Hands-on: iPhone Mirroring iOS 18

iPhone Mirroring How to use it!

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*Chapters*
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Launching iPhone Mirroring
01:12 Establish a Trust relationship with macOS
01:33 Authentication
01:56 Using iPhone Mirroring
03:20 Invoke Home Screen, App Switcher, and Spotlight
04:26 Working with apps that require FaceID
05:06 How to always authenticate your iPhone
06:15 iPhone microphone and camera unavailable
06:53 Previously connected to Mac alert
07:02 Configure Continuity settings in iOS and macOS
07:38 Control Center and Notification Center unavailable
08:37 Interacting with iPhone Notifications with iPhone Mirroring

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*iPhone MIRRORING FAQ*

*Can I use my iPhone while using iPhone Mirroring?*
No, your iPhone must be locked to use iPhone Mirroring. If you unlock your phone, the mirroring session on macOS will be interrupted.

*Can I install or uninstall apps on iPhone while using iPhone Mirroring?*
Yes, you can install apps from the App Store and delete them by visiting Settings → General → iPhone Storage. However, you cannot delete apps directly from the Home Screen because edit (wiggle) mode is disabled.

*Does iPhone Mirroring work with landscape mode?*
Yes, however, it depends on the app. If you’re watching YouTube, and put the video into full screen, the mirroring window will automatically switch to landscape mode via a brief animation. There is no way to force a window into landscape mode at this time.

*Can I rearrange my Home Screen while using iPhone Mirroring?*
You can’t enter edit (wiggle) mode, so no. You can adjust the size of app icons by long-pressing on an app icon, though.

*Can you play games and Apple Arcade via iPhone Mirroring?*
Yes, you can even play with a Bluetooth controller as long as it’s paired with your iPhone.

*Can you resize the iPhone Mirroring window?*
No, it’s a static Window, and its dimensions cannot be changed to be smaller or larger.

*Can you use your Mac while using iPhone Mirroring?*
Yes, the iPhone Mirroring window is just another window running on macOS. You can continue to use your Mac like normal.

*Can you use the iPhone’s camera or microphone when using iPhone Mirroring?*
No, these are disabled, most likely for security reasons.

*Can I use Apple Fitness+ via iPhone Mirroring?*
I don’t think so, I just got a black screen as if the classes are DRM-protected. I could still hear the audio, though.

*Does iPhone Mirroring work with iPad or iPadOS?*
No.

*How close does your iPhone need to be to use iPhone Mirroring?*
That largely depends on your environment layout, but in my experience, they needed to be fairly close. It worked fine when my 
iPhone was in the next room over, but when I moved it two rooms away, the connection and audio were very laggy. If you’re too far away before establishing a connection, iPhone Mirroring simply won’t connect. If it’s in the same room at a relatively close distance, it should work without issue.

*Can I interact with the iPhone’s Dynamic Island while using iPhone Mirroring?*
Yes, just long-press the Dynamic Island area on the virtual display.

*Can I access my iPhone Lock Screen, Control Center, Notification Center, or Siri via iPhone Mirroring?*
Nope!

[FedericoZenteno]

A very complete explanation, I think. What about turning horizontal the iPhone? Or games?

[charliebrown]

I love all these ecosystem features from the last few years. Everything seems like it’s slowly blending together in a more coherent way.

[ericfatherof]

I love this feature and I REALLY want that charging dock you have...

[andrewkaylor]

The resolution on a 4K display is unfortunately too small. Hopefully we get resize options or at least increase the scale.

[JA-tpmj]

Cant wait to see everyone doing this at school 😂

[riskin]

Great overview of one of my most anticipated features for iOS 18 and Sequoia. Thanks Jeff!

[eliezerweinberger]

Amazing video! I have a few questions, can the iPhone be far away or does it have to be in the same wifi connection, and does it use the phone's battery?

[trissectando]

Will it be possible to mirror the iPad on Mac the same way iPhone mirroring works on macOS?

[joecab]

This is fantastic. And they basically brought back being able to rearrange and delete apps on your Mac again!

[maximusaugustus]

That's why I like the Apple platform, all of my devices, from my phone, watch, iMac, my notebook in sync, and now iPhone on the screen. Freaking awesome.

[blueyezdesignz]

Does the phone get hot like it does when it’s trying to connect with continuity to your Mac and you are not aware of the attempted connection when it’s nearby?

[thekazturtrip]

Troubleshooting on iPhone connecting issue, I’ve tried rebooting machines turning off handoff, turning on airplane mode, connecting cable and doing the same and no dice, I would greatly appreciate any other ideas, thank you 🙏🏼

[luizasouza]

Hi! This seems great! I use my iPhone as continuity camera for my Mac mini. You mentioned that camera and microphone are disabled with mirroring, so will I have to choose either mirroring or continuity camera? It is the top situation in which I want to grab the phone to do something but I realize it is right there up the monitor…

[krishnabatra]

can we access the control centre while mirroring?

[gibralterhemingway]

I hope they eventually bring this feature to the iPad as well. It only makes sense. Maybe even more sense since it’s touchscreen. But accessing my phone on both my Mac and iPad would be so useful

[benjaminking]

Love the mirroring feature with the exception that you can't use remote on iPhone to control AppleTV. Every time you try to use it in iPhone mirroring, mirroring ends and you get the notification that the iPhone is in use. Is this on purpose by Apple?

[instylemusicpro]

Am I right that iPhone Mirroring is not working via data connection?

[jaredmiller]

I know this is sort of irrelevant to the video, but what is the iPhone stand that you are using, I want to buy one.

[wahoo]

Ok, maybe this is stupid question. But if through iCloud, everything is shared between my iDevices, can someone give me a practical application for this feature? It's cool. Quite amazing from the standpoint of programming and device interaction, but what is it really good for?