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How do I fix SharePlay not working on iPhone 16 with the latest software update?

I have an iPhone 16 with the latest software update installed. Whenever I try to SharePlay the button won’t come up, and when someone else screen shares on a call I can’t see it, everyone I’ve been on a call with has the latest update as well, it’s not my internet that’s the problem, I’ve tried restarting my phone and all the settings for SharePlay are toggled on but it won’t let me. Whenever I go to an app that supports SharePlay at the top of the screen it shows the button but when I click it it just returns me to the call with no prevail.


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Original Title: SharePlay not working

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The issue may relate to the media type selected for SharePlay. Please attempt playback using content available directly on Apple Music rather than music synchronised from a PC or Mac.


If the media format is unsupported, the relevant notification may appear.



The title of your post says: How do I fix SharePlay not working on iPhone 16 with the latest software update?




Not every issue an individual encounters on their device can be attributed to an iOS update. iOS 27 or later may have coincided with what you are experiencing, but that does not mean the issue was triggered by iOS. Coincidence in timing is not, by itself, evidence of causation.


If the update itself were the root cause, then every device running that same version of iOS would exhibit the identical problem. In such a scenario, the forums would be flooded with countless posts reporting the same malfunction, creating an unmistakable wave of complaints that no one could possibly overlook.


The absence of such widespread reports strongly indicates that the issue is not a general, system-wide problem with iOS 27 or later, but rather something specific to the individual device, its configuration, installed apps, settings, hardware, or another interacting factor.


In short: iOS 27 or later may be a coincidence in timing, but there is no basis to conclude that iOS itself triggered the problem simply because the issue appeared after the update.




See what each update does: About iOS 27 Updates, About iOS 26 Updates, About iOS 18 Updates, About iOS 17 Updates, About iOS 16 Updates, About iOS 15 Updates, About iOS 14 Updates, About iOS 13 Updates, About iOS 12 Updates, and so on...

Go to the Camera app on your iPhone. · Point the camera at the QR code on an iPhone that's already joined SharePlay. A button appears below the picture of the QR ...Read more



Play music together using SharePlay on iPhone