Unable to find AirPlay button

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Unable to find AirPlay button

I have an iPod touch 2nd Generation MC Model with iOS 4.2.1 and Windows Vista Laptop With iTunes 10.1.0.54.
I have 'Look for remote speakers connected with AirPlay', 'Allow iTunes control from remote speakers' and 'Look for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad Remotes' checked in iTunes Preferences.
I use the same WiFi network for both the PC and the iTouch but still cannot find the AirPlay button in iTunes or on the iPod Itself.

I downloaded an app called Remote which successfully works but I don't want to launch another app to stream it all, I want to automatically see it when I'm playing music, videos and viewing photos.

8GB iPod Touch 2nd Gen MC Model, iOS 4

Posted on Jan 15, 2011 8:01 AM

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Jolly Giant

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Jan 15, 2011 8:15 AM in response to TTY_TOM

TTY_TOM wrote:
I ... cannot find the AirPlay button in iTunes or on the iPod

in iTunes, look @ the bottom right of the window. the AirPlay icon looks like this

on the Touch, you need to start playing a file for the AirPlay icon to show up.

J GG

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TTY_TOM Author

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Jan 15, 2011 8:39 AM in response to Jolly Giant

Played a song but it's not there on iTunes or the iPod. I'm gonna update iTunes to 10.1.1 and see if it helps at all

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TTY_TOM Author

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Jan 15, 2011 9:40 AM in response to TTY_TOM

Nope, updating iTunes didn't help at all.

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Answer 4

Jan 15, 2011 11:37 AM in response to TTY_TOM

What type of Remote Speakers do you have?

Or do you have an Airport Express to use with your Airplay?

If you don't have any Airplay sources, then the Airplay button will not show up.

Let us know more about what you have.

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TTY_TOM Author

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Jan 15, 2011 12:14 PM in response to Joseph Kriz

Unfortunately I have no remote speakers at the moment but I am going to buy one in the next few weeks or so

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Answer 6

Jan 15, 2011 12:34 PM in response to TTY_TOM

That's why you don't have any Airplay buttons.

You need to have an Airplay device before the button will show up.

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Answer 7

Jan 15, 2011 3:10 PM in response to TTY_TOM

I have an iPod Touch 3rd gen, running on 4.2.1 I have speakers hooked up to my AirPort Express...I know they work with AirPlay, since I can use Airplay on my iPhone 4 and my iMac and MacBook Pro....I used to be able to do the same with my ipod, not anymore. Neither from the music App nor other Apps that have that function. This happened after I got a service replacement for the iPod...don't think that could be the cause, but it's the only thing that has changed. Any help would be apprecited

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Answer 8

Sep 7, 2012 12:48 PM in response to Joseph Kriz

im having a simmilar issue and i have an apple tv 2nd gen.. i want to share my screen of my macbook pro to my apple tv but it wont show the option to turn on mirroring? i have mauntain lion installed to i should have that option in my status bar to do that right? but i dont see it anywhere in my status bar! i can still use airplay but i cant share my screen.. please help me!

thanks

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Answer 9

lllaass

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Sep 7, 2012 1:57 PM in response to knation13

The iPod does not mirror:

Minimum requirements for AirPlay Mirroring

For best performance, make sure that your system meets AirPlay Mirroring minimum requirements.

iPhone 4S or iPad 2 (and later) with iOS 5 and later
Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) with software version 5.0 or later
An 802.11a, -g or -n wireless network

From:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5209?viewlocale=en_US

Does your model Mac support AirPlay Mirroring:

Supported Macs

AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion takes advantage of the hardware video encoding capabilities of 2nd and 3rd Generation Intel Core processors. Hardware video encoding allows AirPlay Mirroring to efficiently deliver high frame rates while maintaining optimal system performance. The following Mac models have processors that support AirPlay Mirroring:

iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)

Which Mac do I have?

Above from:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404

If you are having problems with AirPlay see:

Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring

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