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Unable to mirror Slingplayer to Apple TV

Until about a month ago, I was able to mirror my Slingplayer for iPad to my Apple TV and now I can't.


I have contacted Slingplayer and they say everything is good on their side. I have done the following:

  • Reset my Apple TV
  • Turned off Airplay, Reset the Apple TV, then turned on
  • Switched from an Ethernet connection to the Apple TV to wireless
  • Closed all apps on my iPad


I am running the latest version of Apple TV and the latest version on my iPad 2.


I am still unable to mirror and instead get the following error message:


"An error occurred when loading this content. Try again later"


It is much later and I am very frustrated. Any ideas are welcomed! Thank you!

iPad 2, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 7:28 PM

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May 8, 2013 12:43 PM in response to bman80s

I am also experiencing the same error with Slinplayer and ATV. I have the New Ipad with Retina display, an Iphone 4, and the newest ATV purchased last Sunday on 5/5/2013. I have tried rebooting it, adjusting all the display and audio settings, as well as restoring the ATV software but still no luck. Next I will try to downgrade ATV to previous version to see if that works. Both Ipad and Iphone are giving me the same error message with Slingplayer. The other streaming apps are working fine.

May 22, 2013 9:49 PM in response to bman80s

Have you tried to mirror your iPad with Apple TV first, and then start the slingplayer? That works for me. When I first tried, I had slingplayer running and then tried to mirror my iPad to Apple TV. That resulted in getting the same error mentioned before - " an error occurred when loading content. Try again". Now that I am mirroring the iPad to Apple TV first and then starting the slingplayer I have no problems. Try it.

Jul 1, 2013 9:32 PM in response to jpadder

Double Click the Home Button (the one on the bottom with the square (my apologies if I am getting to basic).... not the On button. This will bring up the apps that are currently running. Then swipe from left to right and this will bring up the media prompts. Press the AirPlay button and select the Apple TV. When you do so it will prompt you to Mirror. Do so and you will immediately see your iPad mirrored on your TV. Then navigate to Slingplayer and you are all set.... Hope this helps!

Jul 2, 2013 7:46 PM in response to jpadder

Okay... that is the exact same set up I have...


When I double click the Home button: User uploaded file... and slide the resulting group of icons to the right... I get this display which I have expanded to show you how it appears on my iPad.


User uploaded file


As you can see, I also have an Apple Airport Express that is listed.


If you do not have the Airplay button... then check the settings on your Apple TV... to insure that Airplay is ON.


Go to the Apple TV and Select Settings then General then About. I am running Apple TV Software 5.3 (6105)... if this is not your version, you may want to update your software under the "Update Software" menu item.


Assuming that you are running 5.3, Select Settings>Airplay and insure Airplay is ON. I do not have a password.


Hope this helps.... if it does not the only thing I can think of is that maybe these is an issue with your wireless network router or setup. Assuming however that it is set up with defaults for the most part, it should be okay.


Hope this helps!

Sep 13, 2013 12:51 PM in response to bman80s

I unfortunately started experiencing this exact issue yesterday. Thanks to this thread I was able to set up the mirroring prior to launching the Slingplayer app. That solution worked for me like it has for other folks here.


I spent some additional time trying to figure out why I could not launch Airplay from within the Slingplayer app anymore after it had worked for the past three weeks, I discovered that when my iPad connects to the 5Ghz band on my router I experience the issue launching Airplay from within the Slingplayer app. When I connect the iPad to the 2.4Ghz band I am able to restore the ability to launch Airplay from within the Slingplayer app.The AppleTV has been connected to the 5Ghz band the entire time.

Unable to mirror Slingplayer to Apple TV

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