[SOLVED] iPad connected via Bluetooth but no sound?

[otto52]

Airplay uses WiFi or Ethernet and it's a much better, higher fidelity way to stream music than Bluetooth which compresses audio using a lossy compression method.  With Airplay for example, if your track is already 16/44.1 then its streamed lossless as-is :-)

If you are using the integrated WiFi/Bluetooth adapters on your Raspberry Pi it has to be in an enclosure that's made of materials for example plastic, wood, etc that don't block wireless signals.

I did expect issues with the steel case when I bought it but it works fine on wi-fi.  I took the RPi out of the metal enclosure and while it's better there are still a lot of crackles and dropouts, even with the iPhone or iPad right next to the Pi. I've not had much joy with BT in the car either, it's OK for talking but not for music. Again, dropouts.

My iPhone 6 (iOS 12.4.5) says Airplay requires Bluetooth and sure enough unless BT is on and connected the Airplay icon doesn't appear in the list of available outputs. Same goes for the iPad Mini 2. If AirPlay could be made to work over wi-fi it would be much better!

My intention was to be able to listen to BBC Sounds / iPlayer via Moode rather than having to use the computer but it seems that is doomed. A web search for Bluetooth issues with iPhones throws up loads of results!

Thanks all for the help anyway .

Richard