You can now AirPlay from your iPhone to your Mac
Imagine you’re lying back in bed, catching up on your favorite Netflix series on your iPhone—you suddenly realize the moving pictures would be so much more beautiful on the big(ger) screen. You lean over, pull your MacBook over to you, power it on—and in a few taps on your iPhone, you’re suddenly watching directly from your laptop, without the hassle of looking up your movie on the second device.
Before macOS Monterey, you could still technically stream from your iPhone to your MacBook—but only with the help of third-party apps on both devices, which wasn’t very conducive towards Apple’s goal of convenience and simplicity.
Of course, some of the older MacBooks can’t support this new AirPlay feature, so Apple has put together a list of laptops on which you can download macOS Monterey and stream from your iPhone to your heart’s delight.
List of AirPlay-compatible MacBooks:
2018 MacBook Pro and later
2018 MacBook Air and later
2019 iMac and later
2017 iMac Pro
2019 Mac Pro
2020 Mac mini
List of iPhones that can stream high-quality content via AirPlay:
iPad Pro (2nd gen) and later
iPad Air (3rd gen) and later
iPad (6th gen) and later
iPad mini (5th gen) and later
How to AirPlay to your MacBook from iPhone
Obviously, it’s now far easier than anything else you may have done previously.
1. Get MacOS 11 (Monterey)
First, check that your MacBook is found on the list of compatible MacBooks above.
It’s always advisable to back up your data before making changes to the operating system. You know, just in case—this part is up to you.
Once you’re all backed up, go to System Preferences > Software Update, where you should find “MacOS Monterey.” Then, click on “Upgrade Now.” And that’s all you really need to do on your Mac!
2. Start streaming on your iPhone
You can find AirPlay in the Control Center on your iPhone. There tap on “Screen Mirroring,” which will bring up a list of eligible devices to stream to. Go ahead and select your Mac from that list, and you should see your Mac begin mirroring your iPhone in a matter of seconds.
For the record, you can always disable your Mac from connecting to your iPhone through AirPlay, if for any reason you should wish to. To do so, go to System Preferences on your MacBook, click on “Sharing,” then uncheck the box next to “AirPlay Receiver” to forbid your MacBook from mirroring devices via AirPlay.
In the same place, you can also set an AirPlay streaming password, or choose which devices you want to restrict AirPlay permission to (such as devices connected to the same network, or only gadgets signed in to your Apple ID).
Mirror your iPhone to a 2nd Apple device
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