Get name of AirPlay device using AVPlayer

Question

When AirPlay is enabled in a MPMoviePlayerController, it displays a text "This video is playing on device name ". When using AirPlay with an AVPlayer, is there any way to programatically get the device name?

Answer 1

Swift 4

private func addAirplayNotifier() {
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
        self,
        selector: #selector(airplayChanged),
        name: AVAudioSession.routeChangeNotification,
        object: AVAudioSession.sharedInstance())
}

@objc func airplayChanged() {
    isAirPlaying = false
    let currentRoute = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().currentRoute
    for output in currentRoute.outputs where output.portType == AVAudioSession.Port.airPlay {
        print("Airplay Device connected with name: \(output.portName)")
        isAirPlaying = true
    }
}

Answer 2

I'll post a similar answer than ambientlight for swift. Maybe it is helpful for someone in the future.

private func addAirplayNotifier() {
    NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserver(self, selector: Selector("airplayChanged:"), name: AVAudioSessionRouteChangeNotification, object: AVAudioSession.sharedInstance())
}

func airplayChanged(sender:NSNotification) -> Bool {
    var airplayConnected = false
    let currentRoute = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().currentRoute
    for output in currentRoute.outputs {
        if output.portType == AVAudioSessionPortAirPlay {
            print("Airplay Device connected with name: \(output.portName)")
            airplayConnected = true
        }
    }
    print("Disconnect Airplay")
    return airplayConnected
}

Swift 3.0

private func addAirplayNotifier() {
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: Selector("airplayChanged:"), name:NSNotification.Name.AVAudioSessionRouteChange, object: AVAudioSession.sharedInstance())
}