Screen sharing from mac to iphone

Use AirPlay to stream video or mirror the screen of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Use AirPlay to stream or share content from your Apple devices to your Apple TV, AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV, or Mac. Stream a video. Share your photos. Or mirror exactly what’s on your device’s screen.

Stream video from iOS or iPadOS

Mirror the screen on your iOS or iPadOS device

Stream video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a TV

1. Connect your device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV. 1
2. Find the video that you want to stream.
3. Tap AirPlay . In some apps, you might need to tap a different button first. 2 For example, in the Photos app, tap Share , then tap AirPlay .
4. Choose your Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.

To stop streaming, tap AirPlay in the app that you’re streaming from, then tap your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from the list.

1. SharePlay doesn’t support AirPlay 2-compatible smart TVs. To stream video with SharePlay, use an Apple TV.

2. Some video apps might not support AirPlay. If you can’t use AirPlay with a video app, check the App Store on your Apple TV to see if that app is available.

If video automatically streams to an AirPlay device

Your device might automatically stream video to the Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV that you frequently use. If you open a video app and see in the upper-left corner, then an AirPlay device is already selected.

To use AirPlay with a different device, tap , then tap another device. Or tap again to stop streaming with AirPlay.

Mirror your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a TV or Mac

1. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV, AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV, or Mac. 3
2. Open Control Center:
   • On iPhone X or later or iPad with iPadOS 13 or later: Swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen.
   • On iPhone 8 or earlier or iOS 11 or earlier: Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.
3. Tap Screen Mirroring .
4. Select your Apple TV, AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV, or Mac from the list.
5. If an AirPlay passcode appears on your TV screen or Mac, enter the passcode on your iOS or iPadOS device.

To stop mirroring your iOS or iPadOS device, open Control Center, tap Screen Mirroring, then tap Stop Mirroring. Or press the Menu button on your Apple TV Remote.

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Two Different Ways to Mirror an iOS Device to a Mac

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Being able to demonstrate a feature, setting, or new application to a large group of people can be invaluable. Whether presenting a live keynote or online webinar, the ability to mirror an iOS device to the Mac’s display could mean the difference between success and failure.

Luckily, there are a couple of different ways to make this mirroring magic happen.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to mirror an iOS device to a Mac using either:

• QuickTime or
• Reflector with Airplay

I will also highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each method along the way.

Mirroring With QuickTime

The pros of mirroring with QuickTime are many. It doesn’t cost anything extra, the responsiveness is almost instant, and setting it up couldn’t be easier.

The only con is that it requires a wired connection between the Mac and iOS device.

Setting Up

Connect the iOS device to the Mac via a Lightning-to-USB cable. Note: This connection may cause iTunes and/or Image Capture to automatically launch. Those programs may start trying to syncing with the iDevice, and create lag. So be sure to close those applications before moving forward.

Once the device is connected, launch QuickTime. QuickTime will bring up a filepicker menu. The goal here isn’t to play an existing file, so click Done.

From the menu bar, click File, then New Movie Recording.

Setting iPhone as a QuickTime input

The default input device will be set to the iSight camera. To change it to the iOS device, click the down arrow next to the record button. Then select the iOS device from the camera list. The device’s screen will instantly appear and any actions taken on the device will be mirrored to the Mac’s display.

Mirroring the iPhone to Mac using QuickTime

An added advantage of this method is that the record button is just one click away. Using QuickTime’s built in recording feature makes creating iOS based screencasts a breeze.

Mirroring With Reflector

The largest pro of using Reflector is that it allows for mirroring without any wires. The mirroring works over Wi-Fi, much the same way that Mac or iDevices mirror to the AppleTV.

This also requires that both the Mac and iOS device be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. And the lack of wire could mean a bit more lag. It also requires a paid software be installed on the Mac. But Reflector does offer a free seven-day trial, so it is worth a download.

Downloading Reflector for Mac

• Open the web browser and go to http://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector/.
• Click Try Reflector, then Download Reflector.
• Download the .dmg file and open it.
• Drag Reflector to the Applications folder.
• Launch Reflector.
• Click Try Reflector.

You won’t see any windows or other application screens appear. Reflector will live in the dock until an iOS device is connected to it.

Turning on AirPlay Mirroring on an iOS device

On the iOS device, swipe up from the bottom bezel to open the Control Center. From the Control Center click AirPlay. Choose the Mac to which you wish to mirror from the list, then enable Mirroring.

Mirroring an iOS device to the Mac using Reflector

Conclusion

In this tutorial I showed you two different ways to mirror an iOS device to the Mac. I also pointed out their individual pros and cons along the way.

Using these techniques you could demonstrate a new application live and in person, host an interactive webinar, or even record a screencast. Give them both a shot and let me know how it goes in the comments below.

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Share the screen of another Mac

While your screen is being shared, the user of the other Mac sees what’s on your screen and can open, move and close files and windows, open apps, and even restart your Mac.

Before you start, make sure the Mac whose screen you want to view has screen sharing turned on. See Turn Mac screen sharing on or off.

Start a screen sharing session with another Mac

If you’ve been given permission, you can view and control the screen of another Mac on your network.

On the Mac you want to share, choose Apple menu

> System Preferences, click Sharing , select Screen Sharing, then note the name and address of the Mac (it’s listed on the right).

The name looks like “iMac (7)” or “Joe’s MacBook Pro”.

The address looks like vnc://[IPAddress] or vnc://[Name.Domain].

On your Mac, do one of the following:

Connect using the name: Click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window. In the Locations section of the sidebar, click Network, double-click the Mac you want to share, then click Share Screen.

If no items appear in the Locations section of the sidebar, hold the pointer over the word Locations, then click the arrow .

Connect using the address: In the Finder, choose Go > Connect to Server, enter the address of the Mac you want to share, then click Connect.

If prompted, enter your username and password, then click Sign In.

If both computers are logged in using the same Apple ID, the screen sharing session starts. If they’re not, you’re prompted to enter the username and password of a user who is allowed screen sharing access on that computer, or you can request permission to share the screen if the computer allows it.

If someone else is already connected to the Mac as a remote user, a dialogue asks if you want to share the display with the other remote user (Share Display) or log in concurrently using a different username and screen (Log In).

If you choose Log In, you share the Mac with the other remote user, but you won’t share the same screen.

Set screen sharing preferences

When you’re sharing the screen of another Mac, you can set screen sharing preferences to adjust the size and quality of the shared screen.

Choose Screen Sharing > Preferences, then set the following options:

Under Display, select “Scale to fit available space” or “Show full size”, depending on how large your screen is and how much of it you want to use for the shared screen. This option changes the default behaviour for when you share the screens of computers you’ve never connected to before. To change the current scale, choose View > Turn Scaling Off or View > Turn Scaling On.

Under Display, select a “Scroll the screen” option to determine how the screen sharing window behaves when you move the pointer. To decide which option you want, try each one by selecting it and then moving the pointer around in the window.

Under Quality, select “Adapt quality to network conditions” to view the shared screen more quickly, or “Show the screen at full quality” for a more detailed view of the shared screen. This option changes the default behaviour for when you share the screens of computers you’ve never connected to before. To change the current scale, choose View > Adaptive Quality or View > Full Quality.

For the best results, and if your Mac is connected to a fast network, view the screen at full size and show the screen at full quality.

Under Blocked Users, choose an option from the “Allow screen sharing requests from” pop-up menu to enable sharing your screen with either everyone who tries to connect to your computer using an Apple ID or just your contacts.

To block users with specific Apple IDs from sharing your screen, click the Add button , enter the user’s Apple ID, then click Block. To unblock users, select them in the list and click the Remove button .

Set view options while sharing another computer’s screen

When you’re sharing the screen of another Mac, your viewing options depend on your network connection and the size of the screen you’re sharing.

From the View menu, set the following options:

Show Tab Bar: Use this option to display or hide the tab bar.

Turn Scaling On/Off: With scaling on, the entire screen of the shared Mac is displayed on your screen. With scaling off, the shared screen is displayed full size, and might require you to scroll to see everything on the shared screen.

Switch to Observe Mode/Switch to Control Mode: In Observe mode, you can watch what’s happening on the shared screen, but you can’t control the pointer, move windows, open and close documents or do other tasks. If you’re observing OS X 10.9 or later, you can click and hold to highlight the screen at your pointer. In Control Mode, you control the shared screen.

Adaptive Quality: Use this option if your Mac is connected to a slower network. Adaptive quality adjusts depending on network speed.

Full Quality: Use this option if your Mac is connected to a fast network and you want full resolution.

Show/Hide Toolbar: Show or hide the toolbar that displays buttons for adjusting the scale, sharing the Clipboard and other options.

Customise Toolbar: Drag buttons into or out of the toolbar.

Enter Full Screen: The screen sharing window expands to fill your screen. To see the toolbar and menus, move the pointer to the top of the screen.

Displays: If the Mac whose screen you’re sharing has more than one display, you can choose which display you want to view.

Share the contents of the Clipboard with another Mac

When you’re sharing one computer’s screen with another computer, you can transfer information between the Clipboards of the two computers. For example, you can:

Copy text and images from documents on one Mac and paste them into documents on the other.

Select and drag text and images from one Mac to the other.

Copy a link from your web browser and paste it into a web browser on the other Mac.

Copy text from a document on one Mac and drop it on the desktop of the other Mac to create a clipping.

Choose Edit > Use Shared Clipboard.

You can also use Universal Clipboard to copy text, images, photos and video on one Apple device, and then paste the content on another Apple device.

Send files while sharing another computer’s screen

When you’re sharing one computer’s screen with another computer, you can transfer files between the two computers.

Select a file or folder, then drag and release the files over the screen sharing window.

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