Listening on your Mobile Device¶

iOS¶

"Simple DAAP Client" by magnet-magic.com is currently (March 2026) the only known iOS media client app which can stream from your OwnTone library directly (i.e., in the same way that desktop iTunes/Apple Music do).

Apple doesn't allow AirPlay receiver apps, and OwnTone also can't share music via Home Sharing, which is the protocol Apple uses for sharing media between devices.

Some alternative options, which all rely on OwnTone's streaming:

• listen via the web interface
• use a MPD client app that supports local playback
• connect to the streaming endpoint with a media player like VLC

Android¶

On Android, you can use the same streaming methods described for iOS, but you can also find apps that act as AirPlay receivers.