A technology developed by Apple, Inc. to stream audio and video between Apple devices.
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What applications enable AirPlay mirroring for Mac?
Do any applications enable AirPlay from my Mac to an Apple TV? I am looking to wirelessly mirror my Mac's display to the TV, similar to the way iPad 2 and iPhone 4S can mirror their displays over ...
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How can I mirror my iPad display wirelessly?
I am looking to display my iPad screen wirelessly to an external display to demo applications. I found this video showing exactly what I want to do with an iPhone but no explanation as to what the ...
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Is there software to mirror a Windows PC via AirPlay?
I would like to mirror my Windows PC to my Apple TV via AirPlay. I've found a few options which enable Windows Media Player to receive video via AirPlay. I've also found an application named Airfoil ...
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Can I use a Mac Mini as an Airplay audio receiver?
I don't have an AppleTV (yet), but I do have a Mac Mini hooked up to some decent speakers. Is there something I can run on it, so that it acts like an Airplay audio receiver?
(Video support isn't ...
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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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How do I find dual Screen iPad apps
A feature of having an Apple TV is Dual Screen with an iPad. I would like to find games and apps that use this feature. How would I specify this within the app store? or is there a list online ...
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Can I turn a Windows machine into an AirPlay destination?
Is there software available that'll make a Windows PC running XP appear as an AirPlay destination in my Mac's iTunes? I'd like to be able to stream audio from my Macs to a Windows machine I use as my ...
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Enable mirroring on iPhone 4 (over-the-air)
Through a cydia tweak or otherwise, is it possible to enable over-the-air mirroring for unsupported-by-default devices, i.e. iPhone 4, iPad 1 et al.?
You would think it's a popular question but all ...
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Are there any car stereos out there that support AirPlay?
First, I understand that I'm walking a fine line but, to be clear, I am sticking to the FAQ and I am not asking for hardware recommendations. Instead, I simply want to know if there are any car ...
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Is AppleTV the only device that can receive AirPlay VIDEO?
3rd-party AirPlay-enabled AV-receivers are starting to hit the market (Pioneer, Denon, Marantz), but as far as I can tell, they can stream AirPlay audio only.
Apple's page for AirPlay seems to imply ...
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Apple TV works with my iPhone but not with my PC on the same wireless network
I have:
Windows 7 PC with latest version of iTunes connected to my network (wired). Windows Firewall is turned off.
Apple TV (2nd generation) connected to my network (wireless)
iPhone connected to ...
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What is the best way to listen to music in my shower/bathroom from iTunes?
I have all of my music catalogged in iTunes, and have no intentions of changing the software I use to listen to it. Therefore, I came here to gain some advice on the easiest/cheapest way to listen to ...
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Is there a maximum number of AirPlay receivers that I can output to at the same time?
If I buy 6 different Airport Express' to have one in each room will they all work together or is there a maximum number of receivers you can use at once? For example if I want to choose between the ...
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Can I find out who is currently using my Airport Express speakers, and kick them?
If I want to stream music to an AE when someone else is connected, I get a message "The speaker XXX is currently used by someone else".
Right now, both my flatmates are not connected to the AE but I ...
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Air Play-ing music from a sleeping iPhone
A couple days ago, I was experimenting with Air Play. What I'd like to do is play music behind a party, driven from my iPhone in my pocket. I sleep my phone while iPod is playing music all the time, ...
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What software alternatives support streaming via AirPlay?
The Apple TV arrived! I'm slightly bummed that I can only stream from iTunes, and therefore only use formats that iTunes supports. I haven't found a single other video player that supports AirPlay, ...
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Mountain Lion: AirPlay doesn't show up (but it works in iTunes)
I have mountain lion and Apple TV. iTunes only displays the option for AirPlay. But it doesn't display on the OSX top bar.
I have a MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
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Why do some apps only Airplay the audio?
For the background info: I have an iPod Touch [4g] running iOS 5.0.1 and an AppleTV 2 running the latest software.
I've noticed that while the majority of third-party video apps do AirPlay just fine ...
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Selecting iPad As Audio Source When Mirroring to Apple TV?
I'm currently mirroring from my iPad to my Apple TV, but the audio source automatically sets to the TV. At night I'd love it if I could switch the audio source to my ipad so I could hook up some ...
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Does lossless audio over Apple AirPlay have preserved audio quality?
AirPlay is very convenient to bring up the sound on my big stereo speakers, but I am wondering whether the AirPlay protocol preserves audio quality, e.g. bitrate?
I understand that if the WiFi is ...
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Bonjour/Airplay in restricted College Network
I am trying to connect my iPad (running 4.3.3) with my Macbook (running Lion) in my college dorm room using my college's Wifi. It uses 802.1X Authentication. I can't ping my iPad from my Macbook. Is ...
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Why is Airplay from my iPhone to my Apple TV so slow?
I got the new Apple TV and noticed that it takes ages to stream a video from my iPhone.
Moreover, streaming videos directly from youtube on my iphone over airplay may cause the video to be very ...
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Share iPhone music wirelessly to iTunes
I'd like to know if it's possible to share my iPhone's music to play it in my computer with iTunes.
I can play my iTunes Home Shared library in my iPhone, but I'd like to do it the inverse way.
My ...
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Is there any free way to have a Mac function as an AirPlay speaker?
I have a stereo system hooked up to my Mac mini, but sometimes I'll play music from my laptop. Is there any way for the Mac mini to be recognized as a speaker and allow me to output sound to it (and ...
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How to disable Airplay on IPad?
Is it possible to disable Airplay on an iPad? I recently bought a Denon receiver that supports Airplay. The other day my 2 year old niece decided to stream what she was watching on the iPad to my ...
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What is wrong with the content protection of AirPlay that some applications prevent its use?
I've been enjoying March Madness from both my iPhone and iPad via the March Madness Live application. In fact I've enjoyed the app so much I purchased an Apple TV so I could watch games via AirPlay. ...
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AirPlay Quality Issues from iPad
I have a 1st gen iPad 32GB + WiFi and AppleTV 2nd gen.
I'm having issues playing back streaming content from my iPad to my AppleTV over AirPlay. An example of this is audio from Pandora (Internet), ...
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AirPlay on Apple TV 2 failing more often than it works
I'm finding that when streaming video or audio from either my iPad 1 or iPhone 4 to my Apple TV 2, it more often than not fails (although it does occasionally work). I'd say 6/10 it fails.
I'll:
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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 ...
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What devices can receive an iOS AirPlay audio stream?
In addition to printing, the other feature in iOS 4.2 that I'd been looking forward to was AirPlay. My understanding from the keynote when it was introduced was that it allowed iOS to stream audio to ...
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Is there a workaround to enable streaming music to multiple speakers from iOS?
It is well documented that you cannot stream to more than one AirPlay compatible device through iOS. (In an early developer build of 4.0 the functionality was put in but was taken out in the GM).
I ...
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Transfer Audio output of my MacBook wirelessly
What is the best way to output the sound of my macbook to my hifi system without using the headphone jack? Is there a way to use bluetooth or airplay or whatever to output all sound (and I mean not ...
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airplay and wireless headphones
I'm trying to find some headsets that will work with airplay from either my mac or an iPhone.
Should i presume all wireless or bluetooth headsets do?
best, Dan.
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How do I watch the US presidential debates live via AppleTV? [closed]
I have a 3rd generation Apple TV. Will it be possible to use it to watch the US presidential debates live? I would prefer to do so without using AirPlay, if possible.
I know that today's (Oct 3, ...
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free way to stream to ipod touch without jailbreaking
Is there a free way to wirelessly stream content to an iPod Touch (if it helps, 4th gen with latest 4.3.5 installed) without jailbreaking? If not, will iOS 5 enable me to do this?
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Can an iPhone stream to multiple Airplay devices at the same time?
I really love AirPlay so I thought about buying a second AirPort Express for another amplifier in the apartment. But will my iPhone5/iPad2 be able to stream to both AirPlay devices simultaneously?
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iPad AirPlay to Apple TV - 802.11n problems
I have been attempting to resolve an issue with AirPlay from an iPad to AppleTV. Here are the details:
Playing media (audio or video) originating on the iPad sent to
AppleTV via AirPlay does not ...
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Minimum requirements for mirroring Mac/PC in Apple TV
I've found plenty of (old) blogs and articles stating that it is/will be possible to mirror the content of a Mac or PC in an Apple TV, but I was unable to find out the current state of this feature.
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Mirroring iPad to Apple TV using local router and using data connection?
I have a iPad 3 or the new iPad and it's 3G. I plan on using this at trade shows so I can mirror what's on my iPad to the TV using Apple TV. We'll be using a local router instead of wi-fi because it's ...
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Can I record iPad screen contents over AirPlay to an Apple TV and then recording the HDMI output?
Does the AppleTV HDMI output include any copy protection (e.g. HDCP)? If so, is it always present, or only when playing DRM'd content?
I'd like to use the AppleTV (with AirPlay mirroring from an ...
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Use Apple TV as airport express
If I buy an Apple TV and connect my HiFi system to the optical out, will the sound go to the TV through the HDMI cable, and the through the optical cable?
Or will the optical cable take precedent ...
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AirPlay enabled speaker disappears from iTunes
I have the AirPlay enabled B&W Zeppelin Air all set up correctly on my local WiFi. However, quite often when waking my iMac from sleep it will have disappeared from the list of AirPlay devices in ...
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How does an iPhone stream HD content to an Apple TV over AirPlay?
Even 720p content is almost 1 million pixels per frame; 24 bits per pixel at 60fps is 180Mbps, which is clearly impossible. So how is the data transferred?
Some guesses:
Heavy compression.
Apple ...
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How can I mirror the display from an iOS device to an Apple TV?
Is there a way to mirror the display of an iPod Touch or iPad to the Apple TV using AirPlay?
I know I can do it for Applications that support it, but for presentations it's often useful to just ...
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Can you view a shared iTunes 11 library from iTunes 7, or use iMac as an Airplay target?
I picked up a beautiful old G3 Tangerine iMac. Works (and looks!) great.
It has iTunes 7 installed on it. I popped a music CD in it and it's a great little music player for my den -- sounds ...
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Why do subtitles not work when streaming via AirPlay to Apple TV?
Whenever I use AirPlay to watch streamed content (streaming from the web (via an app or Safari), that is, not from a downloaded movie) from my iPad to my Apple TV, subtitles are never carried over. ...
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How to play music from Ipad on Yamaha amplifier without airplay and wirelessly?
Yamaha amplifier 473 series to Ipad 1 with 5.1 iOS. No internet connection nearby so have to use aux but want it wirelessly through the Ipad. There are av, aux and usb inputs in the front of the ...
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How can I mirror my iPad via Airplay to my computer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Mirror iPad 2 screen on Mac
I'd like to mirror our iPad via Airplay onto our MacBook Pro. What options are available for this?
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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 ...
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Lion can't see other iOS and OSX devices on the network
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At my house I have one network, and have my iOS 5 iPad and Lion Mac connected to it.
At my house, these two devices can see each other on the network.
At my girlfriend's house, she has a ...
