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Q: Cannot keep Airplay working from any iOS device through Airport Express

All of our iOS devices (iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB; iPhone 4S 16GB AT&T; iPhone 4 32GB AT&T) are updated to iOS 5.1 (this happened with older versions of iOS as well).

 

We use an Airport Express (with latest firmware but this also occured with older firmware) with an 1/8" cord running to an iPod dock (we have purchased and exchanged 3 different kinds/brands of dock to elimnate that as a problem) so we can use Airplay.

 

The problem is, music will only play via Airplay for a period of 5 minutes to a record time of 26 minutes. It doesn't matter if we are using a MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard OS X), the iPad 2, or either of the iPhones. Also, it isn't exclusive to an app (Rdio, Pandora or iTunes) the music will always stop playing and on the iOS device the music will pause and the Airplay indicator will go from being selected back to the iOS device and the music begins playing on the device instead of the remote speaker dock.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks!

iPad 2, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 16, 2012 2:57 PM

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  • by Joseph Kriz,

    Joseph Kriz Joseph Kriz Mar 16, 2012 3:18 PM in response to pokestate73
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    Mar 16, 2012 3:18 PM in response to pokestate73

    You have me curious...

     

    What is the Dock doing for you?

    What is the 1/8" cord for?

     

    To use the Express for AirPlay, all is needed is to plug the Express into your stereo system or powered speakers.

    No dock is needed.

     

    See this Apple article:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4587

     

    Tell us a little more about what you are trying to do with the dock... and your setup.

    Is the Express your main base station?

    etc...