Stream audio from iOS to Snow Leopard via AirPlay
When I use Snow Leopard, I usually listen to music on my iPhone, which means I have to connect my headphones to my phone instead of my computer, and then back when I want to listen to something on the computer. This gets a bit annoying, especially if I get a call on the phone.
Luckily, I’ve found a way to play the audio from my iPhone on my Mac, even on an operating system as old as Snow Leopard. In fact, I suspect it would even work on Tiger. The solution is a piece of software called shairport-sync, which is available in the MacPorts repositories:
$ sudo port install shairport-sync
Now, you can start the receiving server:
$ shairport-sync -d
This starts it as a daemon. Use the -k option to kill it. If you want to start shairport-sync automatically at boot, I recommend using LaunchControl.
Now, you can select your Mac as an AirPlay audio output on your iOS device!
Update: For my Windows PC, I found Shairport4w, which provides a nice graphical interface as well.