allows for streaming audio and video and related metadata between Apple devices. Its predecessor, AirTunes, was released on June 7, 2004 and was only for audio.

Devices capable of sending Airplay content:

Computers running iTunes (audio only), iOS devices running iOS 4.2 or greater. Computers running OS 10.8 Mountain Lion (scheduled to be released in summer of 2012) are able to send both audio and video.

Devices capable of receiving Airplay content:

Airport Express (audio only), the Apple TV (both audio and video) , and third party speakers (obviously audio only).

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Can not select Airplay Device in OSX

When I click on my Airplay speaker in Sound settings, it jumps back. I have to restart my Mac in order to fix this problem. How can I fix this issue without restarting my Mac?
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What devices can I Airplay to?

With AirPlay will I be able to stream to iPhone, iPod Touch, and/or iTunes, or is it only to Apple TV and 3rd party speakers?
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Is it possible to AirPlay from Mac to iPhone?

I'm working on a native macOS app. I need to test some multi-monitor issues. When I'm at home I use AirPlay to my TV to test multi-monitor issues. But, when I'm at a cafe or co-working space if I could AirPlay to my iPhone then I could continue to…
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What third party devices are air play compatible?

At the moment I can play my iTunes library in 2 rooms of my house, from the iMac in the office and through the Apple TV in the lounge. I would like to purchase at least one Airplay compatible device so that music can be streamed into other…
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What determines whether applications can broadcast to multiple AirPlay speakers?

Some apps, like Remote.app, can broadcast to multiple Airplay speakers at once. Others seem limited to one speaker at a time. Is there a way to enable apps that use Airplay to have the option to broadcast to multiple speakers at once, like Remote…
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Wireless or bluetooth stero for streaming from imac?

Looking for info from mac users who stream audio from imac to a stereo in the home. after a bit of research, I have narrowd my choices down to Soundfreaq SFQ-1 (bluetooth) or the Pioneer X-SMC3-S Music Tap AirPlay Music System (airplay) Can anyone…
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How to set AirPlay device name of the hosting computer?

In the AirPlay device list, the name of the hosting computer is always "computer", independently of the computer's actual name. Is there any way to set this string to a more "expressive" name? EDIT Setting the host name in the sharing section of the…
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airplay audio from iPhone to MacBook Pro?

Is it possible at all to airplay audio from an iPhone to a MacBook Pro? that is play from iPhone but select the output to be the MBP speakers instead of the airPods or internal speaker of the phone.
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Airplay from iPhone to Airport Express, but use iPhone LTE

is there a way to stream content (music) to an Airport Express from an iPhone, but using that iPhone’s LTE data instead of the WiFi connection for internet? Basically the LTE is a ton faster than our WiFi. I don’t need the Airport Express for…
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How do I mirror my iPhone screen to my iPad?

How can I mirror my iPhone SE to my iPad Pro under iOS 10? There is a web site that says this is supported via AirPlay but I cannot get the iPad to show up as a destination for my iPhone, I can only get Apple TVs to show up there. The official Apple…
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Which one drain battery slower, airplay or hdmi?

Two ways of showing video on TV are airplay through Apple TV and hdmi cable. Which one drain the battery of ipad/ iPhone / ... Slower?
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What speed does the home network need to be so that Air Play is the same as connected by a cable?

If the home network is running 802.11n or 802.11ac, can the Air Play from a Macbook to Apple TV video playback be guaranteed to be the same as if connected by a cable? There may be 2 Wifi or up to 3 Wifi data streams happening: (1) from the NAS to…
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Where is the AirPlay menu bar app?

Apple hardware requirements state that AirPlay is not supported on my 2010 Macbook pro. However, I can use AirPlay to stream music/movies from iTunes to my Apple TV (4th gen), as well as YouTube videos on Safari. So why can't I get a menu bar app?…
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Resume airplay after device is on standby

I'd like to have my device constantly streaming airplay. Now the challenge is, if the device is on stand by, it reverts to it's original state, which is not to stream. Is there a way to avoid this behavior, and have it stream to Airplay as soon as…
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How to create dual content display with Apple TV and iPad/iPhone?

We've been looking into using the Google Chromecast with a custom receiver to allow a user to use an app on iOS, Mac, or PC (node-webkit is used for Mac and PC) and then show different content on the TV with the Chromecast to what is being displayed…
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