AirPlay broken in IOS 18?

I am using a Denon PMA-900HNE with AirPlay 2 support. I have streamed music from my iPad and iPhone since I bought it. Now I have upgraded my iPad to IOS 18.01 and it is no longer possible to stream music from my iPad to my Denon unit.


I use Apple Music on both my devices. The iPhone (14 Pro) is running IOS 17.7 without any problems streaming using AirPlay 2, but my iPad with IOS 18.1 will not connect to my Denon and play.


All units are connected to the same WiFi network.


Have read about others on Reddit with same issues and they use other receivers.


Anyone with more details about this problem and maybe a workaround until the bug is corrected?


iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Oct 25, 2024 01:36 PM

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Posted on Nov 11, 2024 12:45 PM

I tried this and it still didn't work. Only way it is working is clicking on the mirroring phone icon. It stop working after IOS 18 update

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Nov 24, 2024 09:40 PM in response to Brod1070

I received 18.1.1 a day later after 18.1. 18.1 likely did it but l have no way of knowing at this point. 18.1,1 does support AirPlay and screen mirroring. I also tried changing all my TVs back to their Mfr’s device name and they all started to respond faster too. I’ve had a problem with loss of audio on my Roku Ultra but haven’t tested it yet. Hopefully it will be resolved too. I also noted that AirPlay still has a problem with periodic interruptions in streaming video that has been a long term issue with AirPlay. However screen mirroring is now as solid as a rock and allows easy switching between websites without loss of the mirroring session.

Nov 29, 2024 03:57 PM in response to szaitsev

reset network settings in the Settings> General > Transfer or REset [Device] > Reset > Reset Network Settings


That worked!! I am using a Pioneer LX-503 receiver with my iPad to play music from Plex. I was going nuts with the holidays here and wanted to play all my Christmas music on Thanksgiving and could not get it going. Thanks for this tip.

Dec 14, 2024 12:21 PM in response to Nguyening

I had it working after doing the network reset with my Pioneer receiver. Then iOS 18.2 came and poof it stopped working again. Plex could see the Pioneer airplay, it would spin in circles and could not connect to the receiver. I tried the network reset again on my iPad and it would not work. I then power cycled the receiver, still no go. Rebooted the iPad, no good. Next day it worked fine, so no idea why the wait fixed it.

Jan 13, 2025 10:47 AM in response to OysteinH

Hi gang. I’m on 18.2.1 and I am still having this problem. I did the network reset as per the earlier notes but no joy.


I’m using airplay to connect to a Marantz hifi unit, and it has worked perfectly for years. Now it cuts in and out , it seems the that music carries on playing but the sound just stops.


hoping someone has tried another approach?


cheers

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