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Patent Dispute Forces Disney+ to Shut Down AirPlay and Google Cast

Summary by Magasin MACKEN
Disney+ has been forced to disable support for both AirPlay 2 and Google Cast in Germany and the Netherlands. The change is a result of an ongoing patent dispute between Disney and InterDigital. The background is a decision from the European Patent Court, UPC. Disney has thus blocked the features in the Disney+ apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows in the affected countries. […] Source
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Users of Disney+ in Germany can no longer transfer content to the TV via Apple's AirPlay. The streaming service has now officially confirmed the shutdown of the feature. Background is an ongoing legal conflict with InterDigital. (Continue reading)

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Disney+ has disabled Google Cast and AirPlay 2 in Germany and the Netherlands after another setback in its patent dispute with InterDigital. The features have disappeared from the Disney+ app on Android, iOS, Windows and macOS, with customers in those countries instead seeing an error message. The latest ruling concerns technology for sending video between devices and […]

Disney+ has been forced to disable support for both AirPlay 2 and Google Cast in Germany and the Netherlands. The change is a result of an ongoing patent dispute between Disney and InterDigital. The background is a decision from the European Patent Court, UPC. Disney has thus blocked the features in the Disney+ apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows in the affected countries. […] Source

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Magasin MACKEN broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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