How to Mirror an iPhone to a Mac
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If you’re an iPhone user, you might want to mirror your iPhone on your Mac someday. Whether it’s for viewing photos, watching videos, or recording your iPhone screen, mirroring your iPhone to your Mac can be a convenient way to extend your iPhone screen to a larger display.
But how do you mirror your iPhone to a Mac? Here’s a step-by-step guide that you can follow:
1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac using a lightning cable. Make sure your Mac is running macOS 10.15 or later and your iPhone is running iOS 13 or later.
2. Open QuickTime Player on your Mac. You can find it in the Applications folder or by using Spotlight search.
3. Click File > New Movie Recording in the menu bar. A new window will appear.
4. Click the down arrow next to the red record button in the QuickTime Player window and select your iPhone from the list of available devices. You should now be able to see your iPhone screen on your Mac.
5. If you want to record your iPhone screen, click the red record button in the QuickTime Player window. QuickTime Player will start recording your iPhone screen.
6. If you want to view your iPhone screen on your Mac without recording, you can simply use QuickTime Player as a mirroring tool.
7. To stop recording, click the stop button in the QuickTime Player window. Your recording will be saved to your Mac’s default Movies folder.
That’s it! With just a few steps, you can easily mirror your iPhone screen to a Mac. Whether you want to view photos, watch videos, or record your iPhone screen, mirroring your iPhone to a Mac can be a useful trick to have in your arsenal.