AirPlay Touchback
We’ve now added AirPlay Touchback support. When a user shares their screen from an iPad via AirPlay, they can now control the iPad directly from the main display, enabling interactive use cases such as navigating apps, advancing content, and interacting with on-screen elements without needing to touch the iPad.
Setup:
For AirPlay Touchback to work, the following settings must be enabled on the iPad:
Go to Settings > Accessibility.
Enable AssistiveTouch.
Inside AssistiveTouch → enable Mouse Keys.
Connection Process:
We would recommend you start NewlineCast with Bluetooth enabled.
Share to the session via AirPlay.
Open the menu on the display and press "Touchback"
You should see a pop-up to allow Bluetooth discoverability for 120 seconds - allow it.
On your iPad, navigate to Settings > Bluetooth.
Find the display in the list of possible devices and connect to it via Bluetooth.
Once this connection has been completed, you can now control the iPad from the display.
Limitations:
Do not connect more than one iPad to a display. If you are changing iPads, ensure the previous one has completely disconnected its Bluetooth connection from the display
Please note: AirPlay touchback is only available on an iPad and on displays running Android 12 or later.