#AirPlay speaker names are shown in lowercase

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spice marten
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Most of my AirPlay speakers are shown in lowercase (see attached screenshot).

I have verified that they’re correctly advertised via mDNS :

dns-sd -B _airplay._tcp
Browsing for _airplay._tcp
DATE: ---Sun 16 Mar 2025---
14:53:17.518  ...STARTING...
Timestamp     A/R    Flags  if Domain               Service Type         Instance Name
14:53:17.519  Add        3  13 local.               _airplay._tcp.       Wohnzimmer
…
14:53:17.519  Add        3   1 local.               _airplay._tcp.       MacBook Pro
…
14:53:17.519  Add        3  13 local.               _airplay._tcp.       Bad DG
14:53:17.519  Add        3  13 local.               _airplay._tcp.       Hauptbad
14:53:17.519  Add        3  13 local.               _airplay._tcp.       Gäste-WC
14:53:17.519  Add        3  13 local.               _airplay._tcp.       Küche
…
14:53:17.519  Add        3  15 local.               _airplay._tcp.       Schlafzimmer
14:53:17.519  Add        2  15 local.               _airplay._tcp.       Schlafzimmer (2)

Also, I’m wondering why in some cases “Airplay” is shown in parentheses.

Would be be worth filing a bug on GitHub?

Thanks!

Screenshot_2025-03-16_at_15.15.15.png
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I’m aware that I can rename speakers, but I think it would be a good default not to lowercase the names.

languid depot
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The players shouldnt be lowercase but maybe that is how they're advertised in the raop messages . Note that MA only supports airplay 1 (RAOP) so you need to look at the raop mdns advertisements.

The (Airplay) between the brackets is for players that have another primary type, such as sonos.

spice marten
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Thanks! The ones with Airplay in brackets are shairport-sync, while “schlafzimmer” are HomePods. Just checked the RAOP advertisements and they’re actually announced in mixed case:

dns-sd -B _raop._tcp
Browsing for _raop._tcp
DATE: ---Thu 20 Mar 2025---
22:59:45.713  ...STARTING...
Timestamp     A/R    Flags  if Domain               Service Type         Instance Name
22:59:45.713  Add        3  13 local.               _raop._tcp.          A6EDC12CD3B7@Schlafzimmer (2)
22:59:45.713  Add        3  13 local.               _raop._tcp.          0E7F7E4DC906@Schlafzimmer
22:59:45.713  Add        3  15 local.               _raop._tcp.          A6EDC12CD3B7@Schlafzimmer (2)
22:59:45.713  Add        3  15 local.               _raop._tcp.          0E7F7E4DC906@Schlafzimmer
22:59:45.713  Add        3  13 local.               _raop._tcp.          D2D2A7F0448B@MacBook Pro
22:59:45.713  Add        3  15 local.               _raop._tcp.          D2D2A7F0448B@MacBook Pro
22:59:45.713  Add        3  13 local.               _raop._tcp.          0242C0A85803@Bad DG
22:59:45.714  Add        3  13 local.               _raop._tcp.          BA0DC9ECD2C9@Wohnzimmer
22:59:45.714  Add        3  15 local.               _raop._tcp.          0242C0A85803@Bad DG
22:59:45.714  Add        3  15 local.               _raop._tcp.          BA0DC9ECD2C9@Wohnzimmer
22:59:45.714  Add        3   1 local.               _raop._tcp.          D2D2A7F0448B@MacBook Pro
22:59:45.714  Add        3  13 local.               _raop._tcp.          0242C0A85801@Gäste-WC
22:59:45.714  Add        3  13 local.               _raop._tcp.          0242C0A85802@Hauptbad
22:59:45.714  Add        3  15 local.               _raop._tcp.          0242C0A85801@Gäste-WC
22:59:45.714  Add        2  15 local.               _raop._tcp.          0242C0A85802@Hauptbad
raven lily
raven lily
spice marten
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Hey! Sorry, I’ve missed your message. Thanks for fixing this! I’ve just tested this by deleting the AirPlay Player Provider and re-adding it. The names appear correctly in mixed case. 🙂
Just wondering why most of them have the word “AirPlay” in brackets. That feels a little redundant. The Snapcast player provider, for example, doesn’t seem to do that. Not a big deal, of course!

Screenshot_2025-05-08_at_22.06.43.png
languid depot
spice marten
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Got it, thanks! Yes, I’ve assigned custom names to solve it. When you say players that support multiple protocols, does that also apply to players that just support AirPlay 1 and AirPlay 2?

raven lily