AirPlay 2 system requirements
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The following devices support streaming with AirPlay 2. If your device meets the requirements below, but you can't use AirPlay, learn what to do.
Devices you can stream audio from
- iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 11.4 or later
- Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD with tvOS 11.4 or later1
- HomePod with iOS 11.4 or later
- Mac with either iTunes 12.8 or later or macOS Catalina
- PC with iTunes 12.8 or later
- Mirror a Mac screen on Apple TV: On the Mac, click in the Mac menu bar, then choose the name of the Apple TV you want to use. To end screen mirroring, click in the menu bar, then choose Turn Airplay Off. Stream audio from a Mac to Apple TV: Option-click the Sound icon in the Mac menu bar, then select Apple TV in the Output Device list.
- AirPlay lets you do it all. AirPlay lets you share videos, photos, music and more from Apple devices to your Apple TV, favourite speakers and popular smart TVs. And what you share always stays personal and private. So sit back and enjoy everything you love — in more places than ever. Watch Servant on the Apple TV app.
- Ensure your Mac and your smart or Apple TV are linked to one WiFi network. At the menu, on top of your Mac display, locate the AirPlay icon – a monitor with an arrow at the bottom. Select the TV you fancy your Mac to be mirrored on. A password will be visible on your TV screen. Type it on your Mac. To stop screen mirroring, disable.
Devices you can stream video from
- iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 12.3 or later
- Mac with macOS Mojave 10.14.5 or later

Devices you can stream to
- Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD with tvOS 11.4 or later
- HomePod with iOS 11.4 or later
- Speakers connected to the Audio Out port on AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation) with the latest firmware update
- AirPlay 2-compatible smart TVs2 with the label 'Works with Apple AirPlay'
- Speakers and receivers with the label 'Works with Apple AirPlay'3
AirPlay system requirements
The following devices support streaming with AirPlay. If your device meets the requirements below, but you can't use AirPlay, learn what to do.
Devices you can stream from
- iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Mac
- iTunes on Mac or PC
- Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD1
Devices you can stream to
- HomePod
- Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, and Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation)
- Speakers connected to the Audio Out port on AirPort Express
- Speakers with “Works with Apple AirPlay” on the speaker packaging
- You can stream only audio from Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD using AirPlay.
- To use Siri to play and control video on a smart TV, you need an AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV that supports HomeKit. HomeKit isn't supported on Samsung smart TVs.
- Some third-party speakers might require a firmware update to support AirPlay 2 streaming. Go to the manufacturer's website to learn more.
Watch. Listen. Share. AirPlay lets you do it all.
AirPlay lets you share videos, photos, music, and more from Apple devices to your Apple TV, favorite speakers, and popular smart TVs. And what you share always stays personal and private. So sit back and enjoy everything you love — in more places than ever.
Watch Little Voice on the Apple TV appAnd just like that, it’s on TV.
Get the full picture on Apple TV 4K.
More than a remarkable way to use AirPlay, Apple TV 4K is the ultimate cinematic experience. Stream 4K HDR video. Enjoy your photos from iCloud. Connect Apple Music to your home theater. Even control your HomeKit accessories.
AirPlay 2–enabled TVs. Now that’s smart.
Leading TV manufacturers are integrating AirPlay 2 directly into their TVs, so now you can effortlessly share or mirror almost anything from your iOS device or Mac directly to your AirPlay 2–enabled smart TV. You can even play music on the TV and sync it with other AirPlay 2–compatible speakers anywhere in your home.
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Control it all with a tap.
Convenient built-in controls appear on your iPhone in apps, on the Lock Screen, and in Control Center — so you can easily play, pause, fast-forward, rewind, and adjust the volume on your TV.
When bigger is better, mirror it.
Screen mirroring lets you share what’s on your Apple device — websites, presentations, spreadsheets — with everyone in the room on a bigger screen.
You pick the show. AirPlay picks the TV.
Now AirPlay can automatically play movies and shows in the places you’re most likely to watch them. Over time, AirPlay learns where you prefer to watch TV, and can start playing to the TV in that room with just a tap.
Your audio. Your way.
AirPlay 2. Now in more speakers than ever.
Major speaker manufacturers are incorporating AirPlay 2 into their home audio products. And every AirPlay 2–enabled speaker works with the Home app on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Look for this symbol in stores and online.
Multiroom audio is music to everyone’s ears.
Play your favorite music in one room and stream a podcast to another. Or sync your HomePod or other AirPlay 2–enabled devices for music throughout your home.
Anyone can add songs. Now it’s a party.
With AirPlay 2 and Apple Music, your friends can add their own music to the mix.
Take a call. Make a call. And the music plays on.
Take an incoming call or play a game on your device without interrupting your music.