AirPlay

AirPlay
Logos of AirPlay 2
AirPlay video (left) and AirPlay audio (right)
DeveloperApple Inc.
TypeWireless media streaming
Release date
  • June 7, 2004 (June 7, 2004) (as AirTunes)[1]
  • September 1, 2010 (AirPlay)
  • November 22, 2010 (for iOS)
  • June 6, 2011 (mirroring)
  • May 29, 2018 (AirPlay 2)
Websiteapple.com/airplay

AirPlay is a proprietary wireless communication protocol stack/suite developed by Apple Inc. that allows streaming between devices of audio, video, device screens, and photos, together with related metadata. Originally implemented only in Apple's software and devices, it was called AirTunes and used for audio only.[2] Apple has since licensed the AirPlay protocol stack as a third-party software component technology to manufacturers that build products compatible with Apple's devices.

  1. ^ "Apple Unveils AirPort Express for Mac & PC Users". Apple.com. June 7, 2005. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Brownlee, John (September 1, 2010). "September iPod Event: In iOS 4.2, AirTunes Becomes AirPlay". Cult of Mac. Retrieved April 11, 2011.