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How to cast Apple music to Chromecast from iPhone and Android?


"I have a lot of music and audio on my PC, and use Apple Music (for now.) We’re sitting in the den on a lazy Sunday afternoon, my Chromecast in here is connected to my audio system, and I want to listen to a playlist I have in iTunes. I picked up my iPhone and realize I have no idea how to play my music on my Chromecast. Is there a simple way to do this that I’m missing?" - quesiton asked by JeffL. Do you also have such confusion? Our helpful guide will walk you through the steps needed to chromecast Apple Music.

Contents:
Part 1 Apple Music now supports Chromecast
Part 2 Upload iTunes/Apple Music to Google Music to stream on Chromecast
Part 3 Cast iTunes/Apple Music from Google Play Music

Part 1 Apple Music now supports Chromecast

Apple Music has finally added Google Chromecast support to its Android app, which means you can now cast your favorite songs to your Google Home speaker, Android TV, or any other Chromecast-enabled device you might have.

Part 2 How to cast Apple Music to Chromecast

To cast Apple Music to Chromecast, you need an Android phone or tablet with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or later, or a Chromebook that supports Android apps.

  1. Make sure that your Android device and Chromecast device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
  2. Open Apple Music and start playback.
  3. Tap the song that's playing at the bottom of your screen to open Now Playing.
  4. Tap the Cast button .
  5. Tap your Chromecast device.

As you can see, casting Apple Music to Chromecast requires an Android device. What if you have iOS devices buut don't have an Android device? Don't worry. Here we will show you how to cast Apple Music to Chromecast with iOS device.

Part 3 Cast Apple Music to Chromecast with iPhone/iPad

You can't cast Apple Music to Chromecast from iPhone/iPad. However, you can cast Google Play Music instead. Here we will show you how to upload Apple Music playlists to Google Play Music.

Use Google Play Music Manager you can upload music from any music folder on your desktop (including iTunes and Windows Media Player) to Google Play and immediately start casting your top tunes to your TV or speakers. You can upload up to 50,000 songs and listen on your mobile device, computer, or Android TV.

Note: If you're using Chrome, try uploading your music with Google Play Music for Chrome instead of Music Manager.

The tiny queation is Apple Music songs you downloaded are DRM-protected. So you need to do find a DRM removal tool to strip Apple Music DRM and convert the Apple Music M4P songs to plain formats such as mp3 . Herer we will recommend Ondesoft iTunes Converter .

Ondesoft iTunes Converter is a professional Apple Music converter and DRM removal tool. The biggest advantage is that it automatically loads your iTunes and Apple Music songs and display them in an iTunes similar interface with the same catagory and playlists. You can easily find and choose the songs you want to convert.

This tutorial will show you how to remove Apple Music DRM and convert Apple Music to MP3 with Ondesoft iTunes Converter.

Steps to convert Apple Music to MP3 on Mac/Windows


1. Install Ondesoft iTunes Converter

Download and install Ondesoft iTunes Converter for Mac or Ondesoft iTunes Converter for Windows .

Remove DRM from iTunes music

2. Select Apple Music songs

Run Ondesoft iTunes Converter. It will automatically load your iTunes library . You don't need to download the Apple Music songs . Just add Apple Music songs, albums or playlists from Apple Music catalog to your iTunes Library . Check the Apple Music songs you want to remove DRM from. If you added songs, albums to iTunes Library, click Music in the sidebar and sort all songs by Type.

If you added playlists to iTunes Library, click the playlist name in the sidebar and you will find all songs included.

Remove DRM from iTunes music

3. Start to Convert

iTunes Converter support 9 output formats: MP3, M4A, AC3, AAC, ATFF, AU, FLAC, M4R and MKA. Change output song format, bitrate, sample rate, destination folder and filename format as you like. Original metadata information including title, artist, album, genre and artwork will be preserved to output MP3, M4A file. After conversion, you can enjoy the Apple Music DRM-free songs on your MP3 player , PSP , etc.

Remove DRM from iTunes music

Besides Apple Music songs, iTunes Converter also allows you to remove DRM from M4P songs purchased from iTunes Store before 2009, iTunes Audiobooks and Audible Audiobooks. It can also convert songs in other formats from your iTunes Library to MP3, M4A, AC3, AAC, ATFF, AU, FLAC, M4R and MKA.

After getting the DRM-free Apple Music songs, upload them to Google Play Music. There are 2 ways: Google Play Music for Chrome or Music Manager .

After upload Apple Music songs to Google Play Music, you can now cast them to Chromecast from computer, Andorid or iPhone/iPad.

On your computer

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Though not required, we recommend you pin the Cast button to your Chrome toolbar.
  3. Connect your computer and Chromecast device to the same wireless network.
  4. Go to Google Play Music ( play.google.com/music ) using Chrome.
  5. Click a song, album, or playlist.
  6. Click Play .
  7. At the bottom of the screen next to the playback controls, click the Cast button.
  8. Under "Cast to," select your Chromecast from the device list.

On iPhone or iPad

  1. Connect your phone or tablet and Chromecast to the same wireless network.
  2. Open the Google Play Music app.
  3. Tap the Cast button.
  4. Select your Chromecast device from the device list.
  5. Select a song, album, or playlist.
  6. Tap Play .

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