- Part 1: Why Apple Music Cannot be Streamed on Roku?
- Part 2: Software Solution to Stream Apple Music to Roku Freely
- Part 3: Guide to Convert Apple Music to MP3 for Roku to Stream
Why Apple Music Cannot be Streamed on Roku?
With their fast developing speed, Internet and smart devices have posed non-negligible influence to people's modern life. TV is not just a device for you to passively choose the programs to watch. With Roku TV, various channels come pouring in. There are chances for you to enjoy abundant videos, live shows, music and other digital media.
To enjoy music on Roku, you just need to connect your Roku Stream Player or Roku TV to the Internet, set up a Roku account, and start streaming. The slogan on Roku's official website says that it streams anything. Unfortunately, Apple Music is not the very "anything". The music format that Roku supports include MP3 and M4A but to encrypted music files such as M4P which is just the format of songs from Apple Music subscription service.
Software Solution to Stream Apple Music to Roku Freely
Actually, since Roku supports common MP3 format, the answer to this question is obvious. That is to convert the non-compatible M4P to MP3. In other words, to realize it, you need to remove the original encryption of M4P. That's what TuneMobie Apple Music Converter does.
- Remove encryption of Apple Music
- Keep ID tags including song title, artist, album, composer, track number, disc number, genre, etc. in output files
- Keep original music file's metadata information
- Fast conversion speed of 16X faster speed
- Directly convert Apple Music tracks online without downloading to iTunes library (only on Windows and macOS 10.13 or higher)
- Fully compatible with latest Windows 10, Catalina and iTunes
Guide to Convert Apple Music to MP3 for Roku to Stream
After knowing the overall function of TuneMobie Apple Music Converter, then how to use it? It's quite easy and fast.
Step 1: Launch TuneMobie Apple Music Converter
Launch TuneMobie Apple Music Converter and you will have the easy-to-use interface. Meanwhile, the iTunes or Music app (on macOS 10.15 Catalina or later) will be launched automatically. The iTunes Playlists is entirely listed on the left part of the interface.
Step 2: Choose the Songs You Want to Stream on Roku
On the top right part of the interface, you will see the songs waiting to be chosen. Just click the checkbox to select them. If the number is too big, or if you just want to convert all songs in the list, please click the top checkbox.
Step 3: Set the Output Format as Roku Compatible MP3
Just below the album list is the settings. Choose "MP3 - MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3" as the output format.
Other settings such as metadata can be changed as well. You can easily rename converted Apple Music songs by title, artist, album name, track number and disc number. All the settings can be adjust according to your need. It is recommended to set the quality as the highest one and the speed as 16X faster.
Step 4: Click "Convert" to Start Converting
Once you complete all the settings, please click the button "Convert" to start. You will have the clear sight of the time needed for each conversion. Then after all of them is finished, you can copy the MP3 files to MicroSD card or USB drive and plug it in. Now, enjoy Apple Music freely on Roku.
Additional Tips
Using a software program to bypass the encryption is legal for personal use. Please don't apply the output files for business use or distribute them to others. Of course, it is also possible to watch iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos on Roku if you use TuneMobie M4V Converter Plus to convert encrypted M4V to plain MP4. If you feel it is necessary to use both programs, TuneMobie iTunes Converter Toolkit is a better and more cost-effective choice and will help you stream both iTunes movies and Apple Music on Roku.