AppleTV showing up as source instead of destination in Airplay sharing on a Mac running Music.

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AppleTV showing up as source instead of destination in Airplay sharing on a Mac running Music.

I've been using iTunes (now Music) on a Mac to source music to Airplay destinations all around my home for years. Recently, one of the Airplay destinations is no longer showing up as a potential sharing destination - it only shows up as a source. I can click it, but then I see the network from *its* point of view, instead of checking a box to make it a music destination. See this screenshot below - note the problem device is the "APPLE TV NEW MASTER" - note how it's no longer sporting a checkbox or slider, and is also below the group of destinations I can send music to, saying "Switch to". How the heck did it get there and how can I move it back to being a destination?

Thanks in advance for your time.

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Posted on May 27, 2024 12:52 PM

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Jul 5, 2024 3:55 PM in response to glashoppah

Finally figured this out. If you add the AppleTV to a Home in Homekit, it suddenly becomes a source. Not only does this break Airplay (it shows up as a source in Airplay, with the original destination unselectable, as above), but it's also self-referenced in the AppleTV as its own remote. To fix this issue you must remove it from the Home, and delete it as a remote. Then you can re-pair it with sources.

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