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iPhone: Watching movie on Big TV but route the audio to AirPods – Here’s how to do it

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You just want the visual to be big, but want to keep the audio for yourself. Works for AirPods and should works for other Bluetooth headset too.

I would like to share this, in case you are in/have the same scenario as I am.

So in short:

In case you are in the same situation same scenario like me, here’s the workaround. I guess the same workaround works too if you are casting wirelessly via AirPlay or Chromecast.

Here’s how to cast video to TV but leave the audio to AirPods

1) On your iPhone, first connect to AirPods (or your Bluetooth headset).

2) Open the content you want to cast to big screen TV (Eg: Netflix or YouTube). Tap the cast button to cast it off or in my case, since I’m using the wired lightning to HDMI adapter, it’s auto mirroring. Both the video and audio should start showing on the TV/monitor.

To reroute audio to AirPods tap on the AirPlay button

3) Open the iOS Control Center (slide down on iPhone with Face ID or slide up on iPhone with Touch ID). Under “Music” section, tap on the “AirPlay” button.

Select AirPods to reroute audio from TV to the headset

4) You should see at least 2 options now: Speakers & TV and AirPods (or your Bluetooth headset here). Tap on AirPods to reroute the audio to your AirPods. If you can’t see AirPods nor your Bluetooth headset, ensure you first connect them to your iPhone before doing this.

If you do it correctly, you should see these 2 icons: Cast to TV and Headset icons

That’s it. Hope this small hack helps you. Enjoy!


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