Like most people I enjoy the Pandora radio
app, which gives me access to my favorite music channels while surfing the web.Today, I was wondering if the Pandora app could utilize the new Airplay
feature in iOS 4.2 and stream this music from my iPhone or iPad to my house speakers. Well, it can.Log into your Pandora app on your mobile device. Select your favorite music channel and then start playing the channel.
After selecting the music channel to play, the player will be displayed on your mobile device. Notice the small blue up arrow icon in the lower right hand corner of the player. This is the access to your remote speakers that you can utilize via Airplay. Click on this arrow to display the speaker choices.
As you can see, in the illustration below: I have the option to listen to Pandora music through my iPhone speakers
or headset, my house speakers hooked to an airport express base station or the speakers hooked to my Piano via airport express base. Select the speakers and viola you have music streaming remotely throughout your house.
Many of the musical or audio apps on your mobile devices can be played via this method. Just hook up some speakers to Airport Express base stations
and setup on your Mac
using Airport Utility application, then select your apps and Mac applications (iTunes
for one) and try them out. Music soothes the soul.
NOTE: The iPad version of Pandora doesn't seem to have the up arrow icon on its player. However, you can start playing a channel in Pandora on the iPad and then using multitasking capabilities of iOS 4.2, switch to your iPod player
app and set the speakers through that app and then go back to your Pandora app and the music will stream through the external speakers. This little trick using iPod player app to set the speaker choice works with other apps like Netflix where you wish to stream a movie to your iPad, but have the sound come out some external airplay speakers.
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