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Q: Connection on Airplay keeps dropping, suspect caused by IOS 7

I had no problem playing movies from either iPad 2 or iPhone 4s before the IOS upgrade.
But recently the connection seems dropping evey few minutes when playing movies from on device.

Anyone has any problem lately?

iPhone 4S

Posted on Oct 30, 2013 2:39 AM

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Q: Connection on Airplay keeps dropping, suspect caused by IOS 7

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  • by windowsucks,

    windowsucks windowsucks Jul 4, 2014 11:47 AM in response to deebrown
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    Jul 4, 2014 11:47 AM in response to deebrown

    I've been wresting with this issue for a while to the point I stopped using Apple TV.  I came across

    an apple page that suggested plugging an Ethernet cable  directly to the router.  I know that kind of defeats

    the purpose but it's seemed to work and fortunately my router is close enough.

     

    Hopefully this helps.

  • by whitewave081175,

    whitewave081175 whitewave081175 Jul 7, 2014 4:22 AM in response to windowsucks
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    Jul 7, 2014 4:22 AM in response to windowsucks

    Thanks to those who suggested a router channel change. Mine already had a fixed channel but as soon as I tried a different channel the Air Play symbol popped up. Cross fingers it stays but there are 12 more channels to try if not!

     

    Jen

  • by BARTVON,

    BARTVON BARTVON Jul 15, 2014 8:01 PM in response to whitewave081175
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    Jul 15, 2014 8:01 PM in response to whitewave081175

    Wifi router channel change fixed everything for me - works perfect now.  Was dropping out horribly before.  I downloaded some wifi sniffing software and learned I live in a very densely packed wifi signal area, and my router was using the same channel as dozens of other routers.  I simply forced my router to use a channel that nobody else was using - instead of the default setting of auto channel selection - traffic jam solved.

  • by nolltre,

    nolltre nolltre Jul 20, 2014 1:33 AM in response to deebrown
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    Jul 20, 2014 1:33 AM in response to deebrown

    Same problem here.

     

    Nothing to do with network or source since iPad Gen 1 running iOS 5 can play exactly same source (Spotify) over the same network without any glitches. Playing on iPad 4 (iOS 7) manages maximium 2-3 minutes before dropping and having to manually reconnect.

     

    Does not seem to be problem with Apple TV either since exactly same behaviour using built in airplay on Pioneer VSX-2021 (works for iPad 1 bur kot iPad 4).

     

    Please note that a workaround using fixed wifi channels or similar that solves the problem for someone is not an indication that it is a network issue. If an iPad 1 can handle non fixed wifi channels or any other setup an iPad 4 should also he able to handle it. However since Apple seems to ignore this issue any workaround is of course interesting.

  • by djluis2k7,

    djluis2k7 djluis2k7 Sep 1, 2014 8:23 PM in response to Jonnypz4
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    Sep 1, 2014 8:23 PM in response to Jonnypz4

    I'm having the same problem as well with an iPad mini, but not an iPod touch, both running iOS 7.

  • by aPexH,

    aPexH aPexH Sep 3, 2014 12:01 PM in response to deebrown
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    Sep 3, 2014 12:01 PM in response to deebrown

    Apple is still silent. It seems to me they didn't even test Airplay on iOS 7. The connection issues are constant. It's clearly a bug that has been ignored for far too long. Really a shame to watch issues like this become more and more common with Apple. I miss the days of Steve.

  • by RichS.SBU,

    RichS.SBU RichS.SBU Sep 5, 2014 10:25 AM in response to deebrown
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    Sep 5, 2014 10:25 AM in response to deebrown

    Same issue here - been testing / streaming with airplay and ios 6 for a while. No issues whatsoever. Updated to ios 7 a short time ago, now airplay craps out every 2-3 minutes.

  • by HelgeKreutz,

    HelgeKreutz HelgeKreutz Oct 5, 2014 1:52 PM in response to RichS.SBU
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    Oct 5, 2014 1:52 PM in response to RichS.SBU

    I have upgraded my iPads to IOS 8.0.2, the Apple TV is also updated, and now there is the same problem of dropouts every 5-10 minutes. Happens on the iPad and on the iPad mini. Wish I would have left everything as it was.

     

    The dropouts are in airplay, the internet line is monitored and now stable. Apple TV and airport extreme and iPads are around 2 years old, the Apple TV is hanging on an airport express of similar age. All devices are at least 2 meter apart so there should not be any proximity problem.

     

    I will go through the suggested causes such as switching extender on and off and checking serial numbers, but I'm not very hopeful since everything was fine on airplay until now.

     

    Soooo frustrating as it was only recently that the internet dropouts were sorted out!

  • by Tr7£,

    Tr7£ Tr7£ Oct 7, 2014 1:16 PM in response to deebrown
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    Oct 7, 2014 1:16 PM in response to deebrown

    Air played dropped out every 10 minutes or so

    turned off the blue tooth function on my I pad

    no problems nnow!

  • by Hassert,

    Hassert Hassert Oct 14, 2014 4:46 PM in response to BARTVON
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    Oct 14, 2014 4:46 PM in response to BARTVON

    Changing router settings to fixed channel dramatically improved the situation. THX

  • by Leonard Barshack,

    Leonard Barshack Leonard Barshack Nov 5, 2014 3:52 PM in response to Hassert
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    Nov 5, 2014 3:52 PM in response to Hassert

    There is a know issue with some Apple TVs.  This was mentioned in prior posts.  I suspect this is the problem for me.  Call apple and get a replacement Apple TV if your serial number fits the criteria.  While redundant, I post a link to an article on MacRumors.com

     

    http://www.macrumors.com/2013/04/15/apple-initiates-replacement-program-for-3rd- generation-apple-tvs-with-wifi-connectivity-issues/

  • by andyrew-cork-45,

    andyrew-cork-45 andyrew-cork-45 Dec 10, 2014 9:39 AM in response to Leonard Barshack
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    Dec 10, 2014 9:39 AM in response to Leonard Barshack

    Reset ATV to default settings is always a good trick

  • by Acarapella,

    Acarapella Acarapella Jan 5, 2015 8:03 PM in response to andyrew-cork-45
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    Jan 5, 2015 8:03 PM in response to andyrew-cork-45

    I Just wanted to say, I logged into my router and set it to onw channel instead of auto, and the issue appears to be gone.

     

    its been the trend for the last year or two that things, apple and non apple, technology and other have been going backward in progress. In 2010 when I got my Apple TV and I had my iPhone 4 And my mid 2009 MacBook, every thing was perfect. The 2007 Camry I had then was problem free. I can't say that about my stuff now (same Apple tv and Mac book but new software). That goes for the 2010 Camry I iust got rid of.

     

    IT seems like with more options comes more problems.

     

    Point being: the router setting appeared to have fixed the Issue. But why did the issue start out of no where when I've had the same router, apple tv, macbook, and television and working together for at least 4.5 years?

  • by GongShowNB,

    GongShowNB GongShowNB Jan 6, 2015 2:19 PM in response to deebrown
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    Jan 6, 2015 2:19 PM in response to deebrown

    I solved this problem by not allowing my iPad to go to the lock screen. As long as the screen stays on with the app in the foreground, I'm not disconnected.

  • by thebigadski,

    thebigadski thebigadski Jan 13, 2015 10:07 PM in response to windowsucks
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    Jan 13, 2015 10:07 PM in response to windowsucks

    I've been experiencing serious dropouts from both my macbook pro & iphone 5s.

     

    My Atv is hard wired to the modem via ethernet as well - has been since day 1.

     

    Its almost impossible to stream anything via the macbook without constant drop outs.

     

    The iphone is a little better but some days it's so frustrating I want to throw the p of cr3p in the bin! More common on the iphone if you are attempting multitasking!

     

    Has anyone got a REAL solution yet?

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