How to iPhone mirroring on MacOS Sequoia in iOS 18

Apple Inc. unveiled a one of the important feature iPhone mirroring in iOS 18 with Mac OS Sequia. This iPhone mirroring feature is showing Apple's expanding its cross platform communication in 2024. The iPhone mirroring feature provides the iPhone user such an option to use their iPhone from Mac's display and find out iPhone notification, use all the iPhone app and do a lot more. In this article you will find out how to get your iPhone screen to appear and operate on your Mac's.

Prerequisites for iPhone mirroring

I. Your iPhone must have iOS 18 Beta 2 and your Mac running on Mac OS Sequoia Beta2.
II. Mac must have Apple silicon chip and also with T2 security chip which are Intel based.
III. Your Mac and iPhone both device must be signed in with the same Apple ID and also two factor authentication enabled.
IV. For the initial communication, both device i.e iPhone and Mac must be near each other with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled.
V. It is necessary, iPhone was not in use with Airplay or Sidecar during iPhone mirroring.

If you have completed all the aforementioned prerequisite, Now, ready for iPhone mirroring on Mac OS Sequia .

How to iPhone mirror on Mac Wirelessly

If your Mac running with Mac OS Sequoia Beta 2 version, you can fully access the mirroring feature with your iPhone. In the iPhone mirroring feature, you can access iPhone on the Macbook's display without requirement of keeping your iPhone near around MacBook. Lets follow the below steps to get iPhone mirror on Macbook wirelessly

A. At first, tap on iPhone mirroring icon on your MacBook to open it. If you don't find, open finder then choose Applications and press command + shift+.(Period) to show unhide apps. Now you'll get the iPhone mirroring app. Taps on continue button.

B. Now, unlock your iPhone and and taps on Get Started in your MacBook.

C. If you are iPhone mirroring on Mac for the first time, please enter your Mac's password or authenticate your Touch ID on your MacBook . Here, you need to select options to Ask Every Time or Authenticate Automatically for the future sessions.

D. Your iPhone will showing a message "iPhone in Use" while iPhone mirroring feature with your MacBook is in use.

E. Now you can find your iPhone screen appear on your MacBook and you can use or interact with any of iphone apps or feature on your Mac's screen. iPhone mirroring feature with also work when your iPhone is in another room.

How to use iphone mirroring in iOS 18 and Mac OS Sequia wirelessly when both devices connected

Once your iPhone mirroring session started on your MacBook display, you can fully interact or use your iPhone on Mac display like you are using your iPhone. On your macbook display, tap on button present to switch home screen and app future only phone and simply swipe left or right on MacBook trackpad or use mouse to move on your iPhone screen Mac's display.

Note: 

I.As of now, shared clipboard and dragging and dropping file s personality options is not available in the present iPhone mirroring feature in iOS 18.
II.iPhone mirroring also not supporting for accessing the Notification centre, Control centre or accessing Siri via iPhone

Now let's look how to access different options of your iPhone screen on MacBook display while iPhone mirroring feature in iOS 18

A. How to use Spotlight search on your iPhone: tap on search button at the bottom of the home screen are swipe down or press " Command + 3 " on your macbook keyboard.

B. How to access your iPhone's home screen: At first click mirrored display and tap on apps icon or use "Command +1" shortcut to access the App switcher on your iPhone.

While using iPhone mirroring, it will appear in the notification centre in your Mac notification. Here you will find all the iPhone notification or by tapping on the notification on your Mac on the top right corner.

If any iPhone user open a video app or any other App while using iPhone mirroring, iPhone mirroring feature will automatically turn into landscape mode if required and enjoy the full screen mode on Mac screen.

How to stop iPhone mirroring on MacOS Sequoia

If any iPhone user wants to stop iPhone on Mac, at first tab on iPhone mirroring from the top menu bar and iPhone user can click on "Quit iPhone mirroring " option. Now iPhone mirroring stops automatically.

Remove Mac from iPhone mirroring list

If any iPhone user, while using iPhone mirroring on Mac then the iPhone information has been saved in the device list of Mac. Now, if any of your family or friends wants to use your Mac and you don't want other users of your Mac can mirror your iPhone. So you can delete Mac from the list of devices which are allowed to mirror your iPhone by following the below steps:

A. At first open the setting option on your iPhone and then go to General section.

B. Select the AirPlay & continue. Now tap on iPhone mirroring option, and then swipe left on the device list and select of your name which you supposed to delete.

C. Now select the Delete button for deleting the Mac from the device list in the iPhone.

If any iPhone user wants to do the same thing to delete iPhone from the Mac, then follow the same steps as mention above.