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PSA: You can bypass screen mirroring blocks from Disney+, Netflix, etc. by using a USB-C docking station with an HDMI port on an iPhone 15 (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ve noticed some people posting about screen mirroring being blocked when connecting to a usb-c enabled monitor, or using AirPlay.

You can bypass this with a USB-c docking station that has an HDMI port. Since the connection is to the dock and not directly to the screen, it simply thinks you are plugging an accessory in and does not block any of the streaming options like it would with a direct connection. I have been watching Netflix shows using this method for the last month since I purchased an Anker docking station on Amazon for $20.

Hope that helps some people out.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder what makes this possible. If it’s the lack of HDCP stopping the USB working in the first place, or the fact that you’re connecting a display output via USB which the phone treats differently to if you were connecting a display to the phone. Like; if the HDMI output then appears to the OS as a HDCP compatible HDMI output because the iPhone doesn’t have one of those itself.

That’s actually quite cool. And useful to know.