Streaming from piCore/LMS to HomePod mini

[bluetdi]

Is this possible? I searched the web but did not find any results.

Are there workarounds with plugins for example from philippe?

Thank you for hints.

[Paul Webster]

Did you try Philippe's AirPlay Bridge plugin?

[bluetdi]

Not yet, did not think about it because the piCore has to send streams like an Apple airplayer.
I know it can receive airplay with this plugin but send also???

[Paul Webster]

AirPlay Bridge sends to AirPlay devices.

Edit:
You were probably thinking of the ShairTunes plugin.
See the plugin descriptions in the LMS plugin list.

[bluetdi]

You are right, I thought of Shairtunes.

I will try it tomorrow, will be interesting.

Thank you.

[bluetdi]

The plugin seems to work and finds my 2 Airplay-devices: HomePod and Apple-TV.
But they show not up as players in LMS, so no streaming to them. WiFi and bluetooth on the Pi are on as I can see in the browser on piCore-site.
Any advice for further action?

Edit: Now they show up with the same IP as piCore-Player/Squeezelite. But I cannot play music to them.

2. Edit: Now it works! Rebooted the Pi, changed nothing, but everything with this HomePod-player works like with the squeezelite-player.

Now I wonder if it is possible to stream stereo to 2 HomePods.

Thanks again to Paul to direct me to this plugin and a very big thank you to Philippe.

[Paul Webster]

Try LMS/Settings/Player/yourDevice/Audio/Output Channel Mode

[bluetdi]

Try LMS/Settings/Player/yourDevice/Audio/Output Channel Mode

Thank you, I knew it. But I need a second HomePod Mini before trying.
Will buy one tomorrow.

[Paul Webster]

I don’t have a Mac to try this on … but looks like you can configure a Mac to be AirPlay receiver

https://support.apple.com/lv-lv/guid...hleee00ec8/mac

Might need to be without password

[bluetdi]

Don‘t have a Mac to try, but the second Homepod Mini is ordered already and I can collect it tomorrow morning.

Edit: Collected the 2. HomePod and tried both as stereo pair: No Stereo from them, just 2 separate players with mono sound. :-(

BTW: TuneBlade makes it possible to stream from a Windows-PC to the Homepods, also no stereo.