How to Use iOS 12/11 AirPlay Mirroring on iPhone XS/iPad (Pro)?

Written by Amanda

Now that you have searched iOS 12/11 AirPlay Mirroring and find this article, I guess you have upgraded your iPhone/iPad iOS to the overall improved iOS 12/11 and find that the Control Center where iOS Screen Mirroring lays has the most conspicuous changes. Since the Control Center has been completely redesigned, is there any difference between iOS 12/11 Mirroring and iOS 10/9/8 Mirroring? Go ahead to find the answer.

How to AirPlay Mirroring iOS 12/11 iPhone/iPad Pro to Mac/PC?

As Apple AirPlay doesn't support iOS AirPlay Mirroring to Mac or PC, you have to get a third-party AirPlay server like 5KPlayer to screen mirroring iOS 12/11 iPhone XS/XS Max/XR/X/8/7/6S/6 & Plus/iPad Pro to Mac or PC. It is a wireless way to share what's on your iPhone or iPad on Mac/PC by turning itself an AirPlay reciever and save your iPhone/iPad screen contents through screen recording.

Among the three major overhauls of iOS Control Center, iOS 11 Control Center renewals most yet gets kinda mess with various controls and toggles that many people complain its complexity and chaos. Obviously, iOS 11 Screen Mirroring also gets the shot.
- "I found my first potential issue with iOS 11...where is the option to AirPlay to Apple TV w/o screen mirroring?"
- "mirroring thing doesn't show on iOS 11 plz fix"
- "If you ever used use AirPlay Screen Mirroring feature, stop it. On iOS 10, swipe up to Cntrl Center-select AirPlay screen. Diff in iOS 11"

However, this feature gets familiar with people over time so that iOS 12 AirPlay mirroring is not that difficult to find out. So, how to enable iOS 12/11 Screen Mirroring? That all boils down to these three major things:

1. Where to find AirPlay Mirroring in iOS 12/11?
Actually, it is easy to find iOS 11/12 Screen Mirroring just like iOS 10 AirPlay Mirroring as long as the Control Center is set as default. However, as iOS 11/12 now allows you to add and organize additional controls to appear in Control Center through Settings app, you may find it is a bit chaotic of the Control Center that you have to spend more time to find the Screen Mirroring icon. You can just launch the Settings app on your iPhone/iPad, tap Control Center, and then tap the remove button (-) to remove some controls to keep Control Center space looking good.

2. Which devices can use iOS 12/11 Screen Mirroring?
From previous experience, any idevice compatible with iOS 12/11 can use iOS 12/11 AirPlay Mirroring, including iPhone (7/6S/6 & Plus/SE/5S), 12.9-inch iPad Pro(1st & 2nd generation)/10.5-inch iPad Pro/9.7-inch iPad Pro/iPad Air (2)/iPad 5th generation/iPad mini (4,3,2), and iPod touch 6th generation. Obviously, the newly iPhone XS/XS Max/XR and X also own the feature.

3. How to use iOS 12/11 AirPlay Mirroring for iPhone/iPad?
iOS 12/11 Screen Mirroring to Apple TV is achievable and easy as Apple AirPlay natively supports it. And AirPlay mirroring iOS 12/11 iPhone (X/8 Plus) or iPad (Pro) to any other platform is also available as long as there is an AirPlay enabled receiver installed. For instance, you can use AirPlay server 5KPlayer as AirPlay receiver on Mac or PC to mirror iPhone and iPad's screen to computer wirelessly, plus stream what's on computer to Apple TV.

5KPlayer improves itself along with the iOS 12/11 update that you can AirPlay Mirroring AR games, message records, notes, etc besides videos and music from iPhone (XS/XS Max/XR/X/8)/iPad (Pro)/iPod to Mac and PC with minimal delay. You can play games on the big-screen, show multiple people how to perform an iOS-specific task and more without a dime. Just as iOS 11/12 screen recording, you can also use 5KPlayer to screen record anything important on iPhone/iPad for collection.