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How to Stream Apple Music on PS4?

Like the Roku and Chromecast, Sony’s PlayStation 4 can play video and music files from a USB drive or another computer on your network. Your PS4 can even play local music files in the background while you play a game.

"I subscribed to Apple Music and spent a whole day transferring downloaded Apple Music to my PS4, , but in vain! How to enjoy my Apple Music on PS4?"

Before finding out a solution to stream Apple Music on Sony PlayStation 4, you need to firstly beware that Apple Music is not supported by PS4, and when you download a song from Apple Music, it has got protection on it, which prevents you from downloading thousands of songs and then canceling your Apple Music subscription. Does that mean you will not be able to enjoy Apple Music on PS4? Of course not! Well, all you need is an Apple Music Recorder, which can help you record and convert Apple Music to PS4-compatible audio formats, like MP3 and AAC (M4A).

Features & Performance of Sidify Apple Music Converter

To successfully stream Apple Music on your PlayStation 4, a widely used solution is to download and install an application on your computer called Sidify Apple Music Converter. It is a fantastically flexible and easy-to-use tool for converting Apple Music, iTunes M4P music, and iTunes/ Audible Audiobooks in a faster way. What's more! This software is built with advanced encoding technology, which lets you convert Apple Music songs at a 10X faster speed and edit all the preserved ID3 tags.

A Guide to Streaming Apple Music on PS4 from a USB Drive

Things You'll Need:

A computer that runs either Mac OS or Windows OS
The latest version of iTunes
An External & Portable USB Hard Drive
Sidify Apple Music Converter

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Step 1Launch Sidify Apple Music Converter

After downloading and installing Sidify Apple Music Converter, launch the program, and then you'll see the user-friendly interface of this Apple Music Converter. The program is compatible with Windows and Mac.

Step 2Import Apple Music Tracks to Sidify

Click the "Add" button, and you'll see a pop-up dialog that shows you your entire iTunes library. Tick the audio files that you'd like to get as MP3/AAC/WAV/FLAC/AIFF/ALAC files and click the "OK" button to add them to Sidify.

Step 3Choose an Output Format Supported by PS4

Click the "Settings" button on the upper right. Here you can choose the output format as MP3 and AAC for PS4, set the output file name, and adjust the output quality up to 320 Kbps.Meanwhile, you can choose the output folder and how you like the audio files organized. If you don't change the output path, the output audio files will be saved under the default folder.

Step 4Start Conversion

After the conversion is done, you can find the converted audio files by clicking the "Converted" button or directly going to the output folder that you set in the previous step. All ID3 tags, including artist, album, year, track number, and genre, are preserved in the output audio.

Step 5Transfer the Converted Apple Music to USB for Streaming on PS4

Now, find the converted Apple songs on your computer and transfer them to an external USB hard disk.

1. Create a folder called "Music" in the USB storage and transfer all of the music files you would like to play from the computer to the USB storage. Once you’re done, you can “safely remove” the USB drive from your computer.
2. Plug the USB into one of the USB ports on your PS4 and a “USB Music Player” icon will appear in the the Content Area. The music player icon will move to the right when a new application is started. You can use more than one USB storage device at a time.
3. Press the "X button" to start the application. And then you can select the albums or songs you want to play.
4. Now, you can enjoy your favorite Apple Music on PS4 while playing a game or using remote play.

Note: The trial version of the Sidify Apple Music converter has a 3-minute conversion limit. If you want to unlock the time restriction, you can purchase the Sidify Pro now.

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Important Notes

Sidify strictly complies with the US copyright regulations. We adopt a leading technology to record the unencrypted audio data which is outputted to the system sound device, with the highest quality.

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