Only the Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD can download the Spotify app, but older Apple TV models can still stream music through their AirPlay feature. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. AirPlay 2 is the first major update to the AirPlay standard, and was announced at WWDC in summer 2017 - but as of 23 Apr 2018 it still hasn't launched to the general public. Here we might lean on Apple’s iOS/MacOS-restricted AirPlay technology – or Bluetooth – to pull audio stream from the cloud but through the phone to arrive at our hi-fi rack-based network streamer. Unlike Spotify Connect and Roon, the music stops if the phone is powered down or is moved out of range.
- Video streaming is limited to Apple TV ® devices. Let’s take a look at the features and capabilities that AirPlay 2 adds to MusicCast: Expanded Streaming Service Choices. Aside from being able to use a wide array of existing streaming services with MusicCast, such as Spotify, Pandora ® and TIDAL, you can now add Apple Music ® to the mix.
- In fact, if you have a Mac, you can stream all of your Mac’s audio output to your HomePod via AirPlay, letting you listen to alternate music services such as Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, or even your own collection with something like Plex. Here’s how it works.
- Apple's new HomePod smart speaker is designed primarily for Apple devices, and it's heavily tied to the Apple ecosystem. Natively, you can. How to Use Spotify With HomePod Through AirPlay.
Here’s the thing about smart phones and smart homes: It takes a lot of brain power to keep straight what capabilities they have and how to make them work for you. Now, with the availability of Apple® AirPlay 2® on the latest Yamaha MusicCast-enabled devices, a solution is at hand.
AirPlay® is Apple’s proprietary technology that allows users to stream audio or video from any current Apple device to an enabled device, such as a speaker. It’s been an integrated part of MusicCast speakers, receivers and more since their inception.
The recently introduced AirPlay 2 takes things one step further by adding the ability to share music (or video) with multiple connected devices, as long as the Apple device is running iOS11. Compatible devices include the HomePod®, iPad®, iPhone® and Mac® computers. Audio streaming can be done through any AirPlay-compatible speaker, stereo receiver or AV receiver. Video streaming is limited to Apple TV® devices.
Let’s take a look at the features and capabilities that AirPlay 2 adds to MusicCast:
Expanded Streaming Service Choices
Airplay Spotify On Mac
Aside from being able to use a wide array of existing streaming services with MusicCast, such as Spotify, Pandora® and TIDAL, you can now add Apple Music® to the mix. As the number one streaming service in the world, Apple Music offers 50 million songs with different tiers of membership access, including a three-month free trial. Users can download their favorite tracks to play them offline and have access to their entire iTunes® library at the same time. They can also listen across all Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad and Home Pod.
Stream to Multiple Rooms Simultaneously
The MusicCast Controller app now allows you to stream Apple Music (as well as other streaming services) from your iPhone, iPad, HomePod or Mac to multiple Yamaha devices and other AirPlay 2-enabled speakers, all perfectly in sync. (You can also use Airplay 2 to stream via Bluetooth® to any single MusicCast device.) Compatible Yamaha products include the MusicCast 20 and MusicCast 50 wireless speakers, MusicCast VINYL 500 Wi-Fi turntable and the latest MusicCast-enabled AV receivers.
Airplay With Spotify On Macbook Air
To stream to different rooms at the same time, open the MusicCast Controller app, click on the device you want to stream to (this is normally a room name or names) and select the streaming service of your choice:
To add rooms, click the link button and select the room or rooms you wish to add. It’s that simple! If you prefer, you can also use the Home app on your iOS device to make custom configurations.
Airplay Ipad To Mac
Voice Control with Siri
AirPlay 2 simplifies your experience with voice control too. Using the Apple voice assistant Siri, you can now send music to any eligible MusicCast-enabled device with phrases like, “Hey Siri, play Favorite 1 in the living room.” Or, try, “Hey Siri, add the bedroom” if you want to link rooms together.
With AirPlay 2 and MusicCast, playing your favorite tunes from any streaming service and listening in multiple rooms has never been easier.
Click here to learn more about MusicCast and its capabilities.