Mirror an iPhone or iPad to your TV

You don't need an Apple TV or any extra app on your iPhone. TV Mirror makes your Android TV or Google TV appear in the iPhone's own Screen Mirroring menu.

Before you start

• Connect the iPhone or iPad and the TV to the same Wi-Fi network. A guest network usually will not work, because guest networks keep devices from seeing each other.
• Open TV Mirror on the TV and leave it on its home screen. The top of the screen shows Ready to mirror and the name your TV uses.

Steps

1. Open Control Center. On iPhones without a Home button, swipe down from the top-right corner. On models with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom edge.
2. Tap Screen Mirroring, the icon with two overlapping rectangles.
3. Choose your TV from the list. It appears with the name shown on the TV, followed by (TV Mirror), for example Living Room (TV Mirror).
4. Your screen appears on the TV within a few seconds. Turn the phone sideways to fill the screen when watching videos or photos.

Stop mirroring

Open Control Center again, tap Screen Mirroring and then Stop Mirroring. Closing TV Mirror on the TV also ends the session.

Tips

• Sound: audio plays through the TV while mirroring. Use the TV remote for volume.
• Portrait vs. landscape: in portrait, the TV shows your screen in the middle with bars on the sides. This is normal, because the image keeps its shape and is never stretched.
• Protected video: some streaming apps block screen mirroring for copyright reasons. Their video may stay black or the app may refuse to play while mirroring. This is decided by the app, not by TV Mirror.
• Do Not Disturb: notifications are mirrored too. Turn on a Focus mode if you are presenting.