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AirPlay video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
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This mirroring feature is great for demonstrations, presentations, picture slideshows, watching video on a larger screen, gaming on a bigger display, recording an iOS device screen , and so much more. Assuming you meet those basic requirements, you can get started streaming the iOS screen over to a bigger display. Using an iPhone mirrored over to a Mac running the Reflector app as an example, this is what it will look like:. These are the two most significant errors encountered with using AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring in iOS, and fortunately are extremely simple to resolve. Sending an iPhone or iPad display mirrored over to an Apple TV will just display the home screen or open app, with the remainder of the TV having black bars. The latter app is free, whereas the other two options are paid with free trials, all of which make for excellent apps that are well worth exploring for those interested in wireless streaming of the screen of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Finished mirroring the iOS screen to another display? Disabling AirPlay Mirroring is super simple:. Enjoy this tip?
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To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Posted on Sep 17, PM. Did you scroll down under Airplay in the. It was hidden there on my iPad. Posted on Sep 18, PM. Page content loaded.
Since updating to iOS8, Airplay now constantly drops out every few minutes from my iPad2. Software fully up to date on both iPad and Apple TV. No disrespect to those with Apple products but the past few weeks have been horrible for Apple. Then there were the wild rumors about the new iPhones bending like hell with videos to prove such a thing can happen with little effort. As much as I do hate Apple at times I do kind of feel bad for them lol. To answer your question though, I have not really heard of or seen issues relating to Airplay. If I were you I would hook both up to ITunes and downgrade back to 7. Good day! Interesting that it didn't do that with my Apple TV though, never had any trouble with that. We have many, many Apple TVs and we have had that issue since August when we installed them.