IPad – Put Fitness+ workouts on the TV

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I do not have an AppleTV, but I have a TCL tv with Roku which has an AppleTV app. The TV says the app is up to date but I see no way to view fitness+ workouts.

I have also tried using AirPlay from my iPad and my iPhone which does put the audio through the TV speakers but the video stays on the device.

Do I currently need AppleTV hardware to put fitness+ workouts on my TV?

Best Answer

Apple Fitness+ can't be used with the standalone Apple TV app.

According to Apple:

Apple Fitness+ requires Apple Watch Series 3 or later with watchOS 7.2 or later and one of the following Apple devices: iPhone 6s or later with iOS 14.3 or later, iPad with iPadOS 14.3 or later, or Apple TV with tvOS 14.3 or later.

Just having the app on a TV will not work. As you've seen, Fitness+ doesn't airplay well when run from an iPad or iPhone. I hope this is just a bug that they'll fix later.

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