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Airplay - one feature that Apple loses against Google chromecast (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Independent-Bear-604@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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It is fairly OK in terms of the compatibility across Apple products - as always for the ecosystem. However, the way it works is totally poor - when the apps is closed (either by user or somehow killed by iOS) the airplay connection drops. In opposite, content played by chromecast seems to sustain individually, regardless of the apps status.

Even I am using iPhone and have an Apple computer at home, a chromecast hardware is installed and more frequently used than Airplay.

Do anyone else experience similar as me?

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[–] linuxgfx@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

for me the biggest issue is that, if i stream a song or a video via airplay and want to look or hear something else on my phone, the stream stops and the new audio/video starts playing on the streaming device. Chromecast doesn't have that problem, i can stream music from spotify to the home speakers and watch a youtube video on my phone, at the same time without interfering.

[–] LosLocoDK@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No problem. Just change control source (or "unit" or whatever the correct term is) on your iPhone before playing something new, and your airplay will continue while you can see your other thing on your phone.

[–] mehdotdotdotdot@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

So convenient………

[–] metricrules@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Never heard of that, how do you do it and why do I have to do that?

It’s like when I’m listening to the radio and scrolling something that has auto play ads and it continuously cuts off the radio in favour of the ad. It just shouldn’t happen

[–] IMM1711@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You can do that too with Airplay.

[–] sky_walker6@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Wait that’s what I love most about it versus Bluetooth. I can connect and still use my phone without the sound playing through speakers. Why is ours different?