iOS9 Airplay stops on standby and auto-lock

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iOS9 Airplay stops on standby and auto-lock

Since upgrading to iOS9 I have noticed Airplay audio playback to stop when putting the device in locked or standby mode.

This does not happen on iOS devices which still run on iOS8.

Playback stops when the device is connected via AirPlay, either by:

1. Pressing the standby/power/lock button

2. Letting the iPhone go into Auto-Lock

Besides Airplay, this also happens when the iPhone is:

1. Connected to headset

2. Connected to USB audio externals

3. Connected to Bluetooth audio externals

The audio will remain playing when locked:

- When using the iPhone speaker

This applies to:

- All audio. Podcasts, Apple Music, Beats1 Radio, Spotify and more.

Resetting the phone will not solve it.

Has a new feature/setting been added to iOS9?

Has anyone noticed the same 'feature'?

Is there a workaround to get the iPhone to keep playing when locked?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.1

Posted on Oct 23, 2015 9:55 AM

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Answer 1

ARB-82 Author

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Oct 23, 2015 9:59 AM in response to ARB-82

PS: A possible workaround is:

1. Connect device to airplay, play music/audio

2. Lock device, audio will stop

3. Press the power button, but do not unlock.

4. Use play controls to restart music/audio

The phone will go back in to sleep/standby and music will keep playing.

Not ideal, but it works for now...

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Qiming

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Oct 23, 2015 7:02 PM in response to ARB-82

I've noticed this too, and your solution does indeed work

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ARB-82 Author

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Oct 29, 2015 6:53 AM in response to ARB-82

Apple Support: we don't know if this is by design or not.

I have no idea why you would ever want to 'overpower' a user that has selected to play music over airplay, but it seems this might actually be a feature of iOS9.

Leaving your iPhone unlocked all the time to play some music via AirPlay seems so ridiculous.

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ARB-82 Author

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Oct 29, 2015 7:12 AM in response to ARB-82

This is actually a bug in iOS9.1, the fix: Do NOT use live wallpapers

When disabling Live Wallpapers as a lockscreen, Airplay will work fine.

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Oct 30, 2015 1:48 PM in response to ARB-82

Do NOT use live wallpapers - actually helped me

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Oct 31, 2015 1:57 PM in response to ARB-82

Wow I was trying to figure this out for a long time and this post finally helped. Thanks for the tip. How do we make apple aware of this bug??

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Nov 16, 2015 9:59 AM in response to ARB-82

I assume you're referencing Dynamic Wallpapers. I have this issue occurring without using them.

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Byron221

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Nov 29, 2015 9:31 AM in response to ARB-82

I Must be looking at something different, because I can't find "live wallapapers". I can only find dynamic and still. Currently, the phone's screens are both set to still and I am still experiencing these problems. Am I missimg something from your suggestion?

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Nov 29, 2015 3:09 PM in response to Byron221

Live wallpaper is an option on the 6S. When I chose the still wallpaper for the lock screen it solved my AirPlay issue.

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ARB-82 Author

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Nov 30, 2015 2:30 AM in response to Gregp2424

Correct, this specific issue and solution only applies to iPhone 6s/6s Plus with 3D Touch. Other models do not have this option and probably suffer from a different issue.

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