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Lately I've been having problems with Screen Mirroring from my iPhone 7 to my Apple TV 4. The [screen mirroring] connection constantly drops while watching videos on the TV that I'm streaming to my phone. This problem didn't exist previously, or was very infrequent. I realize it could be a variety of things ... does anyone know a good place to start in terms of troubleshooting? Thanks in advance.
It would be based on the network, mirroring is very intensive and needs a stable network. If you are just viewing videos it would be better to use basic airplay, which just forwards the video instead of mirroring the full display.
In terms of troubleshooting
If on wifi try Apple TV on ethernet
To see a current status of the network get a report from istumbler or similar (on your computer). This will show signal strength, noise, nearby networks.
It would be based on the network, mirroring is very intensive and needs a stable network. If you are just viewing videos it would be better to use basic airplay, which just forwards the video instead of mirroring the full display.
In terms of troubleshooting
If on wifi try Apple TV on ethernet
To see a current status of the network get a report from istumbler or similar (on your computer). This will show signal strength, noise, nearby networks.
Thanks for the reply. I never realized there were two options: AirPlay vs Airplay Mirroring, so this was super helpful.
Regarding troubleshooting the network ... the AppleTV is already connected to the modem via Ethernet, but I'll go ahead and look into the "health" of the network.
Not a problem. Also make sure no other activity is occuring while attempting to mirror (other streaming, web use, network backups etc). It is sending out your full display in real-time and it won’t take much to cause lag or dropped connection, especially if there are other devices or users currently on the network.
Screen Mirroring from iPhone constantly drops
