Android HIFI Streams Audio From Your Android Device To Any AirPlay Device

(9:32 pm PDT, Aug 9th 2012)

Android HIFI Streams Audio From Your Android Device To Any AirPlay Device

While it’s not high on visual appeal, new app Android HIFI allows Android users to stream to AirPlay-enabled devices, thus proving once and for all that Android can indeed play nice with Apple technology.

The app works by allowing any AirPlay audio source to play to your Android device, essentially making your device an AirPlay receiver.

So, basically, you can play an audio stream from your Mac or iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone over AirPlay to your Android phone. The interface is extremely simple, as you can see in the screenshots. It was developed by an XDA Developers member, so it looks more like a proof of concept than anything else.

Because, honestly, why would you want to stream your Apple audio source via AirPlay to your Android device? I suppose if you don’t have a Bluetooth device of any sort, and don’t want to plug in headphones to the Mac or other Apple device, this could be useful, we guess.

Let’s hope that the developer takes the time to develop this into a full AirPlay client, and allows it to transmit to AirPlay enabled devices, because that Apple TV is a slick little device.

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  • Kr00

    Why do we have to have this bullshit plastered on the Call of Mac site?? Piss off admin and leave us users to read what we’re interested in, not the crap you want to shove down our unwanting throats. I’m sure CoA user don’t want Apple news shoved down their throats either. Protest if you agree.

    • Moss

      What about those Apple users who use Android phones/tablets?

    • ddevito

      Seriously dude, you need a life.

  • megashub

    “…honestly, why would you want to stream your Apple audio source via AirPlay to your Android device?”

    Because Android isn’t just for mobile devices anymore. Platforms like OUYA and others, like mini PCs, stand to bring Android to your Home Theater… so in theory, one could run this app on a home theater-connected Android device and stream content from AirPlay devices.

    OUYA: http://ouya.tv
    Android 4.0 Mini PCs: http://www.amazon.com/OEM-SYSTEMS-COMPANY-MK802-Android/dp/B008H3B736

    • http://www.twitter.com/pierre_foucart Pierre

      Ouya does not exist yet and an Android 4.0 mini PC… buy an Apple TV and you’ll get something better… so… you don’t need it yet ;)

      • jameskeagie

        Better? Can’t run XBMC, Skype, Redbox, Hulu, stream from a network share, do DIVX files, AVI files, MPEG4 decoding….can’t ssh onto it to change network settings, can’t remotely control it from my phone or a web interface via whatever app I choose, can’t play games…oh, and doesn’t have an app store, nor any compatible microphones, webcams, can’t attach to a USB storage device, mouse or keyboard, or bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and has no web browser…

        But its 100 not the 40 for android tv, so it must be better. Keep drinking the kool-aid.

        • http://www.twitter.com/pierre_foucart Pierre

          We obviously don’t have the same needs ;)
          As a plug’n'play device the Apple TV. For someone that wants to spend time on it I sure hope there are better solution outhere.

          • jameskeagie

            Time? Never spent any time – just $40 bucks, plugged in HDMI and power cables just like an Apple TV, and joined it to Wifi. Just have a million more options out of the box.

          • jameskeagie

            Of course if you want to save the most time, you could always buy the iRock – it sits on your table and is white – the lack of options will save you tons of time. No more wasting your hours utilizing features!

  • http://twitter.com/PHactotum Perry Harris

    Very confusing article. The title seems to indicate audio going from the Android device to the Apple AirPlay device. However, the software only goes from AirPlay client software to Android. Let us know when you find software that will send Android audio to an AirPlay device. I want to have the music either on my phone, or streaming to it, be output to bigger speakers.

  • pdffs

    Backwards title is backwards. WTF.

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