When iOS 16 arrived, everything seemed to be amazing and awesome, but we didn’t expect such a big hit in terms of playback depending on the type of content. On one side we have the rights of users and on the other we have the rights of companies. These have what is called DRM, which is nothing more than playback restrictions for the content. iOS 16 fully respects this content and does not allow reproductions not even via HDMI.
The digital rights management (DRM for its acronym in English, Digital Rights Management) is a technology that allows online video and audio services to ensure that the content they provide is used in accordance with their requirements. This technology may limit some of the actions you can perform in the browser. This definition found on the Internet seems very correct to me to be able to continue typing and understand what is happening at the moment with iOS 16.
Some time ago it was detected that AirPlay on previous Apple TV models no longer works with DRM-restricted content when installing iOS 16. But now you see how in Apple’s own forums ‘Apple, some users claim that neither on iPhone nor iPad, you can’t watch videos from streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max on a TV with an HDMI adapter. The problem is that the device syncs perfectly but content is not played when restricted by DRM.
And on Reddit, the finishing touches are complete when a user claims to have spoken with tech support and confirmed their suspicion: HDMI cannot be used to play restricted content with iOS 16. As far as one know, for now, the only way is to be able to see it via an external USB-C display with the iPad.
