Connecting iPad to Apple TV

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Connecting iPad to Apple TV

I have an iPad Pro running IOS 16.2 and there doesn’t appear to be a way of connecting to Apple TV other than doing a screen mirror. My wife has the same iPad model with the same IOS and network and she gets an Airplay symbol (rectangle with a triangle) in the top RH corner of video screens within browsers when the screen is tapped. I don’t get that symbol on my iPad whether I use Safari, Crome or Firefox but there is an Airplay symbol on the YouTube app. There must be something different in settings preventing Airplay appearing in browsers but I can’t find anything (there’s nothing in the Apple TV settings). In General settings, AirPlay to TVs is set to automatic.

Any advice please?

iPad Pro

Posted on Jan 30, 2023 8:43 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 30, 2023 8:54 AM in response to Deckie

Open the iPad Control Centre; swipe downwards from the top-right corner of the screen.

At the top-right of the Now Playing control, tap the AirPlay button (a long-touch performs a slightly different navigation action)…

You should now see the this control panel - from which you can control various aspects of AirPlay, including the selected target; everything that you see on this panel is a control:

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Jan 30, 2023 12:57 PM in response to LotusPilot

Thanks LotusPilot. That’s what I call very tucked away, specially when the symbol looks like it’s for Airdrop (which is what I thought it was for). Still don’t know why my wife gets the Airplay icon (rectangle and triangle) on her browser videos and I don’t.

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