In the survey, 74% of respondents reported never having used the feature, with 21% saying they used it occasionally and only 5% using it frequently. The question is: who wants to use AirPlay to send audio or video from an Apple device to a Mac? If our recent survey of TidBITS readers is anything to go by, the answer is: maybe not many (see “ Survey Results: Which iOS 15 and macOS 12 Monterey Features Do You Actually Use?,” 8 August 2022). Years passed, and I gave up on Apple ever offering such a feature, but then Apple surprised me by announcing AirPlay to Mac in macOS 12 Monterey.
You can update your Mac to fix the potential system issues. The old macOS may have bugs that lead to AirPlay not working. Finally, release these keys until hearing the second startup chime or the Apple logo shows up twice.
Then, restart your Mac and simultaneously press down the Option + Command + P + R keys. To fix the possible errors in macOS that cause AirPlay on Mac not to work, you can reset NVRAM. If it helps nothing, try to uninstall them and then restart your Mac to use AirPlay again. These apps may carry scripts to prevent you from using AirPlay to stream content to other Apple devices. Maybe you have installed some other third-party apps that have the same function as AirPlay. Uninstall the suspicious apps on your Mac
If your Mac runs macOS Monterey or Big Sur, you can also turn on AirPlay on the Control Center.ĪirPlay only supports Apple devices. If yes, open the drop-down menu to select the device you want to stream to. You can go to System Preferences > Display to check if the AirPlay DisPlay option shows off.
Thus, your Mac can't mirror the screen to Apple TV. There's a rare chance but do exist that you haven't turned on AirPlay on your MacBook.