There is an app that I just found out about called "AirMusic Player". I would highly recommend downloading it now because it could be gone tomorrow.
There are two "AirMusic" apps, one is free and the other is $2.99. I downloaded both of them, but from what I can tell, only the free version sets up as an Airplay receiver. The paid version is supposed to play music to PS3 and other consoles (I haven't tested it). I was hoping it was the same as the free version, but without the annoying ads, but I guess they don't have that available at this time. (I still need to research a bit more to say for sure).
As I mentioned above, this app allows an iPhone to be setup as an Airplay receiver for Macs, AppleTVs, iPhones, and I believe other iOS devices. This allows you to send audio from one device to another. For example, you can start a program on your AppleTV, hold down the center button on the remote, and choose "AirMusic Player" as the speaker. Below is a screen shot of the iPhone receiving a audio signal from the new Apple Event from the AppleTV. If you plugged a pair of headphones into the iPhone, you could use it in a way similar to the Roku players that have a headphone receiver in the remote.
There are two "AirMusic" apps, one is free and the other is $2.99. I downloaded both of them, but from what I can tell, only the free version sets up as an Airplay receiver. The paid version is supposed to play music to PS3 and other consoles (I haven't tested it). I was hoping it was the same as the free version, but without the annoying ads, but I guess they don't have that available at this time. (I still need to research a bit more to say for sure).
As I mentioned above, this app allows an iPhone to be setup as an Airplay receiver for Macs, AppleTVs, iPhones, and I believe other iOS devices. This allows you to send audio from one device to another. For example, you can start a program on your AppleTV, hold down the center button on the remote, and choose "AirMusic Player" as the speaker. Below is a screen shot of the iPhone receiving a audio signal from the new Apple Event from the AppleTV. If you plugged a pair of headphones into the iPhone, you could use it in a way similar to the Roku players that have a headphone receiver in the remote.
As I mentioned in a prior post, I plan to use the iPhone 4S as an Airplay receiver for my new iPhone 6 Plus. This way, I can dock the 4S on a Pure i20 and remotely control what is playing without loosing the use of the iPhone 6. As you can see below, I have selected AirMusic as my Airplay device:
The receiving device shows art work and a hideous advertisement, but I won't spend a lot of time looking at the receiving device since I am controlling everything from a different device. I still would rather have a paid version to get rid of the ads.
The reason I am emphatically saying that you should download it now is because Airfoil had this feature a couple of years ago. Apple made them remove the feature that sent audio from iOS device to iOS device (still works for Mac to iOS).
However, Apple did allow people that paid for the app to roll it back to retain the feature. A lot of people wanted this feature and it was no longer available. Of course, this is a free app, so Apple could just remove it from our devices, but I think it is worth downloading now just in case they get rid of the app, but allow people that already have it to keep it.
As I mentioned, I just learned about the app and haven't used it, other than testing it, but it fills a roll that many people need.
However, Apple did allow people that paid for the app to roll it back to retain the feature. A lot of people wanted this feature and it was no longer available. Of course, this is a free app, so Apple could just remove it from our devices, but I think it is worth downloading now just in case they get rid of the app, but allow people that already have it to keep it.
As I mentioned, I just learned about the app and haven't used it, other than testing it, but it fills a roll that many people need.
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