Since tvOS 10.2 the Apple TV displays a Airplay connection requires iOS 7.1 or later error

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I have an Android app that can use AirPlay to play videos. Since my Apple TV 4 updated to tvOS 10.2 it has stopped working. I tried several other apps on Android and they all get the same error.

Does anyone know how to get around this issue?

Thanks.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 30 '17 at 08:03

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tvOS 10.2 introduced a new verification requirement for Airplay streaming devices.

You can find more information about this in the following article:

http://cordcuttersnews.com/apple-tv-tvos-10-2-update-breaks-third-party-airplay/

answered Mar 30 '17 at 08:03

David Cordero

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Oh wow that is crazy, kills a ton of AirPlay apps. Any workarounds? – casolorz Mar 30 '17 at 13:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 31 '17 at 22:55

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In my scenario the AirPlay connection message shows every 30 seconds even though I am not trying to AirPlay to the Apple TV. I have a hunch this may be related to the mDNS gateway on my Cisco 2504 Wireless LAN Controller. The 2504 WLAN controller has mDNS support for apple Airplay but acts as a mDNS proxy/gateway between WLAN traffic encapsulated within the CAPWAP tunnel and LAN traffic.

But i have not confirmed this yet.

answered Mar 31 '17 at 22:55

Mike b

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I had this issue while testing an android airplay app. Until I killed the app the message kept showing up and the apple tv stopped responding to the remote. Once I killed the app it took maybe 20 seconds before the remote started working again. – casolorz Apr 01 '17 at 16:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '17 at 23:12

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Found a solution, basically you must force it to request a pin and do some other stuff. This sample explains it well https://github.com/funtax/AirPlayAuth

Disclaimer: not my code.

answered Jun 28 '17 at 23:12

casolorz

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Since tvOS 10.2 the Apple TV displays a Airplay connection requires iOS 7.1 or later error

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