I have a 27" iMac with 2.5K built-in display resolution. Also i may replace it with a 5K/retina one. The problem is mirroring it's display without changing my mac's resolution other than it's native resolution. When I use a Thunderbolt to HDMI converter and an HDMI cable, my mac forces me to use lowest resolution between itself and my tv (1920x1080/2K). So it prefers the tv's resolution and my mac switches it's built-in display resolution to 2K and this is not what I want. So, I think about Apple TV and AirPlay mirroring. My question is: **Is it possible to mirror my mac's high resolution built-in display to a low resolution (2K) tv through Apple TV without changing the mac's resolution?** If it's possible, naturally higher resolution image will be scaled down/transcoded to a lower resolution image. Texts and details on original image will be corrupted/blurred but it's ok, I don't expect/need a super clear image on the tv. So, will Apple TV do the job, can it transcode original high resolution image to fullscreen 2K image for my tv?

I just got a new M4 MacBook and it's a powerhouse, and if I plug it into the beautiful 5K 27" iMac 2020 via thunderbolt, the screen mirroring is almost latency free. Very close to the old Target Display Mode experience. Also awesome is Universal Control allowing me to just swipe my pointer across to the MacBook and control it with my iMac's Magic Mouse and keyboard. When you do this though it becomes immediately obvious that the ultimate setup is controlling the MacBook with the iMac mouse and keyboard AND using it as a display. But these options are mutually exclusive. One disables the other. Is there any way or workaround? Or would this just be way too awesome to be allowed, being that it deters people from having to buy 5K Apple Cinema Display? I know I can use Screen Sharing, but VNC protocol is old and no where near the quality and low latency experience as Air Play. Not to mention, there's no sound.

I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro with macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 installed. I have just found out that my Smart LG TV with webOS has AirPlay incorporated so, I would like to mirror my MacBook Pro screen on my TV. However I can't find AirPlay on my MacBook. Already searched for some solutions on Google but the only option that I found was to go to Screen Settings on System Preferences and turn on "Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available" which it is. However the AirPlay icon doesn't appear in the Menu Bar. Does anyone know how to solve this? Is my MacBook too old to support AirPlay?

Is there a way to make dns-sd just list a service and then exit? I am using

dns-sd -L "abcdef123@MySpeaker" _raop._tcp. local.

To list an AirPlay device's details but it keeps running once that is done. Context: I have an AirPlay speaker that is slow to show up in the AirPlay speaker list on devices. The AppleTV shows up instantly so I was hoping to get some stats on when the speaker is slow to show up vs. not; as a way to understand what the issue might be.

I have a Samsung TV from 2018 with built in Airplay. I can stream to it from iOS 16 on an iPhone 8, from iOS 12 on an iPhone 6, but not from iOS 10 on an iPhone 5. The TV is simply not showing up in iOS 10. Ironically iOS 10 does show my Kodi instance and my neighbor's Apple TV as available; just not my own official Airplay receiver in my TV. I've never been a heavy user of Airplay but I always assumed that it's supposed to "just work" if it actually says "AirPlay" on the box, and that I wouldn't have to do research on every permutation of version numbers between my devices. Apparently that's the wrong assumption, because iOS 10 can't even stream audio to it from the looks of it. **How do I determine which AirPlay devices are actually compatible with each other?** I couldn't find this information (e.g. a table of compatible iOS and AirPlay versions) and without it it's quite difficult to even answer the question of whether this *should* work. It would feel very cheap if modern receivers can't be bothered with compatibility code though. --- - The AirPlay version as stated on the TV is 17.24.6. Whose (Apple or Samsung) version numbering scheme that is I can't tell. - All iOS devices are on the same network. - All iOS devices see the same AirPlay receivers, with the exception of iOS 10 not seeing the TV. ------ #### Update I found system requirements for airplay, which isn't exactly what I was looking for, but they state "iOS 11" as a requirement. This confuses things more, since it's decidedly nonsense — airplay is part of iOS 10 and has been around since long before it.

MacOS Monterey introduces Airplay to Mac from iOS devices but the audio Airplay is sometimes not working. However, video airplay works without any issues.

I need to mirror my iPad screen to my windows 10 computer without wifi (via USB). Is there a modern software solution that does not involve very low framerate or high latency ?

I have a 2020 M1 MacBook Air. When I connect my external 1080p/32" monitor in mirroring mode, via AirPlay, my scaling changes. I like this scaling very much, it is much more usable for me than the default scaling options in System Preferences. How can I force macOS to always use this scaling without connecting to a second screen? I have already tried scaling options in System Preferences → Displays and set it to "More Space".

My Apple TV uses Bluetooth speakers that play normal Apple TV sounds. When I use an app to send AirPlay to the tv, there is no sound. However if I use mirroring sound to the Apple TV via bluetooth speakers works fine. Is this supported or is there a fix?

I have an iMac with AirPlay receiver set as "Anyone from the same network". Therefore I would like to allow everyone at home (with different apple ids) to airplay on the iMac. But there is always a prompt to allow or decline an incomming airplay on the iMac. Is there a way to always allow connections? Or to remember the choice for each device?

I can do this from iOS. I used to do it with with the old Airplay using some third-party software from Rogue Amoeba. The Apple(TM) Music 'App' on my Mac can do it. I've read about creating some Frankenstein multi-output thingie in the MIDI section of settings, or something like that -- not interested. Does anyone have a convenient solution to this obvious use case? I'll take a third-party solution again, if need be, since it seems like Apple is once again denying functionality to steer users toward their profit channels (the Music App in this case). I have a ton of Airplay 2 -capable Airport Expresses which I Hoovered up on Ebay. They're great, and I'd just like to be able to stream to a bunch at once from my Mac using the audio source of my choice.

I'm getting "could not connect to device" alert for a particular Airplay device, which works well from iPhone. Restarting MacBook fixes that. Restarting core audio services via sudo killall coreaudiod or similar commands doesn't (even though it does restart the service, evident by the audio stutter after command). At the very least I'd like a way to just make "it" restart without restarting the Mac. Thanks a lot in advance!

What does AirPlay over WAN do? I have an AirPort Express 802.11n. This was the last generation to hook directly into the outlet.

I am looking to buy an older A1427 model of Apple TV because I really only need it for AirPlay from the iPhone and 1080p is more than enough. I have heard that people have issues with older devices like that. But I also read that this issue only happens on streaming apps, and I only need it for showing the screen, pictures/videos from the gallery and some videos from Safari. Will it still work on IOS 16-18? Or do I have to opt for the newer version? Thanks.

I picked up an Airport Express before they disappeared from the market, with the objective of using its audio-out to connect remotely to a HiFi. My set-up is as follows: - Time Capsule connected to cable modem. Internet + Wifi + time machine working properly. - New, not yet hooked, Airport Express. I gave up after many failed attempts using AirPort Utility (under High Sierra 10.13.6 on a MacBook Pro) to extend the network: "An unexpected error occurred. Try again." Connecting the Airport Express using Ethernet to its LAN line, I created an independent WiFi network. Now I can AirPlay form iOS just fine. I can also AirPlay from the MacBook **but** only after I switch from the Time Capsule's Wifi to the Airport Express's Wifi. How can I extend the network? I've tried resetting the unit by disconnecting power, holding the reset button for 10 seconds, and then reconnecting power while the reset button is still pressed; as well as switching Wi-Fi TCP/IP to "Link-Local Only" under "Configure IPv6". I vaguely have the sense that it all worked nicely until I hit the "update firmware" red button for the Airport Express. Is there a way to regress the firmware?

MacOS will not disconnect from a display. I've clicked "Disconnect" ~20 times with no effect. Strangely, it also shows I am not connected to any Airplay display. And then when I try connecting to the display, it fails without any explaination. This is causing issues as windows keep moving to the phantom display. How I can I disconnect it?

I have a whole home audio setup (Airplay via an Airport Express is one of my sources). I want to have music start playing when I come home (via geofencing). I know the Homepod Mini can be a speaker *for* Airplay, but can it broadcast its music *to* Airplay?

I try to share content from iphone 15 to ipad 9 over airplay (both iOS 17.5.1). But the ipad don't appear in the control screen from iphone. But sharing to my macbook is not problem. How can fix this? Answers on base of very old ios i.e. https://apple.stackexchange.com/q/253734/162601 (from 2016!!!) don't solve the problem. Apple has changed airplay significantly in the last 8 years!

Is it possible to play music on multiple devices on MacOS via AirPlay, similar to the feature on iOS 11 and above ? I've seen this working within Apple Music but have not found a way to do this via the control center or any other app on MacOS. As an alternative, I've tried putting all speakers in one room in Apple Home, but I'm not even able to select a specific room to play music in. This seems like it should be a basic features, more so as it has been around on the iPhone for ages. Anyone has an idea how to solve this?

Mac mini 2018. macOS Monterey 12.5 I have previously used this desktop as an AirPlay receiver. In the sharing pane of the system preferences there was a tick box for turingin airplay receiver on/off. That tick box is no longer present, and I don't know why. I have reset the NVRAM, and booted in safe mode, with no change. In System>Library>PreferencesPanes>SharingPref.PrefPane>Contents>Resources there is a xml file named "service list." It reads:

class
		OpticalDiscSharing
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		OpticalDiscSharing
		searchKeyword
		Services_DVDorCDSharing
	
	
		class
		ScreenSharing
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		ScreenSharing
		searchKeyword
		Services_ScreenSharing
	
	
		class
		AppleSharing_FileSharing
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		AFPStopWindow
	
	
		class
		AppleSharing_PrinterSharing
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		PrinterService
		searchKeyword
		Services_PrinterSharing
	
	
		class
		AppleSharing_RemoteLoginSharing
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		RemoteLoginService
		searchKeyword
		Services_RemoteLogin
	
	
		class
		ARDSharing
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		ARDService
		searchKeyword
		Services_ARDService
	
	
		class
		AppleSharing_AppleEventSharing
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		RemoteAEPassword
		searchKeyword
		Services_RemoteAppleEvent
	
	
		class
		InternetService
		clientonly
		
		nibname
		InternetService
		searchKeyword
		Internet
	
    
        class
        ContentCaching
        clientonly
        
        nibname
        ContentCaching
        searchKeyword
        Services_ContentCaching
    
    **
        class
        AirPlayReceiverSharing
        clientonly
        
        nibname
        AirPlayReceiverSharing
        searchKeyword
        Services_AirPlayReceiver
    **

(Bold added) Can I just change "false" to "true" and save the file? Any other ideas? I have no idea what I'm doing.