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george.zed Author

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22 points

Remove Apple TV ‘now playing’ control panel shown on lock screen. iPhone 14 pro max

Whenever there is something playing on my Apple TV, the Control Panel for Apple TV automatically appears on iPhone and iPad lock screen. Usually I would change the Now Playing source to iPhone/iPad to clear the Controls from the lock screen however this method no longer works on iPhone 14 pro max. It does still work on my iPad Pro running iOS 16.

I believe that controls box is now part of live activities, and have tried a number of solutions, such as removing remote control from control centre, turning off live activities on Lock Screen however nothing I’ve tried has resolved the issue. I’m waiting for support to find a solution or whether this is by design. I would like to remove the control box when I don’t want to it there. With other live activities, you can swipe them off your screen and bring them back if needed.

Posted on Jun 4, 2023 2:45 AM

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mejack1

Level 1

21 points

Posted on Nov 22, 2023 12:30 PM

Open "Control Center" by swiping from top right. Press and hold "Now Playing" widget, click bottom "Control Other Speakers & TVs" Click the top "iPhone Not Playing". Exit and it should be gone from your Lock Screen now.

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me666

Level 1

8 points

Sep 21, 2023 11:40 AM in response to george.zed

well im on ios17 and i cant turn it off. i keep going to get uo off my couch with my phone in my hand and it exits my show or fast forwards. sooo annoying 😅😅

george.zed Author

Level 1

22 points

Sep 21, 2023 3:12 PM in response to me666

**** it. I was going to test it today.. what's even more annoying is if is someone else is airplaying something, now playing shows up on everyones iPhone that is connected to same network.