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As of v11 (Eden), | <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" /> | ||
To enable the service go to | To enable the service go to | ||
:{{highlight|bordered=yes|System/Settings -> Network -> Services}} and enable AirPlay | :{{highlight|bordered=yes|[[Settings/Network/Services|System/Settings -> Network -> Services]]}} and enable AirPlay | ||
==Features and known issues== | == Features and known issues == | ||
* An AirPlay password can be optionally set. | * An AirPlay password can be optionally set. | ||
* All platforms support video (without DRM, meaning videos downloaded from the iTunes store will not play in | * 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 pictures. | ||
* All platforms | * 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. | * Videos recorded from an [[w:iDevice|iDevice]] might not display with the correct rotation on Windows.[http://forum.Kodi.org/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. | |||
==Requirements== | == Requirements == | ||
* '''Linux/Ubuntu''' users will need to install avahi-daemon: <pre>sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon (on Ubuntu)</pre> | * '''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. | * '''Mac OS X''' needs no additional set-up. | ||
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* '''Windows''' users will need to install Bonjour (if you have iTunes installed then you will already have Bonjour): http://support.apple.com/kb/dl999 | * '''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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Revision as of 03:33, 2 May 2015
General topics | Videos | Playback | AirPlay |
As of v11 (Eden), Kodi supports 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 -> Network -> Services 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.
- Videos recorded from an iDevice might not display with the correct rotation on Windows.[1]
- AirPlaying music will show meta data (song/artist info, etc). Currently only works when AirPlaying from iTunes on a desktop computer.
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