Catalina 10.15.6 - Airplay not working after update

I also reinstalled Catalina from the App Store on the same drive, did not resolved my problem, then I tried to install on external drive, everything fresh, created users etc and it worked.

Catalina 10.15.7 solved this issue for me. All raspberry PI shairports in my home are again visible without the need to switch 5G/2.4G wifi.

Yes! I am experiencing issues as well with AirPlay after updating my laptop from an earlier version of Catalina (I believe 10.15.4) to 10.15.6 on my 2017 Macbook Air. I have another Macbook Air 2017 as well running 10.15.4, and AirPlay still works well.

I am unable to see any AppleTVs on the same wireless network as my 10.15.6 laptop. The only way I can view AirPlay devices on my computer is by turning on Bluetooth. If Bluetooth is not on, I cannot view any devices on my network.

I've even moved my ATV from wireless to wired internet connecting to my router, and my 10.15.6 laptop still cannot find it.

I think it has something to do with wireless drivers or kernel versions between the two laptops.

Here's the info off my 10.15.4 machine

Kernel version :Darwin Kernel Version 19.4.0: Wed Mar 4 22:28:40 PST 2020; root:xnu-6153.101.6~15/RELEASE_X86_64

Wifi Driver info

Here's info off my 10.15.6 machine

Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Thu Jun 18 20:49:00 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.141.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Wifi Driver info:

I hope this gets resolved soon

I've opened up a support issue with Apple on this, and it's currently at engineering.

I've noticed that there are several issues - not just one, and much of this has not changed since migrating to 10.15.6

The problem seems to be exacerbated by using a mixture of Airplay and Airplay 2 devices on the network.

However, I'm not sure if this is the case.

The Error message "Could not connect to ”[Device Name]“ " cause Music playback to stop and stall across the network, which is really annoying. One can reset the music by playing a different playlist and then switching back. This doesn't solve the connection problem, just the playback problem.

The above error message is normally paired with another message: "The AirPlay device ”[Device Name]“ cannot be found on your network. Please verify your network settings and AirPlay configuration or select another device." This message times out after about 20 seconds, but it's very misleading (In most cases the network is absolutely fine (one can check with a phone or vendor app to see that the device is connecting fine on the network - and some of them have web pages which one can connect to).

When we see the error "There are no speakers connected to the AirPlay device “[Device Name]”, this actually means that the device is now working and we can playback through it.

Once all the above has taken place, your Remote App will not work any more until you have switched playlists and closed the relevant alerts - which sort of defeats the point of using a remote app.

Resetting the computer, or doing a dns flush does not help the issue. Likewise, making sure that you only have one network port (ie, not wifi AND wired) does not seem to make a difference.

The current workaround we are using - not always reliable - is to keep all the airplay devices on (once you have them all connected and playing) and then leave them all at zero volume rather than switching them on/off. In order for this to work, it's important to turn off power/network standby - and this workaround still is a major pita.

Update: I managed to find some time and reinstalled MacOS Catalina via Internet Recovery on my problematic Macbook Air to see if it would do anything to fix the issue; I'm still having the same problem. The next step is blowing away the hard drive and doing a fresh install of Catalina to see if that fixes the issue.

I installed Catalina 10.15.7 yesterday on my computer, and the issue is still prevalent.

I'm going to reinstall Catalina on my computer. Internet Recovery > Disk Utility (Format the Drive). Then, do a fresh copy of Catalina 10.15.7 on my computer to see if it resolves the issue.

I did a hard reset yesterday fresh install for an entirely different reason and there is still no airplay option. Hope that saves you the time and effort.

Hello,

I'm having the same struggles, and so is my wife. We both have Macbook Air. We are no longer able to use the Airplay function after the latest Catalina 10.15.6 update. We both show our Airplay function is turned on.

Anybody else have any insight as to how we can get our Airplay back?

Thank you!

I have the same problem after updating my Mac OS to 10.15.6. Can't connect to either ipad pro or appletv. Devices are up to date, on the same network. Lost the ability to work on ipad with sidecar as a secondary screen. Please fix as it negatively impacts my current workflow.

Same issue here...Im WFH and have been using my iPad Pro as a second display. Since updating to Catalina 10.15.6 I've been unable to connect to it and get "Unable to connect, device timed out" which really sucks as Im afraid Id need to either risk it and go into the office or pay for a software to be able to do so again.

I really hope this issue gets addressed fast.

Thank you Sahna! I was in the process of doing the hard reset this morning to start off my weekend. Luckily, I read this and you saved me the hassle. Still, though, this is very weird.

Update: I removed Norton's protection from Comcast on my computer, thinking the program was stopping AirPlay devices to populate on my computer. AirPlay devices are still not showing up.

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Hi,

Same story here, I'm not able to find any official information or even not much complains.

Is it something specific on old iMac such as mine which is Mid 2013 ?

Thanks for your answers,

Jérémie