IOS 6 airplay problem

- I currently have a iphone 4 and a ipad 2 both updated to ios6. When i am trying to send a video (ie. youtube,netflix ect.) to my apple tv 2 (from either device) it only plays the sounds (no video) this worked flawless before i updated to ios6. Any ideas?


On a side not airplay mirroring does work on my ipad 2 fine, just not normal airplay :/

AppleTV 2, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 3:05 PM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2012 6:40 PM

Hi guys,


I encountered the same issues and finally cleared it with the following resolution:

- Reboot your Wi-Fi router.

- Turn on your "Airplane mode" in your iOS device and then turn it off.


That's all. This method is safe and you don't need to change and initialize your devices. This was successful on my iPod Touch (5Gen) plus Remote app + AppleTV (2Gen) + the latest iTunes on MacOS X Lion.


If possible, update your AppleTV's firmware and iTunes to the latest as well.

If the issue persists, try unregister/register the AppleID on your AppleTV/iOS device/iTunes. (I believe this may be unnecessary in most cases).


I guess that some new iOS6 packets that relates to AppleTV and AirPlay sometimes disturbs by some Wi-Fi routers. Thus rebooting the Wi-Fi router catches and passes the new packets from iOS6 devices and clears the issue.

I'm unsure why turning on/off the Airplane mode clears the issue. This looks a small discrepancy in the new iOS 6.


Note that this is just my speculation.


Cheers,

119 replies

Oct 5, 2012 7:00 AM in response to Deeeeean

Thank you for the article. I tried "squrl" and it is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Love this app. I have DELETED YOUTUBE permanently. Will only use SQURL from now on. It is the perfect thing that I was looking for. Will try to spread the word around because this app is much more relevant and this is how Youtube at one time used to be. Now it is simply garbage. squrl is the way to go.

Oct 5, 2012 7:05 AM in response to VikkyPal

Does "Squrl" have AirPlay?? Note that I'm not asking about mirroring but actual AirPlay? That's my main beef about the YouTube removal - I can no longer watch YouTube content via AirPlay on my Apple TV. Mirroring just doesn't cut it as it keeps me from using the device for other purposes (e.g. web surfing) while playing a movie.

Jan 23, 2013 6:45 AM in response to Peppo2

I have a slightly different problem with the Bose Sound Link Air and Airplay. I have 3 wireless networks in the house connected via TP-Link powerline wireless access point extenders. If my iPhone5, iPhone4s or iPad are connected to the same wireless network as the Bose they cannot see the airplay button. If they are connected to one of the other 2, they can!


Ken

Mar 7, 2013 1:01 PM in response to Community User

I'm having the same problem when trying to mirror an iPad or iPhone to the Apple TV. I'm an IT guy and have access to every version of the iPad and iPhone so here's what I did.


Verified my Apple TV had the latest update, 6.2 I believe and had internet access.

I have an iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPad 2 and iPad 3 in the same room as the Apple TV 3rd generation.

The iPhone 4 see's the airplay icon but nothing displays when it connects. The iPhone 5 and iPad 4 does not see the icons. The iPad 2 is the only device that can connect and mirror itself to the Apple TV. The OS version for that iPad is 6.1.2.


By the way, all these devices worked with this Apple TV but quit working in the middle of a big meeting. Thanks Apple, for making us look stupid. So it's kind of an off and on thing. There's no guarantee that this Apple TV will work. I tried using the "Remote" app from apple which requires turning on Home shareing to work. That didn't help either. I can understand if all the devices I have don't work, but the iPad 2 is the only one that does. Just doesn't make sense. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Mar 28, 2013 3:22 AM in response to Community User

The reason I am writing this because since updating my iOS software two 6.1.3 whatever the the new update is The problem I recently discovered is that when I double-click my home button the menu pops up and it used to be that when I slid it all away to the left The audio Would have a little circle where I could select how I wanted my audio to come out through my phone through my airport express etc. etc. I want to know where that feature when and why and if it is coming back I grew to love this simple and easy way to access my audio output Because it can come in very handy when I am on the go or trying to play audio like video games or music This way I could simply switch it if I say was going for a run and no longer wanted my audio to play through my hundred dollar airport express which sends my music through my stereo systems I just want to know what happened to the icon feature and is it coming back

Apr 7, 2013 6:37 AM in response to user2009

Good info bro. I'll give that a try. What I did find out is we only experience this problem in our conference room with the iPad 4. The iPad 1, 2 and 3 work fine in the same room. However, the iPad 4 does not have problems if we try this in our small offices with airplaying and connecting to the same wap. So the equipment we are using is the Apple TV 3, iPad 4, and an wireless access point to connect those 2 devices for mirroring through airplay. Also works fine if you use a hotspot. I'd like to say it has something to do with our conferencing room like maybe interference. But the all the other iPad versions don't have this problem in that room so I'm a little stumped. I looked like a ******* the first time I set this up for a big meeting. It worked for 30 minutes, then as soon as the meeting started, the iPad could no longer connect to the 3rd gen Apple TV.

Apr 8, 2013 1:09 AM in response to Community User

Well none of the aforementioned tricks did the job. So today I restored my Ipad3 & atv2 just to make sure the delta updates were not the cause. again, no joy, no luck. Via the videos app, with iTunes Match on, I cannot stream a iTunes purchased music video. Last month I could, now or whenever Apple did what they did, I can't do something that has worked for what...the last 2 years or so.


summary: something in Match is causing this error. Trip to the local "genius bar" now scheduled. Which hopefully will not be useless, as they don't have any Airplay setups for testing.


note: no devices are Jailbroken.


@Thaizir : nothing like setting something up and only to be embarrassed by tech that bites back....it *****....i know.

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