Wednesday, January 29, 2025

In-Flight Screen Restriction

"Why United Does Not Allow You To Use In-Flight Screen As Extended Display"

Quoting The Points Guy:

As more travelers bring their own tablets and laptops on board, I've always wondered why airlines don't offer a screencasting feature on the entertainment screens. After all, it's a lot easier to get work done with some additional screen real estate.

Turns out, United can already technically enable screencasting today, Green said, but a major issue will likely mean that flyers will never see this functionality.

"We've had a lot of pushback from our corporate partners that say they don't necessarily want their staff using publicly available screens," Green said.

It's not that United would have access to any data; it's that they don't want nosy passengerssnooping in on their neighbors.