Using AirPlay Mirroring, Step by Step Guide

Step by Step Guide : Using AirPlay Mirroring

1 Home Sharing To successfully mirror your display to an Apple TV, first make sure AirPlay is enabled on your Apple TV. Go to Settings > AirPlay on your Apple TV and make sure it is on.

2 Get to AirPlay To launch AirPlay you’ll have to bring up the multitasking bar. From the home screen press the home button twice quickly, then swipe left to access to the music controls.

3 Swipe left Once you’ve got to the music controls you need to swipe left again to get to the AirPlay menu. Here, you’ll see the volume control and AirPlay button. Tap it to get started.

4 Turn AirPlay on The AirPlay menu will list all of your Apple TVs, should you have more than one. Tap on Apple TV then slide Mirroring to On. Tap Done when you’re finished.

5 Watch TV Within a few seconds you should see your iPhone screen replicated on your TV. The display won’t fill the screen, but you’ll see exactly what you do on the iPhone. Use the iPhone’s touchscreen to navigate.

6 Browse the web Fire up Safari to see what the web looks like on your TV. You can zoom in and out with a pinch on the iPhone screen and both orientations will show on the TV screen, too.

7 AirPlay Movies You can use the AirPlay functionality to watch movies and other video fullscreen. Just start the video and tap on the AirPlay icon to send the video signal to your Apple TV.

8 Music and Pictures As well as video, you can also use AirPlay to display slideshows of images on your iPhone on the TV screen, or just to listen to the music you have on your iPhone.

YouTube It’s not just the videos, photos and music apps that support AirPlay you can also view any YouTube video on your big screen via the Apple TV. Use the iPhone as a controller, just as with other iPhone apps

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