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Wirelessly stream video, photos, and audio from your iPhone to a Mac

You can use a nearby Mac to watch videos, view photos, and play audio streamed from your iPhone. You can also mirror your iPhone screen to the Mac (macOS 12 or later required).

Set up a Mac to allow streaming from your iPhone

  1. On a Mac, do one of the following:

    • macOS Ventura: Choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, click AirPlay & Handoff on the right, then turn on AirPlay Receiver.

    • macOS 12.5 or earlier: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Sharing, then select and turn on AirPlay Receiver.

  2. Choose an option for “Allow AirPlay for:”

    • To allow only devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID as on the Mac to stream to the Mac, select “Current user.”

    • To allow others, select “Anyone on the same network” or “Everyone.”

    To require a password to use AirPlay with the Mac, select the option, then enter a password in the text field.

If you choose the option “Anyone on the same network” or “Everyone,” and someone is signed in to their device with a different Apple ID than on the Mac, an AirPlay request initially requires acceptance on the Mac and verification on the other device. On the Mac, accept the AirPlay request. If the Mac displays an AirPlay code, enter the code on the other device.

Play video from your iPhone on a Mac

  1. While playing video in the Apple TV app or another supported video app on your iPhone, tap the screen to show the controls.

  2. Tap the AirPlay button, then choose the Mac as the playback destination.

    A movie playing on the iPhone screen. At the bottom of the screen are the playback controls, including the AirPlay button near the bottom right.

To show video playback controls on the Mac, move the pointer over the video playing on the Mac screen.

To change the playback destination, choose a different AirPlay option on your iPhone screen.

Show photos from your iPhone on a Mac

  1. In Photos on your iPhone, tap a photo, then tap the Share button.

  2. Swipe up, tap the AirPlay button, then choose the Mac as the playback destination.

To stop streaming photos, tap the AirPlay button near the top of the iPhone screen, then tap Turn off AirPlay.

Mirror your iPhone on a Mac

On a Mac, you can view and listen to whatever appears and plays on your iPhone.

  1. Open Control Center on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the Screen Mirroring button, then choose your Mac as the playback destination.

To switch back to iPhone, open Control Center, tap the Screen Mirroring button, then tap Stop Mirroring.

Play audio from iPhone on Mac

  1. On your iPhone, open an audio app, such as Podcasts or Music , then choose an item to play.

  2. Tap the Playback Destination button, then choose a playback destination.

    The playback controls for a podcast, including the Playback Destination button at the bottom of the screen.

To select the playback destination, you can also tap the Playback Destination button on the Lock Screen or in Control Center.

Note: AirPlay to Mac is available on MacBook Pro (2018 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), iMac (2019 and later), iMac Pro (2017), Mac mini (2020 and later), and Mac Pro (2019) and works with iPhone 7 and later. Older models may share content at a lower resolution to supported Mac models when “Allow AirPlay for” is set to “Everyone” or “Anyone on the same network” in Sharing preferences on Mac.

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