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thirdshiftdesigns
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Q: AirPlay - back to iPad option?

I have an iPad 3. I'm able to hear sounds like Siri and text messages but I'm unable to hear sounds in games, movies (Netflix/Hulu), or music. Upon further investigation, I looked at my airplay options which list all devices to use with AirPlay except the option to go back to my iPad.  I could be losing it, but I'm pretty sure that was an option before...

 

I've tried everything from making sure the switch in the side isn't set to mute to even completely resetting my iPad. Am I willing to try anything to get the sound to work again - I'm just not coming up with anything that has worked.

iPad, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on May 11, 2013 1:03 PM

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman May 11, 2013 1:06 PM in response to thirdshiftdesigns
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    May 11, 2013 1:06 PM in response to thirdshiftdesigns

    Try resetting your iPad.  Hold the on/off and home buttons together for about 10 seconds till you see the Apple logo.

     

    You should see your iPad speakers again in AirPlay.

  • by thirdshiftdesigns,

    thirdshiftdesigns thirdshiftdesigns May 11, 2013 1:12 PM in response to sberman
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    May 11, 2013 1:12 PM in response to sberman

    I did completely reset (removed all content and settings) my iPad before I posted this, but just to try- I did a soft reset (holding the home and power button down). This did not work. I do see something that I'm not sure I've seen before.. It says "dock connector" in the AirPlay options which seems odd to me....

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman May 11, 2013 1:17 PM in response to thirdshiftdesigns
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    May 11, 2013 1:17 PM in response to thirdshiftdesigns

    "Dock connector" is odd - I agree.

     

    So I think you mean you erased all content and settings earlier, and then restored your iPad from something (like iTunes, perhaps iCloud).  Hopefully that completed normally, with a sync, etc.  Then hopefully you remembered to eject the iPad from iTunes before you physically decoupled the two from the USB cable.

     

    If not, you might wish to repeat at least the sync process, remembering the eject at the end.

  • by thirdshiftdesigns,

    thirdshiftdesigns thirdshiftdesigns May 11, 2013 1:41 PM in response to sberman
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    May 11, 2013 1:41 PM in response to sberman

    Yes, thank you for the suggestions but I, indeed, I did all of these things (except restoring, I haven't restored).