Apple TV full screen Ipad

Try the following steps, check whether things are working after each step where appropriate, before trying the next.

1. Check AirPlay is turned on on the Apple TV (turn it off and on if it already is)
2. Check that both devices are on the same network (Settings > Wifi, on the mobile device and Settings > General > Network, on the Apple TV).
3. Restart the Apple TV (Settings > General > Restart).
4. Restart the Apple TV by removing ALL the cables for 30 seconds.
5. Restart your router. (Also try removing it’s power cord for at least 30 seconds)
6. Restart your mobile device or computer.

If you are still having problems, try using 802.11n for wifi if you are currently using either 802.11b or 802.11g.

You might also try removing any other software related to screen sharing or streaming to remote displays that you might have installed at some time.

If your problem is AirPlaying from a computer, try disabling bluetooth

If you are still having problems, the following article(s) may help you.

Troubleshooting AirPlay

Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections

Recommended Wi-Fi settings

Wifi Diagnostic Software (for Mac users)

You may also find some help on this page, where I’ve collected some of the more unusual solutions to network issues.

When making adjustments to your network for better optimisation, you may find some of the points mentioned on this page helpful.

Yes, there are immense differences.

Basic AirPlay sends the original content (video/audio) file to the Apple TV, mirroring sends a mirror of the display on the iPad.

The original video content is likely to be (but not always) 16:9 and will, therefore, fill a TV screen, whereas the iPad display is 4:3 and therefore will show black bars each side when mirrored to a TV screen.

The file can be sent as is and therefore can arrive in less time than it takes to play, mirroring is always live and is sent in real time (less reliable).

If you consider the image below for example and assume it to be (for the sake of this explanation) your iPad display when viewing the YouTube website...

If you mirror, you will see...

If you send the video by basic AirPlay, you will see...

To get video by basic airplay you will need the site or app to support it, you can enable basic airplay either by swiping up from the bottom of the screen and then left or using the airplay icon in the corner of the video feed.

It's not really clear what you are saying. Is it that you only get the option to mirror or that basic airplay doesn't work properly, I got the impression it was the later which is why I suggested what I did because I think it's a network issue.

If it's that you don't get an option to use basic airplay, then either the provider doesn't support it or you are trying in the wrong places. Make sure AirPlay mirroring isn't selected then swipe the control panel left for basic airplay or look for the airplay icon on the video itself.

It isn't really all that clear what your problem is, is it that there is no option for basic airplay or that it doesn't work when selected. I assumed it was the later which is why I made the suggestions I did since I believed it's a network issue.

If you are saying you don't have an option to basic airplay then either the provider doesn't support it or you might be looking in the wrong place. Make sure Airplay mirroring is turned off and swipe left on the control panel or look for the airplay icon on the video itself.

edit, my post above didn't show up at first, now it does.

Hi. Winston has already explained the difference between mirroring and basic AirPlay. But he omitted a couple of twists that may be confusing you. First, some websites prevent basic AirPlay, allowing only mirroring. You can avoid this by enabling basic AirPlay from the iPad Control Center before loading the webpage. Second, when you switch the iPad video player to full screen, mirroring automatically changes to basic AirPlay. You can tell this because you see the full screen video on the TV (no player controls) and the iPad says "This video is playing on Apple TV". Third, basic AirPlay works by sending the video URL to Apple TV, which streams directly from the server. That connection may fail if the server requires a cookie or other authentication, or if the route from Apple TV to the server is different from that for iPad. When that happens, you see the normal basic AirPlay message on the iPad, but nothing on the TV screen.

Since you were able to play the video using basic AirPlay, and were suddenly unable, it sounds like the server suddenly required some web interaction (cookie, etc.) that Apple TV cannot handle. A rather clunky work-around is to specifically enable mirroring, start the video playing, then expand the video player by pinching open so it fills the iPad screen, and center it on the TV. This results in double letterboxing, making the picture smaller than the TV screen, but it does work.

Firstly, I don't believe I omitted to mention that some providers don't allow Basic AirPlay. What I said was...

If you are saying you don't have an option to basic airplay then either the provider doesn't support it or

Secondly.

Second, when you switch the iPad video player to full screen, mirroring automatically changes to basic AirPlay

Obviously, it doesn't. whilst there are further scenarios, by the poster own admission...

some providers don't allow Basic AirPlay.

Thirdly.

That connection may fail if the server requires a cookie or other authentication, or if the route from Apple TV to the server is different from that for iPad.

Why. Basic airplay requires the provider to enable the feature, after making the effort to enable it why would they cripple it by requiring protocols not supported by the Apple TV. The reason basic airplay might fail is because of a network issue.

A rather clunky work-around is...

Please don't waste your time. If the provider has enabled basic airplay, you shouldn't need to jump through hoops, if it doesn't work as it should it's almost certainly a network issue at your end of things, sort it and you should be able to enjoy full screen video again.

Hello Winston. Welcome back, by the way. I see that you disagree with my suggestion that mirroring in iOS switches to basic AirPlay when you go to full screen. This is based on direct experience. If you enable mirroring in the iPad, open vimeo.com in the iPad browser, and play a random video, you see the iPad screen on TV, as expected. But switch the video player to full screen and it says "This video is playing on Apple TV", while the TV shows only the video, without the rest of the iPad screen. If the provider of the video does not support basic AirPlay, the TV screen becomes black, and the video does not play. This can cause full screen playback to fail.

I dont agree, no. Your statement implies this is always the case which it is not.