How to Use AirPlay Mirroring to Mirror iPad iPhone to Mac/PC?

What is AirPlay Mirroring?

Speaking of AirPlay, all of you iPhone, iPad or iPod users are surely familiar with it. AirPlay is a media streaming protocol created by Apple for wireless device-to-device communication. Actually, Apple’s streaming feature had been available for years called AirTunes in 2004, and Apple rolled out the AirPlay name in the fall of 2010. As Apple brings it out, nearly all of Apple devices own the ability including iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, iMac, Apple TV and Apple Watch. Besides, the function we use on Apple devices was once called AirPlay Mirroring (devices shipped with iOS 10 or earlier) and is named Screen Mirroring (iOS 11 or later and iPadOS).

What Can Apple AirPlay Mirroring Do?

Take iPhone and iPad as examples, they are all one-size fits all devices in life with which we can do as many things as we can on the computer. Sometimes, however, even the iPhone XS Max 6.5-inch screen could be a little small, especially when you have something needing share with people and don’t want to have the crowds squeeze up.

That’s where the built-in feature AirPlay Mirroring comes in. The function allows users to easily start iPhone iPad mirroring to Apple TV and other AirPlay-enabled devices. From Apple’s aspect, the AirPlay function is used to share videos, photos, music, and more from Apple devices to your Apple TV, favorite speakers and popular smart TVs. Convenient as it may be, this feature is unfortunately not found on Mac/PC. So, if your computer is AirPlay-supported, you are free to stream iOS iPhone iPad media files, games, apps, presentations to Mac/PC.

Video Music Streaming: To have an ultimate cinematic experience in your home, screen displaying iOS video music to bigger screen computer with 4K display and Hi-Fi speakers is a better choice. You will have a theater-like feeling when watching movies, TV shows, home videos, 4K HDR videos, animations, etc at home. You also have a lot freedom to stream music and audio track on your Apple Music, spotify, Podcasts, etc with real-time lyrics, free as you use them on iPhone or iPad.

iOS Games Streaming: When the connection between iPhone/iPad and computer begins, your iOS device can become a game controller to control the games on computer. Wireless, occupying no storage and no lags, it is never easier to play an iOS game on PC/Mac like this way.

Screen Mirroring iOS Contents: By casting iOS screen to bigger screen, you are allowed to magnify any operations and movements on your iPhone iPad. Including PPTs, Excels, presentations, PDFs, books, documents and files, Apple AirPlay Mirroring makes them clearer.

How to AirPlay iPhone iPad to Mac/PC?

Now that AirPlay is available between Apple devices natively, how to enable AirPlay on PC/Mac? Luckily, the superb third-party AirPlay receiver comes to your rescue regarding iPhone iPad screen mirroring to Mac/PC.

As the most professional yet free AirPlay server for both Mac and PC, 5KPlayer always follows Apple’s new trend so as to deliver a comprehensive iOS 14 screen mirroring solution very successfully. It allows users to AirPlay mirror iPad (Pro), iPhone (11/XS Max/XS/XR/X/8), or iPod screen to Mac and PC by turning the computer into an AirPlay receiver. And all the AirPlay contents received on computer can be shown in up to 4K high resolution. Everything shown on your iOS devices can be mirrored to the lager display through Apple AirPlay Screen Mirroring tech, and 5KPlayer makes it possible to start wireless connection between iOS and computer.