### System details

Intel i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe, Omarchy 4.0.2-1

### What's wrong?

# Stock install does not expose AirPlay / HomePod speakers

**Component:** defaults / PipeWire  
**Severity:** minor (local speakers and Bluetooth work; AirPlay speakers on the LAN never appear)

## Summary

On a stock Omarchy install, HomePods and other AirPlay receivers on the same Wi-Fi never show up as audio outputs. Avahi is already installed and the speakers are advertising `_raop._tcp` / `_airplay._tcp`, but PipeWire cannot talk to them.

Two pieces are missing:

1. `pipewire-zeroconf` is not in the default package set. On Arch this is a split package that contains `libpipewire-module-raop-discover` and `libpipewire-module-raop-sink`. Omarchy already installs `pipewire`, `pipewire-alsa`, `pipewire-jack`, and `pipewire-pulse` in `install/omarchy-other.packages`, but not this one.
2. PipeWire already ships `/usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf.avail/50-raop.conf` to load that module. Nothing in Omarchy enables it.

Omarchy already auto-connects Bluetooth A2DP so speakers appear without a manual PipeWire recovery. AirPlay is the same class of gap: the rest of the stack (PipeWire, Avahi, mDNS) is present, and the RAOP module is one package plus one drop-in away.

## Expected

HomePods / AirPlay speakers on the LAN appear in the audio output list, the same way Bluetooth speakers do.

## Actual

`wpctl status` only lists the built-in speaker and HDMI sinks. `pactl list modules` has no `libpipewire-module-raop-discover`. `pacman -Q pipewire-zeroconf` is not installed.

Meanwhile the speakers are visible on the network:

```
avahi-browse -rtk _raop._tcp
# HomePod mini (AudioAccessory5,1) advertised as Office / Office (2)
```

## Reproduction

1. Fresh Omarchy install on a LAN that has a HomePod (or any AirPlay speaker).
2. Confirm Avahi is running and the speaker is advertised: `avahi-browse -rtk _raop._tcp`.
3. Open the audio output list / `wpctl status`.
4. The HomePod is not there.

## Workaround

```sh
omarchy pkg add pipewire-zeroconf
mkdir -p ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d
cp /usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf.avail/50-raop.conf \
   ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/50-raop.conf
systemctl --user restart wireplumber pipewire pipewire-pulse
```

After that, the HomePods appear as PipeWire sinks (here: `Office` and `Office (2)`). PipeWire 1.6.8 on this machine discovered them immediately.

## Suggested fix

- Add `pipewire-zeroconf` next to the other PipeWire packages in `install/omarchy-other.packages`.
- Enable the stock drop-in (`50-raop.conf`) so `libpipewire-module-raop-discover` actually loads.

Tradeoff worth knowing: RAOP discovery will also list nearby Macs and Apple TVs as sinks, not only HomePods. That can be turned off with `module.raop = false` if someone wants it gone. Fedora has been enabling this by default; PipeWire 1.4.8 specifically improved HomePod mini compatibility.