How to mirror your iPhone on your Mac

The synergy between Apple devices has always been good. Features such as Universal Clipboard (which allows you to copy content on one device and then paste on another) give you more reason to continue using Apple products rather than trying to use Windows or Android.

With the release of iOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia, you will experience a new feature: iPhone mirroring. Essentially, it displays your iPhone screen on your macOS desktop, so you can interact with it without having to do your iPhone. For example, you can launch an application, browse the home screen, and manage notifications.

Please note that when you use this feature on your Mac, your iPhone remains locked: the screen does not light up, and no actions you control from your Mac will be displayed. This means that when you operate your phone through your computer, no one can see what is on your iPhone’s screen.

This feature is designed to improve the efficiency of Apple users because you don't have to switch between your phone and your computer frequently. Here is how to enable this feature on your macOS system.

How to set up iPhone mirror

To use iPhone mirroring with iOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia, you first need to make sure that both software updates are installed. iOS 18 supports iPhone models starting with the iPhone XR and iPhone XS in 2018, while macOS 15 Sequoia supports Mac models starting with certain models from 2017 and 2018. After the software update is completed, most of the settings are completed.

Make sure your iPhone and Mac are both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled, make sure they are both logged into the same Apple account, and check that your iPhone is locked and close to your Mac. You can then open the iPhone Mirror app from the Apps panel in the Dock or Finder.

Tap on the Welcome screen and enter your password on your iPhone to confirm the connection. Then, choose whether you want to view iPhone notifications on your Mac and decide whether to authenticate your connection with your Mac password or Touch ID every time. (If necessary, you can change these two settings later.)

How to use iPhone mirror

After establishing a connection, you can start using your iPhone via macOS. Clicking is equivalent to touch, the Mac keyboard functions the same as the iPhone keyboard, and you can "slide" the iPhone display by clicking and dragging on macOS. The connection will continue until you exit the iPhone Mirror app or unlock the iPhone.

To go to the home screen on your iPhone, click the navigation bar at the bottom of the iPhone interface, or press Cmd 1, or click the Home button in the upper right corner of the mirrored iPhone display (looks like a square grid). You can also select Home Screen from the View menu.

Other locations on the View menu, you can make the iPhone interface larger or smaller on the Mac screen and access Spotlight or Application Switcher. There is also an app switcher button above the iPhone interface - it is two lines next to a rectangle. If you prefer, you can use the keyboard shortcuts: Cmd 2 for application switchers, Cmd 3 for Spotlight.

If you play any media on your iPhone, the accompanying audio will be processed by your Mac, and you can adjust the volume on macOS. The iPhone Mirror app automatically switches between portrait and landscape views as needed (for example, if you watch YouTube videos in full screen, you will see the iPhone Mirror app rotate until you exit full screen mode).

If you decide to sync your iPhone notifications to your Mac, it can actually work outside of your iPhone image. As long as your iPhone is turned on, you will see an alert on both devices, regardless of whether iPhone mirroring is enabled. Remember that clearing notifications on one device also clears it on another device.

Select the Settings option from the iPhone Mirror menu and you can change whether macOS authentication is required every time you connect to your phone, as described above. iPhone notification settings are located in another location: Open the Apple menu and select System Settings> Notifications to find the Allow notifications from iPhone option (you can also select the

Synchronize notifications for certain applications only).

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