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{{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" /> | |||
AirPlay | To enable the service go to | ||
:{{highlight|bordered=yes|[[Settings/Services/Airplay|Settings -> Services -> AirPlay]]}} and enable AirPlay | |||
Windows users will need to install Bonjour: http://support.apple.com/kb/dl999 | == 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: <pre>sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon #(on Ubuntu)</pre> | |||
* '''Linux/Arch''' users will need to install avahi and shairplay and start avahi-daemon service: | |||
<pre> | |||
sudo pacman -S avahi shairplay #(on Arch) | |||
sudo systemctl enable avahi-daemon | |||
sudo systemctl start avahi-daemon</pre> | |||
* '''Mac OS X''' needs no additional set-up. | |||
* '''Windows''' users will need to install Bonjour (if you have iTunes installed then you will already have Bonjour): http://support.apple.com/kb/dl999 | |||
* '''Network''', be sure that your router allow multicast traffic | |||
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[[Category:Apple]] | |||
[[Category:Manual]] | |||
[[Category:Video library]] | |||
[[Category:Music library]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 12 December 2020
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NOTICE: Due to changes made by Apple, AirPlay support depends on what version of iOS your sending-device is using:
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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
- 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.
- Windows users will need to install Bonjour (if you have iTunes installed then you will already have Bonjour): http://support.apple.com/kb/dl999
- Network, be sure that your router allow multicast traffic