AirPlay iPhone to Mac – How to Mirror Music/Photo/Video from iPhone to Mac

When you want to enjoy the music, photos and videos on iPhone with a bigger screen, Airplay iPhone to Mac is a great option. How to AirPlay and mirror the files with the Wi-Fi based AirPlay technology to turn your Mac computer into a display for iPhone?

The article shares the ultimate solution about how to AirPlay from iPhone to Mac and the best alternative. You can broadcast the screen of iPhone to your Mac in real time, or even record the screen with ease. Just learn more about the detailed information from the article now.

• Part 1: How to AirPlay iPhone to Mac
• Part 2: AirPlay Not Working? Here is the Alternative
• Part 3: FAQs of AirPlay iPhone to Mac

Part 1: How to AirPlay iPhone to Mac

AirPlay enables you to create a home multimedia system within the same Wi-Fi environment. It is able to transmit audio, video, documents, photos and other files with the original quality. How to AirPlay from iPhone to MacBook? Just learn more about the detailed process as below.

1How to AirPlay iPhone to Mac

In order to mirror and AirPlay iPhone to Mac, you have to make sure both devices are powered on and connected to the same Wi-Fi environment.

Step 1Swipe up to open the Control Center on iPhone.

Step 2Tap on the “Screen Mirroring” option and choose the “Apeaksoft iOS Screen Recorder” to enable the feature.

Step 3If you have set up a passcode, you should enter the AirPlay passcode to AirPlay iPhone to Mac.

Note: Apeaksoft iOS Screen Recorder not only enables you mirror iPhone to Mac with ease, but also helps you record any activities on iPhone, even for the phone calls.

2How to AirPlay Music from iPhone to Mac

What should you do if you just need to AirPlay music from iPhone to Mac? In the case, you can share the files between different devices much easier.

Step 1Go to the Control Center on iPhone by swiping up iPhone.

Step 2Tap and hold the music control area, then tap the “AirPlay” button.

Step 3Choose the Mac computer to connect to the files over AirPlay.

Step 4On the Mac computer, you can tap the “Done” button to AirPlay music from iPhone to Mac.

Part 2: AirPlay Not Working? Here is the Alternative

Just as mentioned above, AirPlay is able to mirror the iPhone contents to multiple devices within the same Wi-Fi environment with the original quality. As for the case, it has a special requirement to AirPlay iPhone files to Mac, especially for the Wi-Fi.

What should you do if AirPlay not working? When the AirPlay does not work, or there is any problem for the Wi-Fi environment, Apeaksoft iPhone Transfer for Mac is the best alternative to transfer all iPhone contents to Mac with the original quality.

Step 1Connect iPhone to computer via a USB cable

Download and install the iPhone transfer for Mac. Launch the program on your Mac. Connect iPhone to computer via the original USB cable. The program is able to detect the iPhone automatically.

Step 2Preview and select the files you want to AirPlay

Instead of AirPlay iPhone to Mac, you can transfer the photos, videos, music and other files from iPhone to Mac. As for the case, you can preview the files directly on Mac without any restriction of Wi-Fi environment.

Step 3Transfer iPhone contents from iPhone to Mac

Select the desired files you want to transfer, click and expand the “Export to” menu and choose the “Export to Mac” option or “Export to iTunes Library” to transfer iPhone files from iPhone to Mac.

Note: When you transfer the files from the iPhone to your Mac, the original files are still available within your iPhone. You can also remove the files from iPhone to release up more space.