Since it’s new, many of you might be confused about how to access it on your Roku. Whether you are already an Apple Music user or new to it, you can easily play it on your Roku with just a few setups. In this article, we have compiled a step-by-step guide on how to do it.
How to Play Apple Music on Roku?
Since Roku officially supports Apple Music, you can find the channel on the Roku Channel Store. Therefore the easiest way to play songs is by adding them to your account. However, if this does not work for you, another alternative is to use AirPlay to screen mirror Apple Music. Let’s check it out in more detail below.
Download Apple Music
You can directly download Apple Music from your Roku Channel Store. You can subscribe to it by purchasing the plan. Also, if you are a new user, you can get a free trial for one month. Then, you can either cancel or continue the plan when your trial ends. You can use Roku TV, Roku Streambar Pro, etc., to listen to music. We have mentioned two ways to add the channel to your Roku for your reference. You can browse through the web Roku channel store if you cannot download it from Roku TV. Here are the steps for it.
Through Roku TV
Through Web
Use Voice Command
Once you’ve added Apple Music to your Roku devices, you can simply use the voice command remotes to play songs. You can give commands to launch the app as well as control the playback menu. Moreover, your Roku TV also supports voice assistant devices such as Alexa. So, if you have connected them together, control your playback using voice commands. For Instance, “Alexa, play Acoustic on Apple Music.”
Use Screen Mirroring
In case you cannot download the Apple Music channel from your Roku store, you can use AirPlay. With this feature, you can cast your Apple Music screen from your Apple devices to Roku when connected over the same Wi-Fi connection. You must enable AirPlay on your Roku settings first to use it. Then, you can pair them together and play music. You can also find the AirPlay icon on the playback menu of Apple Music on your smartphone. For your reference, we have mentioned the steps for screen mirroring from iPhone to Roku. If you are a mac user, you can check out our screen mirroring on Roku article for more detail.
