AirPlay

Stream audio and video from Apple devices to Apple TV, HomePod, speakers and smart TVs.

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Introduced

2010

iOS 4.2

Kind

Platform feature

Runs on

Get it from

iOS

11.0+

iPadOS

11.0+

Mac Catalyst

13.1+

macOS

10.15+

tvOS

11.0+

visionOS

watchOS

Overview

AirPlay lets people stream audio and video from iPhone, iPad and Mac to Apple TV, HomePod, AirPlay-enabled speakers and receivers, and many smart TVs. AirPlay 2 adds multiroom audio, so the same music can play in sync across several speakers, and it also streams to a Mac and to TVs in select hotel rooms.

For developers, adoption needs only minimal configuration. AVFoundation has built-in AirPlay support for playback, and AVKit provides AVRoutePickerView so people can choose an output device. Audio apps that set the long-form audio route-sharing policy get AirPlay 2 buffering and multiroom playback.

Stream to TVs

Send video, photos and music to Apple TV or AirPlay-enabled smart TVs.

Multiroom audio

Play music in sync across HomePod and other AirPlay speakers.

System picker

AVRoutePickerView shows nearby AirPlay devices in a standard popover.

Long-form audio

The long-form audio policy gives apps AirPlay 2 buffering and multiroom play.

AirPlayButton.swift

import AVKit
import SwiftUI

struct AirPlayButton: UIViewRepresentable {
    func makeUIView(context: Context) -> AVRoutePickerView {
        let picker = AVRoutePickerView()
        picker.prioritizesVideoDevices = true
        return picker
    }

    func updateUIView(_ uiView: AVRoutePickerView, context: Context) {}
}

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