iOS 16 lacks AirPlay support for older Apple TVs

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Currently, updating to iOS 16 restricts AirPlay of DRM-protected movies and TV shows (such as content from Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+) to Apple TV 2 and 3 (released in 2010 and 2012). Of course, AirPlay for other content like music and videos remains unaffected.

According to iCreate, attempting to AirPlay DRM content to older Apple TV models prompts an error message saying, 'An error occurred while loading content. Please try again later.' However, downgrading to iOS 15.7 restores normal AirPlay functionality.

If this is Apple's 'intentional' update, it's understandable given that Apple TV generations 2 and 3 have been around for a long time. Interestingly, in 2016, Apple sold the Apple TV 3 for just $69. Additionally, there's an intriguing piece of information that in the older Apple TV (legacy tvOS), there are discontinued supported apps, including YouTube.

Any Mytour folks using the older Apple TV, feel free to share your thoughts below!

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