Switching between devices on Airplay?

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Switching between devices on Airplay?

Hello! I received a new Apple TV for Christmas. I have an iPhone and so does one of my roommates, and another has an iPad. I was wondering if there was an easy way to switch between devices using Airplay on the Apple TV. As of now I've just been powering off both devices and turning my iPhone on first so it will stream to the Apple TV, but I was hoping someone knew of an easier way to swtich between devices. Thanks!

Posted on Dec 31, 2010 12:58 PM

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vazandrew

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Dec 31, 2010 1:11 PM in response to salvy182

Not sure what you're asking. You don't have to turn off the iPhone, you simply make sure sure it's on the same network as ATV then tap the airplay icon to switch it over to the apple tv and it streams.

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salvy182 Author

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Jan 4, 2011 9:25 AM in response to vazandrew

but sometimes my roommates iPhone syncs with the ATV first, and I was wondering if there is an easy way to switch it to my iPhone, because only one device can stream on airplay at a time. when one iPhone has the airplay icon the other one doesn't. thanks

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Jan 4, 2011 10:02 AM in response to salvy182

You don't need to "switch" between ios devices, I've had an iphone and itouch both controlling the AppleTV at the same time. Comically, as my daughter would select a song on her itouch, and I'd switch it with a song from my iphone. However, there is a problem with the AppleTV and Iphone finding each other when you leave your house and disconnect from your wireless network. This may be the issue you are facing and why you have to shut off your iphone, and reboot. Each time I leave the wireless network and return in order for the airplay icon to show up I have to reset my iphone. You may wish to check out some other threads for this issue and see if there is a new solution. For now, the only one I know is the reboot method.

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