Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Apple Vision ProDaily Tips

How to use View Mirroring or AirPlay Receiver in visionOS 2

With visionOS 2, you can use View Mirroring to mirror your view on another screen — such as your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV or other compatible TV — so others around you can see what you’re doing on Apple Vision Pro.

With AirPlay Receiver, devices can also mirror their screen or view to your Apple Vision Pro.

To use View Mirroring

  1. Open Control Centre, then tap pastedGraphic.png.
  2. Tap pastedGraphic_1.png, then choose a compatible device from the list of available devices.
    Only devices that are connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple Vision Pro appear in the list.
    Your view on Apple Vision Pro is shared on the screen you selected, but is obscured while you enter a password or passcode.

If you can’t see your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV in the list, turn on AirPlay or AirPlay Receiver:

  • On your iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings pastedGraphic_2.png > General > AirPlay & Continuity, then turn on AirPlay Receiver. You can also adjust who can AirPlay to your device, or set a passcode.
  • On your Mac: Go to System Settings > General > AirDrop & Handoff (on a Mac with macOS 12 or earlier, go to System Preferences > Sharing), then turn on AirPlay Receiver. You can also adjust who can AirPlay to your device, or set a passcode.
  • On your Apple TV: Open Settings, select AirPlay and HomeKit, then select AirPlay to turn it on.

To show or hide notifications when you’re sharing your view

  1. Go to Settings pastedGraphic_3.png > Notifications > View Sharing.
  2. Turn Allow Notifications on or off.

Allow other devices to mirror to your Apple Vision Pro

You can turn on AirPlay Receiver on your Apple Vision Pro so other devices can use AirPlay to mirror their screen or view to your device.

If you want to see and control your Mac with Apple Vision Pro, see Use Mac Virtual Display on Apple Vision Pro.

  1. Go to Settings pastedGraphic_3.png > General > AirPlay & Continuity.
  2. Turn on AirPlay Receiver, then choose any of the following:
    • Change who can mirror to your Apple Vision Pro: Tap Allow AirPlay For, then tap Current User or Everyone.
    • Require a password: Turn on Require Password, then set the password.

Mirrored content from the other device appears in a window on your Apple Vision Pro.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.