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Introducing AirPlay Touchback

v2.53

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Released

Mar 10, 2025

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Release Candidate

What's New

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:

  1. Go to Settings → Accessibility

  2. Enable AssistiveTouch.

  3. Inside AssistiveTouch → enable Mouse Keys.

Connection Process:
  1. Start Montage with Bluetooth enabled

  2. Share the iPad screen via AirPlay

  3. Open the display menu and select Touchback

  4. Allow the Bluetooth discoverability pop-up (available for 120 seconds)

  5. On the iPad, go to Settings → Bluetooth

  6. Select the display from the list of available devices

  7. Once connected, the iPad can be controlled directly 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.


Miracast over Infrastructure (MICE) Support

Support for Miracast over Infrastructure (MICE) has been added, enabling Miracast connections to be established over the existing network infrastructure rather than requiring a direct peer-to-peer wireless connection.

This approach can provide improved reliability and network compatibility in environments where traditional Miracast connections may be restricted or unstable.

Please note that MICE support requires compatible display firmware.


Help & Resources in the Moderator Web Client

Moderators using the web client can now access Help & Resources directly within an active session.

This provides:

  • Quick links to the Learning Academy

  • Access to “What’s New” (release notes)

  • Easier discovery of help and training content without leaving a session.


Accessibility Improvements (EEA Requirements)

Updates have been made to address areas of Montage that were previously reported as not fully compatible with screen readers.

These improvements support EEA accessibility requirements and improve usability for users relying on assistive technologies. Additional improvements may continue in future releases.


Android Target SDK Update

The application now targets Android SDK Version 35 (Android 15) to ensure compatibility with the latest Android platform requirements and maintain compliance with modern Android development standards.


Bug Fixes & Improvements

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when streaming Netflix via AirPlay

  • Fixed an issue where the receiver could crash when the system network access changed

  • Fixed an issue where the Windows Receiver would fail to launch

  • Fixed an issue where clients were dropped if the XMPP connection was lost

  • Fixed an issue where no loading page appeared when reconnecting to displays via the web client

  • Fixed an issue where the Stop Presenting button was not available when sharing to a Windows receiver

  • Fixed an issue where remote control could not select or share items from connected USB storage

  • Resolved an issue where a black overlay appeared when sharing a Chrome tab via the web client

  • Fixed issues that caused EDLA certification validation to fail

  • Fixed an issue where the Unlimited Connections setting remained disabled when the Windows Receiver launched without an internet connection