Apple TV 4K unable to play music from iMac or iPhone

AppleTV 4k A2169 unable to play music from iMac or iPhone . I did everything: reboot router, reboot Mac & iPhone. exit icloud , create another user on iMac, initialise ATV4k . everything, simply music stops after 1 second . Meanwhile old ATV3 A1469 works perfectly even with no pairing with Apple ID . all devices are upgraded

iMac 24″

Posted on Feb 14, 2026 1:33 AM

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Joni71 Author

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Feb 14, 2026 4:59 AM in response to Joni71

i also cancelled all network preferences, and tried with another iPhone with different Apple ID

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