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Airplay stops when iPhone sleeps

When I tried to use AirPlay from an iPhone 3GS to my Apple TV, all was working well until the iPhone screen locked ( slept ) then the video would pause on the Apple TV.
This is annoying.

Is there anyway to prevent this without having to adjust the screen lock timeout on the iPhone?

iPhone 3GS, iOS 4, 2nd Gen Apple TV

Posted on Dec 5, 2010 2:15 PM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2013 4:13 PM

Turn Auto-Lock to off. Then it won't interrupt the movie.

I just had to reset my router due to a connection problem.

And that's when my iPhone Auto-lock started interrupting my video feed. Prior to reset, it was working fine all day.

I believe it's being picky about the order in which you start your devices.

It may be because I didn't reset Apple TV right after I reset my router.

It's definitely something to do with the order in which your devices are powered up.

I was using Aereo to watch TV all day with iPhone 4S and Apple TV, with no problem.

As soon as I powered up the router, my iPhone settings took presidency over the Apple TV 2.

This info should help you resolve the problem.

Meanwhile just change auto-lock to never, to watch an uninterrupted stream.

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Airplay stops when iPhone sleeps

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