# How to Use iPad with Apple TV

## AirPlay video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

<div id="bkmrk-connect-your-ios-dev"><div>1. Connect your iOS device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.
2. Find the video that you want to AirPlay.
3. Tap ![](https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/appletv/ios12-3-airplay-icon.png). In some third-party apps, you might need to tap a different icon first.\* In the Photos app, tap ![](https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/iOS/ios9-phone-voicemail-share-icon.png), then tap ![](https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/appletv/ios12-3-airplay-icon.png).
4. Choose your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV. [Need help](https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204291)?

</div></div>To stop streaming, tap ![](https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/appletv/ios12-3-airplay-on-icon.png) in the app that you're streaming from, then tap your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from the list.

<span class="note">\*Some video apps on iOS might not support AirPlay. If you can’t use AirPlay with a video app, check the App Store for tvOS to see if that app is available on Apple TV.</span>

### If video automatically streams to an AirPlay device

Your iOS device might automatically AirPlay video to the Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV that you frequently use. If you open a video app and see ![](https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/appletv/ios12-home-screen-airplay-icon.png) in the upper-left corner, then an AirPlay device is already selected.

To use AirPlay with a different device, tap![](https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/appletv/ios12-home-screen-airplay-icon.png), then tap another device, or tap "iPhone" to stop streaming with AirPlay.