How to turn off airplay on iphone 6

Disconnect from AirPlay devices to make sure your iPhone isn't streaming audio through another device (such as an Apple TV) rather than your iPhone speaker. Sometimes, your iPhone will automatically reconnect to AirPlay devices that you've used before.

How Do I Disconnect My iPhone From AirPlay Devices?

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  • If you're having trouble opening Control Center, you're probably not swiping up from low enough.

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I do not have a TV logo as you indicated and I have an IPhone 7 however; I do have an airplane logo but that is off, and a two planes logo called mirroring.

Charlie Dionne

11 months ago

AirPlay appeared on my Lock Screen! How do I get rid of it?

They really should make it easier to remove AirPlay from Lock Screen. I’m tired of powering the iPhone of and on to do it.

How to turn off airplay on iphone 6

  • On an iPhone or iPad, you can turn off AirPlay from the app you're streaming by tapping the AirPlay icon and selecting "Turn off AirPlay."
  • To stop mirroring on an iPhone or iPad, go to the Screen Mirroring icon in the Control Center and tap "Stop Mirroring." 
  • On a Mac, you can disable AirPlay Screen Mirroring through your "Display Preferences."

Apple makes it easy to share your iPhone, iPad or Mac screen by streaming it to another AirPlay-compatible device. But what happens when the presentation is over? It's not always immediately obvious how to turn off AirPlay. Thankfully, you can do it with just a few clicks or taps. 

How to turn off AirPlay on an iPhone or iPad

  • If you're using AirPlay to stream video from an app on your iPhone or iPad, tap the AirPlay icon in the app and choose Turn off AirPlay.
Tap the AirPlay icon to turn it off. Dave Johnson
  • If you're using AirPlay to mirror your device, open the Control Center by swiping it down from the top right of the screen (on older devices running iOS 11 or older, swipe up from the bottom of the screen), tap Screen Mirroring and then tap Stop Mirroring.
You can turn screen mirroring on and off from the Control Center. Dave Johnson

How to turn off AirPlay on a Mac

1. On a Mac computer, click the Control Center icon at the top right.

2. Click the Screen Mirroring icon.

The Screen Mirroring control is found in the Mac's quick-access settings. Dave Johnson

3. In the pop-up menu, click Display Preferences... 

4. At the bottom of the Built-In Retina Display window, click the AirPlay Display menu and choose Off.

Control AirPlay from the dropdown menu at the bottom of this window in Settings. Dave Johnson

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How do I disable AirPlay on iPhone?

Open the Control Center. If you're currently mirroring your iPhone or iPad's screen to another device (such as a TV or a monitor) through AirPlay, you can turn off AirPlay from the Control Center. If your iPhone or iPad has Face ID, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen to open Control Center.

Where are AirPlay settings iPhone?

To get to the “Control Center,” you will swipe up from the bottom of your screen and then select the Airplay icon. Then select your device from the list and you are connected.