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As of v11 (Eden), XBMC supports being an [[w:AirPlay|AirPlay]] target, allowing any device/platform that can run XBMC to receive AirPlay content from an iOS or iTunes source (as well as other 3rd party AirPlay sources for desktops and even Android).
<section begin="intro" />As of v11 (Eden), XBMC supports being an [[w:AirPlay|AirPlay]] target, allowing any device/platform that can run XBMC to receive AirPlay content from an iOS or iTunes source (as well as other 3rd party AirPlay sources for desktops and even Android).<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 -> 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 XBMC). Audio within the video will also work on all platforms.
* All platforms support video (without DRM, meaning videos downloaded from the iTunes store will not play in XBMC). Audio within the video will also work on all platforms.
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* 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.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=149006]
* Videos recorded from an [[w:iDevice|iDevice]] might not display with the correct rotation on Windows.[http://forum.xbmc.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.
* 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>


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


== Apple TV 2 ==
== Apple TV 2 ==
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;<enableairtunesdebuglog>
;<enableairtunesdebuglog>
{{#lsth:advancedsettings.xml|<enableairtunesdebuglog>}}
{{#lst:advancedsettings.xml|enableairtunesdebuglog}}


;<airtunesport>
;<airtunesport>
{{#lsth:advancedsettings.xml|<airtunesport>}}
{{#lst:advancedsettings.xml|airtunesport}}


;<airplayport>
;<airplayport>
{{#lsth:advancedsettings.xml|<airplayport>}}
{{#lst:advancedsettings.xml|airplayport}}


[[Category:XBMC Manual]]
[[Category:XBMC Manual]]
[[Category:Video Library]]
[[Category:Music Library]]
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Revision as of 04:12, 3 March 2014

Home icon grey.png   ▶ General topics ▶ Videos ▶ Playback ▶ AirPlay

As of v11 (Eden), XBMC supports being an AirPlay target, allowing any device/platform that can run XBMC to receive AirPlay content from an iOS or iTunes source (as well as other 3rd party AirPlay sources for desktops and even Android).

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 XBMC). Audio within the video will also work on all platforms.
  • 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)
  • Mac OS X needs no additional set-up.
  • Network, be sure that your router allow multicast traffic

Apple TV 2

When using XBMC's AirPlay server feature on an Apple TV 2 (black) be sure to disable the native ATV2 AirPlay server in the ATV2's settings. Using the native AirPlay server will crash XBMC.

advancedsettings.xml

There are three advancedsettings.xml settings that apply to AirPlay:


<enableairtunesdebuglog>


<airtunesport>

This overwrites the defalt listening port of the AirTunes server (announced via zeroconf).


<airplayport>

This overwrites the default listening port of the AirPlay server (announced via zeroconf).