If you ask a lifelong Apple fan what iOS features he finds most useful, he’ll probably name AirPlay, among others. One of the options in the Apple ecosystem allows you to stream music or images from your iPhone or iPad to an external monitor or TV without wires and even additional applications over a wireless network. Unfortunately, even in iOS 15 this function sometimes does not work correctly, so users have a logical question: how can this be fixed? It seems that I did everything according to the instructions, but AirPlay does not work on the iPhone, does not connect to the TV, or is slow. Here are some ways to fix this.
AirPlay doesn’t see TV
In most cases, we use AirPlay to connect the iPhone to the TV. For example, to view some content on the big screen without transferring files and additional manipulations. In this case, the smartphone does not connect to the TV, although both devices are connected to Wi-Fi.
- Please observe that each gadget is related to equal Wi-Fi to get the right of entry to the point. Turn off cellular service on your iPhone or iPad.
- The TV is a stationary device, so sometimes it does not pick up the Wi-Fi signal well. Try running YouTube on TV, and if the problems continue, then simply distribute the Internet to the TV via modem mode on the iPhone.
- The TV does not support AirPlay: unfortunately, this happens on some modern models with Android TV. They have Chromecast – an analog of AirPlay for Android, but connecting an iPhone is more difficult. We wrote about how to do this in our article.
- After all, it’s important that your TV or monitor is turned on: an iPhone or other AirPlay device won’t find the screen turned off.
If the TV does support AirPlay, then it is best to turn off the device using the remote control, then completely unplug it, wait 10-15 seconds, and start it again. Smart TVs are not perfect and are sensitive to even the smallest glitches.
Screen mirroring would not paintings on iPhone
In addition, many may notice that the function located in the Control Center called “Screen repeat” simply does not work. When pressed, the required device to which you need to connect the smartphone is not searched. What should I do?
- Go to Settings on your iPhone and select “AirPlay and HandOff”: in the “Auto-AirPlay on TV” item, turn on Auto so that the smartphone connects to the TV itself without notification.
- Make sure both gadgets are close to each other. You don’t need to come close, you just shouldn’t be in another room.
- Restart Wi-Fi on the iPhone. But do this through Settings, not Control Center.
- Reboot both devices. If the iPhone cannot connect to the TV via AirPlay, there may be a system failure that can be resolved by restarting.
AirPlay might no longer work on Mac
- Not only iPhones or iPads support AirPlay, but also Mac computers. If you want to transfer an image from iPhone to MacBook but are unable to do so, you need to check the following.
- Find the Firewall in your Mac’s settings, uncheck “Block all incoming connections” and select “Automatically allow incoming connections.”
- Contrary to expectations, AirPlay is not available on all Macs. Check if your Mac supports this feature – the list is in our article.
- Check if AirPlay is turned on: Click the AirPlay icon in the bar at the top, click AirPlay On, and then select the monitor or TV you want.
Update your Mac. The fact is that new software versions contain improvements or bug fixes from previous updates. It’s probably time to upgrade, even if you don’t want it.
AirPlay slows down – what to do?
If your device is connected via AirPlay to an external monitor or Bluetooth speaker, you may notice that the sound or image may freeze. Naturally, it shouldn’t be this way. Here’s what you can do.
- Check the connection and disconnect other devices from it: smart speakers, smartphones, or computers that do not currently need to connect to the Network.
- If you connect to a TV, make sure that unused applications are closed on it. Especially if it’s an inexpensive Android TV.
- If the sound on the speaker slows down, try disconnecting the iPhone from other devices: smart watches, headphones, and fitness bracelets.
- Sometimes sound freezes are a harbinger that the speaker will soon run out of power. Put it on charge.
Some experts recommend turning off AirDrop or Bluetooth on your iPhone by opening Control Center, long-pressing the Cellular Data icon, tapping AirDrop, and tapping Reception Off.
The new iPadOS 16 will feature the long-awaited Stage Manager feature. We told you in a separate article how to turn it on and use it.
