iPad via HDMI to monitor, no sound

Hi,

for me its the same problem.

i have iPad Pro 2020 11“, Apple hdmi adapter, BenQ 4K Monitor without internal speakers.

when i connect to hdmi the sound from the internal iPad-speakers turns of, also on bluetooth-headphone.

the volume bar in the control-Center turns into a fully white bar , named „iPad“, but isnt adjustable.

how can i use this „pro“ called bug for video conference with monitor and internal speakers?

hope there is an update soon , that will fix this

Restarting the pad , to connect to bluetooth-audio, is no solution for me. I bought good internal speakers and they should work.

is there a possibility to send this bug to Apple?

cheers

I'm glad I'm not going crazy and the only one experiencing this issue. I have an iPad Pro 12" (2018) and multiple USB-C adapters to connect to my LG TV. I am attempting to watch Apple TV shows via iPad on my TV. There's video but no sound.

I've tried

a. multiple adapters

b. powering on/off iPad/TV

c. control center (as suggested in earlier replies)

d. bluetooth

Nothing seems to work.

However, there are times when audio does come through but no dialogue. This is terribly frustrating and annoying for something that should just work --- easily! What a huge miss for Apple. I'm surprised by how long this has been an issue. I welcome any more ideas.

We have a similar problem.

We just bought a new iPad Air + USB-C Apple AV Adapter with the intention of sending both video and audio to a large TV in a gym so that we can have remote personal trainers instructing a gym class via Google Meet.

When we connect the Apple AV Connector the iPad screen is mirrored to the TV fine.

YouTube via Safari plays video and audio to the TV great.

However any actual app like Google Meet will only send the video to the TV, the audio comes out of the iPad. This is terrible in a gym setting when the presenters voice is squeaking out the iPad instead of the big TV speakers.

If we pull down from the top right corner of the iPad screen, the audio only has "iPad" as an option.

Is there a way to allow Apps such as the Google Meet App to send both Video and Audio down the Apple USB-C HDMI AV Adapter?

Many thanks if you have a solution.

I have same issue (apple HDMI adapter to HDMI cable to TV will play ipad on TV but no sound on TV, although I get sound on iPad -- I'd like to watch (and hear!!!) youtube, amazon, zoom, skype, etc.)

I've read through all of the three pages of posts and have not found a solution. I've tried different HDMI cables, I've bought more Apple brand HDMI connectors. Nothing works. Ironically, I got it to work right at the beginning of the Covid lockdown, but have not gotten it to work since.

This is clearly an Apple problem not driving the sound to the HDMI cable. (have the same problem with our big screen TV, the kids TV, and the Monitor in my office).

APPLE, please fix this!!!!!!!

It would be nice if someone from Apple actually read these posts and gave us a solution.

AJ

Not sure what kind of docking station you may be using. I encountered this issue while using an iPad Pro with a Dell WD19TB docking station connected to a television via HDMI cable. Connected the USB-C to the iPad and received a picture but no sound. Tried changing the settings of the TV to external speaker and also used a cord with a yellow audio jack on one end and the headphone jack on the other end. Neither option worked. I finally acquired an hdmi-to-display adapter and put the tv sound back to tv speaker and voila! Although everyone does not have the same docking station, I hope this gives you a lead in finding a resolution to your issue.

Same problem. I just want to be able to connect an external monitor and have the sound play from the iPad’s speakers. Unfortunately, the iPad is not a selectable option when a monitor is connected to it. It seems like a bug to me.

This is called a programming Turkey. When something obvious is completely missing.

The option to output audio to any desired device, is a necessity, particularly to the iPad itself.

With so many options available, such as what I just installed; an iPad with external display which has no speaker, for my mom. I can not be adding elaborate Bluetooth speakers or headphones to this rig. It needs to be simple.

The USB-C Adapter I have is the Apple brand, I should have the option to output Video through HDMI and Audio through the originating iPad Mini.

This is simply absurd.

I have the iPad pro 2020 12.9 and AirPods do not work while hooked up to hdmi no Bluetooth speaker works either. It is terrible.

Thank you sooo much for posting. After reading through many posts before getting into this thread, I finally found my answer. Where no one else could post a solution, you nailed it🎉🎉

When I connect my laptops (Dell and MS Surface) to the same monitor, audio will come from my laptops. Why can't Apple allow the same for iPad? It's frustrating to have to rely on external speakers or headphones...

I agree that it feels like a really easy problem to solve - but I know nothing about these things. But it is a really frustrating problem to live with. I too am surprised apple doesn’t pick up on it.

Thank you! This is the only thing that has worked. I'm using headphones and haven't tried without them, but it works.

It's ridiculous that we pay thousands of dollars for Apple devices that can do everything under the sun, but falls flat at performing simple tasks every other device on the planet handles without issue.

SOLVED!

WOW. I was on a chat and a phone call with an apple representative using my AppleCare+ and neither of them knows a solution to this issue, but your comment did!!!

Its disappointing for them to say that i can only achieve this by connecting a screen monitor to my MacBook Air, and NOT my iPad. :)) they need more technical training.

Thanks. Tried, didn’t work for iPad Air 4. Will just use speakers or headphones...

that doesnt work. i have ipad pro 2020, 12 inch. i can get no sound from the ipad when i connect an external screen via hdmi