AirPlay 2 system requirements

AirPlay Spotify from iPhone Control Center AirPlay Spotify from Mac. You can AirPlay Spotify to your HomePod two different ways on Mac, depending on if you have the Volume button your menu bar or not. AirPlay from the menu bar. If you do have your Volume control button in your menu bar, simply click it and select your HomePod from the Output. 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.

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

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'

Do I Have Airplay 2

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

What Is Airplay

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

Apple Airplay 2 App

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.

Spotify Mac Airplay 2