Re:AirPlay in a high-density environment isn't great
by landstrom on Friday March 25, 2022 @11:50AM
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Having recently lived in an apartment building of over 900 units, I can sort of empathize... However the connivence certainly outweighs the cons. There is also a setting where you can limit Airplay broadcast to your own network which pretty much solves this issue.
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Re:AirPlay in a high-density environment isn't great
by joshstrange on Friday March 25, 2022 @12:04PM
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Which doesn't fix the issue of "I see all my neighbors" but I agree with you. Maybe a nice intermediate would be to only show devices on your network (or maybe even ones connected to your AppleId/family) and then a "search for more" option at the bottom that will show the full list.
Re:AirPlay in a high-density environment isn't great
by pfranz on Friday March 25, 2022 @03:46PM
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I feel like they've been trying to do this with wifi. Right now (in macOS) I see "Personal hotspot" "Preferred Networks" and "Other Networks" (which requires clicking to show).
One AirPlay solution I've seen is a pop up when you physically put your phone next to HomePod.
I really, really like connectivity between non-linked account. It's been really useful when going to those corporate "business centers" and you want to send over a doc to print or visiting friends.