Music screensaver on Apple TV interrupts airplay session

Originator:caius
Number:rdar://25043348 Date Originated:2016-03-08
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:tvOS Product Version:9.1.1
Classification:Serious bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
The "music screensaver" (currently playing track artwork) on Apple TV reverts from airplay to the Apple TV's music app when displayed, interrupting music being airplayed from a device.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Play music from Music app on Apple TV
2. Pause the track on the Apple TV & return to the home screen (leaving the Music app running but paused in the background)
3. Start playing a different track in the Music app on an iPhone
4. Airplay the music from the phone to the TV
5. Wait 30-45 seconds for the currently playing track screensaver to kick in on Apple TV

Expected Results:
Airplay continues playing the track from the phone

Actual Results:
The Apple TV kills the airplay session, pausing the music on the iPhone, and continues playing the track the Apple TV Music app was previously playing.

If I kill the music app on the Apple TV (double-click home button & flick app upwards to kill it), then airplay works solidly for a few hours from the phone playing music, regardless of the currently playing screensaver.

Version:
tvOS 9.1.1 (13U717) / iOS 9.3 (13E5231a) [Also happens on iOS 9.2 & 9.2.1]

Notes:


Configuration:
iPhone 6 or iPad Mini 3 & Apple TV running tvOS 9.1.1

Comments

Engineering has determined that your bug report (25043348) is a duplicate of another issue (23809401) and will be closed.

By caius at March 9, 2016, 10:41 a.m. (reply...)

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