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Any audio, everywhere. Stream any audio from your Mac all around your network. Send music services like Spotify or web-based audio like Pandora wirelessly to all sorts of devices, including the Apple TV, HomePod, Google Chromecast, Sonos devices, and Bluetooth speakers. 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.

Make sure that your devices meet the requirements for using AirPlay. To use Siri to play and control video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, add your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV to the Home app and assign it to a room.

Stream video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Connect your device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.
  2. Find the video that you want to stream.
  3. Tap . In some third-party apps, you might need to tap a different icon first.* In the Photos app, tap , then tap .
  4. Choose your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV. Need help?

To stop streaming, tap in the app that you're streaming from, then tap your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from the list.

*Some video apps might not support AirPlay. If you can’t use AirPlay with a video app, check the App Store for tvOS to see if that app is available on Apple TV.

If video automatically streams to an AirPlay device

Your device might automatically stream video to the Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV that you frequently use. If you open a video app and see in the upper-left corner, then an AirPlay device is already selected.

To use AirPlay with a different device, tap, then tap another device, or tap 'iPhone' to stop streaming with AirPlay.

Stream video from your Mac

  1. Connect your Mac to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.
  2. On your Mac, open the app or website that you want to stream video from.
  3. In the video playback controls, click .
  4. Select your Apple TV or smart TV. Need help?

To stop streaming video, click in the video playback controls, then choose Turn Off AirPlay.

Mirror your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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Use Screen Mirroring to see the entire screen of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.

  1. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.
  2. Open Control Center:
    • On iPhone X or later or iPad with iPadOS or later: Swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen.
    • On iPhone 8 or earlier or iOS 11 or earlier: Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.
  3. Tap Screen Mirroring.
  4. Select your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV from the list. Need help?
  5. If an AirPlay passcode appears on your TV screen, enter the passcode on your iOS or iPadOS device.

Your TV uses your iOS or iPadOS device's screen orientation and aspect ratio. To fill your TV screen with the mirrored device screen, change your TV's aspect ratio or zoom settings.

To stop mirroring your iOS or iPadOS device, open Control Center, tap Screen Mirroring, then tap Stop Mirroring. Or press the Menu button on your Apple TV Remote.

Mirror or extend your Mac display

With Apple TV or an AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV, you can mirror the entire display of your Mac to your TV or use your TV as a separate display.

  1. Connect your Mac to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.
  2. On your Mac, click in the menu bar at the top of your screen. If you don't see , go to Apple  menu > System Preferences > Displays, then select 'Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available.'
  3. Choose your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV. Need help?
  4. If an AirPlay passcode appears on your TV screen, enter the passcode on your Mac.

Change settings or stop mirroring

To change the size of your desktop mirrored on your TV, click in the menu bar. Then select Mirror Built-in Display to match the size of your desktop or Mirror Apple TV to match the size of your TV.

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AirPlay also lets you use your TV as a separate display for your Mac. Just click in the menu bar, then select Use As Separate Display.

To stop mirroring or using your TV as a separate display, click in the menu bar, then choose Turn AirPlay Off. Or press the Menu button on your Apple TV Remote.

Learn more about mirroring or extending the display of your Mac.

Do more with AirPlay

  • Use Siri on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to play movies and TV shows, and control playback on your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.
  • Use AirPlay to stream music, podcasts, and more to your Apple TV, HomePod, or other AirPlay-compatible speakers.
  • Add your AirPlay 2-compatible speakers and smart TVs to the Home app.
  • Learn what to do if you can't stream content or mirror your device's screen with AirPlay.

Q: 'I have downloaded Spotify on my Mac and have my Airplay connected to our WiFi network. The Mac shows what Spotify songs I am playing but there's no sound. My friend has the older version of iOS and Spotify app installed and it worked fine. I also have an older version of Spotify on my other iPad install and it's working fine. Does Spotify work with Airplay? Can you play Spotify through Airplay? And how to make it?'

Generally, with Airplay, you can use your iOS devices such as iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Mac to play Spotify smoothly. So, 'does Spotify support airplay on Mac?' The answer is definitely yes. It is available for you to play Spotify on multiple airplay devices in common situation. However, when Spotify airplay not showing or you failed to play Mac Spotify airplay due to DRM protection, you can use third party software to do this and freely enjoy Spotify on Mac.

Part 1: Spotify app and Airplay app

Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming platforms which offers basic features of music enjoyment for free and additionally, improved music streaming quality for paid users. Besides, it is available in 78 countries and regions throughout the world with access to more than 40 million songs so that 200 million monthly active users including 87 million paying subscribers are attached to the platform as loyal fans. Moreover, it can also be available for so many modern devices, including Windows, macOS, and Linux computers, iOS, Windows Phone and Android smartphones and tablets, as well as Amazon Fire TV devices, the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and more.

Developed by Apple Inc, Airplay allows wireless streaming between Apple devices of audio, video, device screens, and photos, together with related metadata. Airplay is a proprietary protocol stack licensed as a third-party software component technology to manufacturers that build products compatible with Apple's devices. Added by Apple in iOS4.2 and OS X Mountain Lion, Airplay can transfer video of iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac (need OS X Mountain Lion) to devices supporting Airplay. Airplay requires an iOS4.2 device or iTunes10.1 or higher on a Mac.

In order to enjoy Spotify music, you can install Spotify App on your Mac or Windows or any other compatible computers or devices. And usually you can stream Spotify music to play Spotify on multiple airplay devices with the compatible operating system when your devices are in the same network. However, due to the copyright protection, Spotify music offered is DRM-protected, which restricts you from sharing or copying the music. For the access to enjoy music, you should remove DRM protection from Spotify with a powerful program and transfer it to Mac or iPhone or iPad and more.

Part 2: Simple steps to stream Spotify music via Airplay on Mac and iPhone/iPad

You have access to use Airplay with Spotify on Mac since Airplay can be run in the background that occupies fewer space than Spotify. Thus, when you use Airplay to stream the music from your Mac or your iPhone, you can even play your favorite games, while listening to your music in the background. Does airplay work with Spotify? Certainly. It is quite popular way to some extent and here comes the detailed guide that you can follow to use Airplay Spotify from Mac and iPhone.

Steps on how to airplay Spotify from Mac:

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Step 1: make sure that your Mac system is on OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 and above

Step 2: Connect your computer to the same WiFi as your Mac you want to play to.

Step 3: Click the AirPlay icon in the menu bar and select your Mac under Airplay Devices.

Step 4: Now you can play a song on Spotify and it will be played through your Mac.

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Steps on how to use airplay with Spotify from iPhone/iPad:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone/iPad to the same WiFi as your AirPlay device you want to play to.

Step 2: Play a Spotify song and tap the Now Playing bar.

Step 3: Tap Devices Available at the bottom of the screen.

Step 4: Tap More Devices and select iPhone/IPad as your AirPlay device.

Pros:

Airplay mobile device can be a hand-held remote control for sharing music.
Audio streams carry track information, including artist and song title to display on your Airplay device.
Available for background playing so that you can play games or do something else.

Cons:

Airplay can be used by an app at a time.
Depend on WiFi stream that tends to drop out occasionally.
Video sharing only for Apple TV.
Apple-only app.

Part 3: Two ways to download Spotify music and then stream it

There are some times when Airplay not displayed Spotify MacBook. In this occasion, you could download Spotify music and stream it to your Mac or other devices. Definitely, there are several ways to stream Spotify to your Mac when Airplay with Spotify on Mac is not workable. Two effective ways will be available here.

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1. How to solve the problem by using Prof. DRM for Mac

As you know, Spotify music is DRM protected to prevent you from enjoying music offline on any devices. To transfer Spotify music to Mac for enjoyment, you need third-party software to make it. And Prof. DRM for Mac, a professional Spotify DRM removal program and music converter, will be the most helpful.

Prof. DRM for Mac is an integrated DRM audio converter Mac program that has access to bypass the DRM-protection on all the media files in iTunes, eBook from Kindle, Kobo, Adobe, music in Spotify and convert these files to common format. With this effective program, you can easily remove DRM from Spotify music and convert Spotify music to common formats including MP3, M4A and WAV, with the original quality protected. And then you can play Spotify on any music players or devices for enjoying freely on different devices without limits. Here come simple instructions to download Spotify when Airplay button Spotify Mac is not available:

Step 1: Launch Spotify Music on your Mac and Play the music smoothly.

Step2: Add Spotify music to the program.

Enter the converter program, click the Spotify icon on the submenu bar to add Spotify music. Here you can drag and drop the albums or playlists from your Spotify for importing the files to the program.

If you are Spotify Web users and don’t install Spotify App, you can import Spotify music file to the program by copying and pasting the URL of the music or playlist from Spotify as well.

Step3: Choose your output format and the output parameters.

Select an imported Spotify song on the list and click the edit-like icon to show up a new panel, where you can freely choose your output format and sample rate, bit rate, audio channel. And then check the “Apply to All” option to confirm the output settings to all the imported files.

Step 4: Remove DRM and download Spotify music

Click the blue “Convert” button at the bottom of the interface, and the DRM removal will be processing and you will get DRM-free Spotify Music downloaded on your Mac in a while.

You could view the whole downloading and converting process on the converting panel. After converting, you could then transfer the downloaded Spotify songs to Apple TV so as to play Spotify songs through Apple TV on your TV.

The solution is quite powerful and efficient to stream Spotify music to other devices.

Pros:

Work for Multiple platform and devices.

Quick DRM removal for Spotify music as well as best Apple music DRM removal and more.

Convert video/audio files to common format like MP4, MP3, WAV, etc.

100% original quality reserved.

Audio/Video parameters adjustable.

Offer free trial and Low-cost app.

Cons:

Music download may occupy some space.
Need a step to transfer the files between different devices.

2. How to download Spotify music by using Music Recorder

Except for downloading Spotify music by DRM removal from Spotify music with the professional DRM removal program, you can also download Spotify music by using Leawo Music Recorder to record Spotify music to your Mac. Leawo Music Recorder for Mac is a powerful audio recording program to record music or audio from any source with 100% original quality retained. With the help of the program, you can download Spotify music to MP3, WAV and W4A audio files with music info automatically downloaded and music tags manually edited. It is a user-friendly and easy-to-use program that everyone can apply. Follow the simple guide to download Spotify music

when Airplay is not displayed Spotify MacBook:

Step 1: Choose the music source

Launch Music Recorder on your computer, and then click the Audio Source icon on the main interface. The Audio Source Panel pops up, where you can check the option Record Computer Audio when you are going to record Spotify music. There is the Task Scheduler option for you to schedule music recording by setting Start time and Duration.

Step 2: Choose an audio format for output music

Then, go to Preferences panel and select MP3 as the output format under Format option and set the parameter settings if necessary.

Step3. Start recording Spotify music

After all the settings are done, you can return to the main interface and begin to play Spotify music, and then click the red Start button to start the recording.

Step 4. Edit music tags

Music tags will be automatically downloaded along with the music recording, including artist, song name, album artwork, album, etc. If you prefer your own records or the program fails to recognize the recorded music files, you could also edit them manually by clicking on Library > All Recordings > Edit Music Tags to edit music tags.

The music recorded and downloaded will be saved on your computer and you can also play the music with this program.

Pros:

DRM-Free Music recording and downloading.

Audio conversion to common format.

Original quality reserved.

Cons:

A little bit time-consuming.

All in all, the solutions mentioned here can give you different enjoyment when playing Spotify music on different devices. The first solution tells the way on how to use Airplay Spotify from Mac, which is often used among Apple devices. But sometimes Airplay icon Spotify Mac will not show up. And that's the time that Prof. DRM is used to remove DRM and download Spotify music for playing on any different players or devices while Mac Spotify Airplay cannot work. Music Recorder is also an effective way to stream Spotify music on Mac when Airplay button Spotify Mac cannot be found.