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Wed, Dec 14 2011, 7:13PM
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For anyone struggling (as I did yesterday) to activate AirPlay when using the new BBC iPlayer iPhone app...

... start your radio/TV programme then press the iPhone 'home' button twice (rapidly) and then sweep the menu to the left until you see the AirPlay symbol and press it.

Everything else (YouTube, iPlayer via Safari, iTunes, TuneIn Radio Pro) has an AirPlay symbol automatically appear, but not the new iPhone iPlayer app.

I'm sure you all knew this already, but I posted just in case.

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Wed, Dec 14 2011, 7:15PM
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RE: Finding AirPlay symbol on new iPlayer iPhone app

That should have been "sweep the menu left to right twice".

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Wed, Dec 14 2011, 7:34PM
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RE: Finding AirPlay symbol on new iPlayer iPhone app

I thought that is how you do it, for mirroring. I'm not aware of any other way.

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Wed, Dec 14 2011, 7:45PM
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RE: Finding AirPlay symbol on new iPlayer iPhone app

Just discovered it to-night. Brilliant! Happily watching away on the 42" Philips.

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Wed, Dec 14 2011, 7:46PM
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RE: Finding AirPlay symbol on new iPlayer iPhone app

iPad, that is. Haven't tried iPhone.

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Wed, Dec 14 2011, 8:48PM
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RE: Finding AirPlay symbol on new iPlayer iPhone app

bigboss wrote:
I'm not aware of any other way.

As I said, all the other applications that use AirPlay on my iPhone automatically present the symbol on screen (along with any volume sliders & pause/play/record symbols etc.) without having to 'prompt' for it. So it was new to me.

iPad users have have a BBC iPlayer app for quite a long time now, so they are used it I suppose.

 

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