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<section begin="intro" />As of v11 (Eden), Kodi supports being an [[w:AirPlay|AirPlay]] target, allowing any device/platform that can run Kodi to receive some AirPlay content.<section end="intro" />
 
{{notice/dash|Due to changes made by Apple, AirPlay support depends on what version of iOS your sending-device is using:
* iOS 8 or older: Kodi supports audio, video, and pictures.
* iOS 9 or newer: Kodi only supports audio.}}
 
<section begin="intro" />As of v11 (Eden), Kodi has '''very limited support''' for being an [[w:AirPlay|AirPlay]] target, allowing any device/platform that can run Kodi to receive some AirPlay content.<section end="intro" />


To enable the service go to
To enable the service go to
:{{highlight|bordered=yes|[[Settings/Network/Services|System/Settings -> Network -> Services]]}} and enable AirPlay
:{{highlight|bordered=yes|[[Settings/Network/Services|System/Settings -> Services -> AirPlay]]}} and enable AirPlay


== Features and known issues ==
== Features and known issues ==
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* All platforms support music (with or without DRM).
* All platforms support music (with or without DRM).
* AirPlay mirroring is currently unsupported.
* AirPlay mirroring is currently unsupported.
* Videos recorded from an [[w:iDevice|iDevice]] might not display with the correct rotation on Windows. [http://forum.Kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=149006]
* AirPlaying music will show meta data (song/artist info, etc). Currently only works when AirPlaying from iTunes on a desktop computer. Also works when playing from iOS 8.3.
* AirPlaying music will show meta data (song/artist info, etc). Currently only works when AirPlaying from iTunes on a desktop computer. Also works when playing from iOS 8.3.


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* '''Network''',  be sure that your router allow multicast traffic
* '''Network''',  be sure that your router allow multicast traffic


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Revision as of 04:08, 25 February 2016

Home icon grey.png   ▶ General topics ▶ Videos ▶ Playback ▶ AirPlay
Attention.png NOTICE:
Due to changes made by Apple, AirPlay support depends on what version of iOS your sending-device is using:
  • iOS 8 or older: Kodi supports audio, video, and pictures.
  • iOS 9 or newer: Kodi only supports audio.


As of v11 (Eden), Kodi has very limited support for being an AirPlay target, allowing any device/platform that can run Kodi to receive some AirPlay content.

To enable the service go to

System/Settings -> Services -> AirPlay and enable AirPlay

Features and known issues

  • An AirPlay password can be optionally set.
  • All platforms support video (without DRM, meaning videos downloaded from the iTunes store will not play in Kodi). Audio within the video will also work on all platforms.
  • AirPlaying from some apps adds DRM which prevents Kodi from playing the video.
  • All platforms support pictures.
  • All platforms support music (with or without DRM).
  • AirPlay mirroring is currently unsupported.
  • AirPlaying music will show meta data (song/artist info, etc). Currently only works when AirPlaying from iTunes on a desktop computer. Also works when playing from iOS 8.3.

Requirements

  • Linux/Ubuntu users will need to install avahi-daemon:
    sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon #(on Ubuntu)
  • Linux/Arch users will need to install avahi and shairplay and start avahi-daemon service:
    sudo pacman -S avahi shairplay #(on Arch)
    sudo systemctl enable avahi-daemon
    sudo systemctl start avahi-daemon
  • Mac OS X needs no additional set-up.
  • Network, be sure that your router allow multicast traffic