DaveGarratt
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Q: IOS 8 AirPlay iphone 5S

Since upgrading to IOS 8 the option to select an AirPlay destination on my iPhone is very sluggish. Sometimes I have to turn off/on the wifi. Also when streaming music it often stutters if I have any other applications open like email. This was never a problem with IOS7. My Wireless AP's are all Apple devices as well.

 

Dave

Posted on Sep 24, 2014 8:17 AM

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Q: IOS 8 AirPlay iphone 5S

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  • by norm123,

    norm123 norm123 Sep 27, 2014 7:58 AM in response to DaveGarratt
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    Sep 27, 2014 7:58 AM in response to DaveGarratt

    Hello Dave,

     

    Check out the article below for issues with using AirPlay on your iPhone. It will have you look at some settings as well as looking for any interference that may be causing AirPlay to stutter.

     

    iOS: Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4215
     

    Regards,

    -Norm G. 

  • by DaveGarratt,

    DaveGarratt DaveGarratt Sep 28, 2014 12:54 AM in response to norm123
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    Sep 28, 2014 12:54 AM in response to norm123

    Thanks for the link but I'm sure it's IOS 8 related. I have 2 theories. Something has been changed on the networking front as a lot of people including me are finding that they cannot sync iTunes wirelessly since IOS 8 update - possibly OSX 10.9.5 as well.  I have a number of AirPort Express units and I think the problem is that either the phone is no longer roaming properly, or it's having problems discovering other AirPort devices which exist, other than the wireless AP which the phone is connected to. I have found that when I turn off Wifi and turn it on again, forcing the phone to look for the best signal it finds the closest AirPort Express (which is the one I want) and then it works fine.

     

    As for the stuttering this would appear to be a multi tasking issue and it seems to coincide with the email client looking for or downloading emails. I have also noticed that in some cases the next track/previous track buttons are very hard to use on screen - which would also seem to indicate that the phone is not picking up on every event.

     

    I may do a full reset when I have time, but for not I think I will wait for an update from Apple.

     

    Dave