Airplay won't change to mirror iMac from Extend Desktop

For users that never install Air Parrot just go to Applications\Utilities\uninstall air display.app after reboot all back to normal.

This worked 100% for me 🙂

For users without Air Parrot just go to Applications\Utilities\uninstall air display.app after reboot all back to normal.

Well I have downloaded the utility to remove AirParrott and I have checked the Applications\Utilities folder and I dont have an air display.app to uninstall.

I still cant get it to come off of the extended desktop.

Any suggestions?

I have the same problem. I do not have any of the third party apps mentioned in all the posts on this issue. My iMac is mid-2011, and I had no problem mirroring the computer screen through Apple tv (third generation) to my big screen tv, until the 10.9.2 Merrick upgrade. Apparently all is well if you have the latest iMac. However, Apple does not appear to be in a hurry to support older iMacs even though they claim Airplay should work on mid-2011 iMacs. Well Airplay did work well before the latest Merrick update, and Apple cannot avoid the blame since the issue involves only Apple hardware and software. I sure hope Apple solves this problem with the next Merrick and/or Apple tv update.

You're spot on....

If you haven't run the Splashtop uninstaller included with the app download, I'd give that a try.

I had AirParrot installed from a previous Mac that I migrated from.

I uninstalled it using the utility here: http://support.airsquirrels.com/article.php?id=8

After a reboot, it worked like a charm.

Worked like a charm even though i never had Parrot before. i just did step 1 Remove all files and thats that.

Cheers

Thank you copythat23. Your advice worked perfectly. If you are having problems mirroring to Apple TV just follow copythat23 instructions:

Applications

>Utilites

>Uninstall Air Display

Let your computer restart and that should be

To all those people that are still having trouble and have tried everything in the forum with no luck

I HAVE A FIX FOR YOU TO TRY (TESTED 3 TIMES)

iDisplay screen mirroring app was the fault for me

I installed it but delete it straight away by removing it from application to recycle bin wrong move number 1

I have also uninstalled it using CleanMyMac with no luck ( wrong move there number 2)

all with restarts but it doesn't remove all files folders & drivers

what needs to be done is use the uninstaller in the program

download it again if necessary from www.getidisplay.com

you DO NOT have to install it again

just run the iDisplay.DMG file you downloaded from the website above

click uninstall

which will give you an error saying file is corrupt

if this is the case

this is what you need to do

first which is REALLY IMPORTANT go to the location below first and change a setting or it wont work :-)

system preferences

security & privacy

and change the setting at the bottom to ALLOW APPS FROM ANYWHERE

doing this will allow total removal

then run the iDisplay installer again which has the built in uninstaller you ran before

click uninstaller and follow the prompts to remove it totally

l have now uninstalled iDisplay without an error saying the uninstaller is corrupt

followed by a restart

now everything is working great again

THATS IT, ALL DONE!!!!! enjoy your streaming

check my post page 3

Splashtop was the culprit for me. Had moved app to trash but this did not remove all the files. Follow manual removal instructions from link below.

IMPORTANT - instruction no.5 refers to "System Library NOT "library".

https://support-splashtoppersonal.splashtop.com/entries/23968158-Unable-to-unins tall-or-update-Splashtop-Streamer

Thank you for the tip. It now works BEAUTIFULLY !!!!! 🙂

Same problems as everyone else. I don't have any of those 3rd party apps either. Still went ahead and tried the AirParrot uninstaller, didn't work either. iTunes will stream movies to Apple TV, but other than that it's just a black screen and audio.

After spending several hours on the phone and at the Apple store trying to fix this problem, this solution worked for me too!!! I uninstalled programed called, "Air Display" from Avatron Software.