GoKawiiliPadOS 27 update disrupts AirPlay presentation mode for multitasking users
A software update to iPadOS 27 has broken the ability to run other apps in the background while AirPlaying a presentation or handout to an external display. Users report that tapping any app other than the one being presented now causes the external screen to mirror the entire iPad, exposing private notes or poll results and disrupting apps like GoodNotes, Keynote, and PowerPoint in different ways.
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The change could undermine common teaching and conference workflows that rely on multitasking during AirPlay presentations, since presenters often reference notes or control other apps while an audience views only the presentation screen. The author suggests Apple may have altered this behavior to simplify ambiguity over which app controls the external display, but frames this as speculation rather than confirmed intent. Until Apple addresses the regression, affected users may need workarounds or to avoid updating to iPadOS 27 for presentation-heavy use cases.
- iPadOS 27 breaks background multitasking during AirPlay presentations.
- Switching apps while presenting now mirrors the full iPad screen, exposing private content.
- Keynote, PowerPoint, and GoodNotes each react differently and unfavorably to the bug.
Source: teddysvoronos.com — Teddy Svoronos, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Apple broke an essential presentation feature of iPads”
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