I switched off support for Google Cast, as well as support for related apps form Reflector’s developer, AirSquirrels. That’s about it for settings, but as you’re in here, click around to see what else can be changed. Here you can set the Default Scale to Fill Screen, and toggle Show Frame (which shows the video framed with a picture of an iPhone or iPad). Click on the next section in the app’s preferences: Connection. Next, we’ll tell Reflector to always open video in full-screen. Tweak the settings once and then forget about them. Then, under General, change the Show Client Name popover to Off. On the Mac, open up Reflector’s preferences ( Reflector 2>Preferences…, or Command-comma). Customizing the videoįirst, let’s switch off the pesky name displayed at the top of the screen. This isn’t so useful at home, so let’s switch it off, as well as making the full-screen the default display. It tells you who is beaming to the device right now. This last - the name of the sending device - is there to help out in offices and classrooms. You may find that the window on the Mac is not running full screen, or that the name of your iDevice is displayed at the top of the window. A visitor to your home can run a slideshow of their photos from their iPhone, for example, or make a Keynote presentation the same way. And remember, because this is AirPlay, it has other uses too. ![]() You can now sit back and enjoy a movie, or whatever. The you tap this icon, wait a couple of seconds, and your video (and sound) will appear on your Mac’s screen. Because it is masquerading as an Apple TV, you’ll see an Apple TV icon, with the same name as your Mac. To watch a movie or YouTube video on your Mac, just play it on your iPhone, tap the little AirPlay sharing icon (the triangle in the rectangle), and choose your Reflector-running Mac in the pop-up list. Using Reflector to stream video Your Reflector-running Mac shows up like any other AirPlay device. ![]() Your Reflector-running Mac just shows up as a standard AirPlay device on the network. Your iDevice requires no special software. That’s because it works by turning your Mac into an AirPlay receiver. If you ever used AirPlay or Apple TV to stream video or music, you’ll be familiar with using Reflector 2. Also, AirServer never works on my Mac.Īfter installing Reflector 2 (which requires a restart), you’re ready to go. This trial is one of the reasons I like Reflector over other options like AirServer, because AirServer’s “free” trial requires you to give them your email address. The full version costs $15, and the app runs as a free trial with a watermark over the screen. But today we’ll be seeing how to do one simple thing: steaming video from your iPhone (or iPad) to your Mac’s big screen.įirst, you should download Reflector 2. ![]() It has some other tricks, like allowing you to stream your iOS video live to YouTube, and to record video and audio using your Mac’s microphone and camera. Reflector 2 is a media-receiving app which works with AirPlay and Google Cast, and is available for Mac, Android, and Windows.
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