Tue Oct 20 2026, 11:23 AM EDT · 1 minute read

iPadOS 27 AirPlay change exposes private windows

Presenting over AirPlay in iPadOS 27 risks exposing private windows to your audience whenever you switch apps. There's no fix, and it may be a "feature."

AirPlay in iPadOS 27 now shows the entire iPad screen when presenters switch apps, potentially revealing private notes. This replaces the presentation on the external display with windows the presenter may not intend to share.

The behavior occurs with multiple windows open, whether or not Stage Manager is enabled. Tapping outside the presenting app exposes other content.

That was the case for Teddy Svoronos, a teacher who noticed the issue presenting from his iPad.

"This means that my students see all my notes on who I want to call on, or poll results that should be hidden from them," he writes . "They also get distracted from what we're learning by all these jarring windows popping up and disappearing.…