I have a MacBook Pro late-2011 and a brand new Apple Airport Express. The Airplay icon shows up on iTunes, but not in the menu bar of the Mac. I tried to "detect display", doesn't work. How can I make it work to use mirroring?
FYI, I have Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10, and Airport Utilities software is up to date...
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
On the Mac under System Preferences -> Displays, check the following
From About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X
An Apple TV
A supported Mac
AirPlay Mirroring in OS X takes advantage of the hardware capabilities of recent Macs to deliver high frame rates while maintaining optimal system performance. The following Mac models support AirPlay Mirroring when using OS X Mountain Lion or later:
On the Mac under System Preferences -> Displays, check the following
From About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X
An Apple TV
A supported Mac
AirPlay Mirroring in OS X takes advantage of the hardware capabilities of recent Macs to deliver high frame rates while maintaining optimal system performance. The following Mac models support AirPlay Mirroring when using OS X Mountain Lion or later:
Yosemite does not have the drop down menu to select an Apple TV.
I am having this issue as well.
What year/model is your Mac? Does it support AirPlay?
I've checked the compatibility on the Apple Support Forums, and from what I have found, my Macbook Pro supports Airplay.
I have a Mid-2010 Macbook Pro.
I took another look at the Apple Support Forums, and it seems that I misread. My Macbook Pro is too old to support Airplay.
If my Macbook Pro does not support Airplay, then why is there a checkbox in the Display system preferences? With that being there, it eludes to my Macbook being able to support it.
Can post a screen shot of your Display Preference pane?
Your Mac does not show this part
You can still mirror displays, for example, using a HDMI/TB/DVI/VGA adapters.
No, it doesn't.
Alright. Thanks for your help.
Hi Loner T , I have the exact same situation as for Markfrommattoon.. Except that I had the chance to use my Macbook Pro mid 2010 on OS X YOSEMITE with my AppleTV for a short period of a time.
Everything was working perfectly and the Air Display option was apparent as well as the mini apple tv logo option in the upper menu bar.
After two updates that I recently made, it decided to stop showing up .. I really don't understand .. is there a way of downgrading OS X firmware ??
Thank you.
N-Tony wrote:
After two updates that I recently made, it decided to stop showing up .. I really don't understand .. is there a way of downgrading OS X firmware ??
Can you post the exact year/model and the EFI version? Do not post your Mac's serial number. It is painful to downgrade firmware. The discovery of ATV is done using two different protocols, mDNS (aka Bonjour) and AWDL. You can also look at packet traces on your network. Do you have newer Macs that you can test airplay with? There is also AirParrot.
Airplay icon does not show up on menu bar
