AirPlay not connecting to Samsung Series 7 TV - Solution

I too had issues connecting my IPhone 14 Pro to my Samsung Series 7 TV. It had worked a while back but suddenly started getting “unable to connect” error when I went to use it again. I performed all of the things recommended by other users (resetting the AirPlay options on the tv, shutting down both the phone and the phone and restarting, turning privacy option off the WiFi). It dawned on me that I had a Samsung remote app on my phone and tried to connect that app with the TV. It worked. I then tried the AirPlay again. Lo and behold, that worked as well. I can’t really tell you why it took one connection to establish the other, but that was all it took (plus about an hour of trying all of the other things).

I hope that helps everyone. I am on IOS 17.2.1.