How to Use AirPlay on iPhone and iPad and Mirroring to Apple TV, PC, and Mac

 

How to Use AirPlay on iPhone and iPad and Mirroring to Apple TV, PC, and Mac

There are many reasons may make you seek to display your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch content on a big screen, or just to make their audio louder. 
With Airplay feature you can do that seamlessly, which enable you to stream your video, photos, or music from your iOS device to an Apple TV, AirPort Express, or compatible speakers. 

AirPlay Mirroring Requirements

To Airplay your iPhone or iPad content supposedly on an Apple TV you must have:

1.  iPhone 4 or later, iPad 2 or later, iPod touch (5 generation) Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation.)
2. Your iOS device and Apple TV should be on the same Wi-Fi network. 

So you could watch a video and play a game on a bigger display, web browsing, teach or demonstrate iOS apps, look at picture slideshows, or anything else of your interests.

How to Use AirPlay in iPhone or iPad

• From your Home Screen swipe up from the bottom of your iOS device to bring up Control Center. 

• From Control Center in Your iPhone or iPad swipe horizontally to get the Now Playing screen.

• From the Now Playing screen tap the  button to find available Airplay devices, then select the device that you want to Airplay. 

How to mirror an iPhone or iPad to an Apple TV

To mirror exactly what’s on your iPhone or iPad to your HDTV over to an Apple TV, in this case, you need to enable Airplay Mirroring feature:

• Again give rise to Control Center but this time just from here tap Airplay Mirroring icon.

• From the list Select Your Apple TV or any other enabled Airplay Mirroring receiver you would like to use. If an Airplay passcode popped up on your TV screen then just enter the passcode on your iPhone or iPad.

• Once the AirPlay Mirroring is enabled, your iOS device screen will be mirrored on your Apple TV. I would like to mention that any media player has an Airplay Mirroring icon  beside his playback you could simply use it since Airplay Mirroring is enabled on your iOS device.

• If “AirPlay” icon is not visible in Control Center or you see a"Looking for Apple TV" message be sure that the Apple TV is online and active and on the same Wi-Fi network. To check the Wi-Fi network on your Apple TV: Settings > Network (4th generation); Settings > General> Network (2nd or 3rd generation). To enable AirPlay on Apple TV: Settings > AirPlay.

• Your TV will use your iPhone dimensions, to fill your TV screen with mirrored device change its aspect ratio or zoom settings. 

AirPlay issues and troubles

If you are facing some issues with AirPay often will be linked to the Wi-Fi network, so please make sure the settings of the network in your iOS device and the gadgets attached to it are perfect. Apple always recommends updating your software devices to the last version. The first step you have to do if you face a problem and you are sure that the settings on your iOS device and the receiver are perfect reboot your device if the trouble still there try to unplug the power cord of your router, after a moment, plug it up again. Apple Support has a page dedicated to Airplay issues.

One other common problem is if you find only the audio is streaming over without the screen display showing up on the Apple TV, you probably simply forgot to toggle the “Mirroring” option ON from the Control Center, so enable it as described above.

How to turn Off AirPlay Mirroring in your iPhone or iPad

AirPlay will stay on until you turn it off, to do that from Control Center again, tap on the ‘AirPlay’ button.

Select the device name from the list, and tap "Done" to prevent both video and audio AirpLay and the mirrored stream instantly.

If you just switched the "Mirror" option to off, the display will turn off while keeping the AirPlay audio stream active so you have to tap the device name to turn off the entire feature.

AirPlay in Peer-to-peer 

Apple has allowed in iOS 8 to use peer-to-peer connectivity with Airplay, theoretically streaming an iPhone or iPad content to an Apple TV will be much easier so you don't need to connect to a shared Wi-Fi network --may be a complicated and not safe one--, like if you are in a hotel, classroom, meeting room...

With iOS 8, you can wirelessly connect iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to Apple TV without first connecting to the organization's network. Which means you can present or share your work even if you're offline or the organization has a complex network.

I would like to mention that many users experienced issues on peer-to-peer connectivity like interrupting and lags, the video streaming could not mirroring at all. You have to know that peer-to-peer connectivity depends on Bluetooth, thus the coverage area will be short and how the Bluetooth's chip in Apple devices is capable of dealing with huge bandwidth like video's files and some barriers and obstacles. Any way to enable peer to peer connection on your Apple TV:   

• Forget your Wi-Fi network on your iOS device and Apple TV.

• Make sure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned ON for both Apple TV and iOS device(even are not connected to any network.)

• Restart your iPhone or iPad and Apple TV, now use Control Center on your iPhone or iPad to Airplay your content.

How to mirror iPhone or iPad to a PC or Mac

You can also use Airplay mirroring with third-party apps that run on MacOS, Linux, or Windows, these apps will present your PC or Mac as an Airplay receiver, consequently, after launching the app on your computer, you will see the name of this app by default "most often" available with Airplay devices list, select it to mirror you iPhone or iPad to that machine. As usual with Airplay, your devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network.

There is a bunch of apps offers this service with the possibility of recording this content, streaming to many devices and other features, choose what is appropriate for you requirements, most of them offer trial editions and demos.

• Reflector
• AirServer
• X-Mirage
• mirroring360

How to mirror iPhone or iPad to a PC or Mac free

Here is a free option to mirror your iPhone or iPad content to your Windows PC or Mac, the LoneLyScreen app provides you that, during the installation, you might get a notification tells you that some features will be blocked if your Operating System Firewall is enabled, so you have to allow the app to override your Firewall.

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Mirror your iPhone and iPad content by using Apple adapters 

You could also mirror your iPhone or iPad content to a TV, projector, computer monitor or other external displays in up to 1080p HD that by connecting your iOS device with either Digital AV or VGA adapter --are also available for devices with 30-pin Dock connectors.--.

To mirror content from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on a secondary display, you need the correct adapter. To connect wirelessly,use AirPlay.

Lightning Digital AV Adapter has HDMI port, which means audio signals are carrying with video simultaneously, while that not applied on the Lightning to VGA Adapter so in this case, you need to connect headset jack on your secondary display. 

Lightning Digital AV Adapter

Most of these adapters have an extra Lightning port or 30-pin Dock connector, that allows you to charge your device while streaming to other display. 

Also if you have a Chromchast dongle or Amazone Fire TV stick you could mirror you iPhone content over it by using third-party apps and tricks.

Record your iPhone and iPad content free

If want to capture your iPhone or iPad content for some reason you could do that without any third-party app or these much costs Apple adapter accessories. If you have a Mac just plug your iOS device via USB into it consequently, it will run as camera and by the help of QuickTime, you can record what to do on your iPhone or iPad.

Capture app footage from the device using QuickTime Player on OS X. Simply connect an iOS device to a Mac using the Lightning connector or connect to an Apple TV to a Mac using a USB-C to USB cable, and it will be automatically available as a video camera. You  can capture anything you’re doing on-screen directly to your Mac using QuickTime Player.

As you see there is more than one option to mirror your iPhone or iPad to a big display but we have focused in this post on Airplay we could cover other option with available choices in the future.

Data & images source: Apple Support

updated on April 25th, 2017.


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Moon Symbol on iPhone

Moon Symbol on iPhone 

There are many users ask about iPhone moon icon or half moon icon why it appears sometimes in the status bar, Whether the cause by mistake, children, or other reasons. We will know why and all its cases. 

What moon icon means

The crescent moon icon first time appeared with iOS 6, which indicates to Do Not Disturb feature.

If "Do Not Disturb" is enabled, which referenced by the moon symbol in your status bar, means calls, alerts, and notifications that you get while your device is locked will be silenced. There is also the ability to schedule a time or choose who you'll allow calls from.

As we have mentioned half moon symbol in the status bar of your iPhone or iPad means Do Not Disturb is turned on, we could normally do that by two ways:

•  From your iPhone's Home Screen swipe up from the bottom to get Control Center then tap half moon icon

• The second way, tap Setting app on your Home Screen, head to Do Not Disturb option then toggle on Manual option

You will notice through the second method that the Do Not Disturb list includes more than one option, each one has been explained.  

• Manual: If is enabled, calls and alerts received while the Device is locked will be silenced.

• Scheduled: set a time to enable Do Not Disturb automatically between the hours you choose.

• Allow Calls From: Allow calls from everyone, no one, your favorites, or specific contact groups stored on your device or your iCloud account.

• Repeated Calls: If someone calls you twice within three minutes, the call will not be silenced.

• silence: this allows you to choose if you want to silence calls and notification always even when it's in use or just when the device is locked.  

As previously mentioned you can exclude your favorites and a specific group from this procedure by the option "Allow Calls From", but iOS 10 features an option called Emergency Bypass that enable you to pick out contacts that can make your iPhone ring individually. 

To do that From your Contact find that contact you want to keep in touch with, tap the Edit button, from editing mode you can set the ringtone and text tone. On the next screen, you should see a switch called Emergency Bypass.   

Finally as an answer for the introduction question if you want The crescent moon icon to despair from your status bar then just disable Do Not disturb feature. Not doubt Apple will seek to develop this feature in the next iOS versions as what happens with Emergency Bypass in iOS 10.

Data and images source: Apple Support and Others.

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How to Delete Photos from iPhone

In the past, before pressing the button to take a picture the matter it was more seriously for several reasons, including the cost.

But now it has been changed with the advent of digital cameras and the adoption of mobile devices seriously for this technology, Apple was the first that has been giving the interests to that. as we have seen in the earlier iPhone lineups

So taking pictures became very simple and accessible. Now the iPhone camera is overridden not just for taking photos but there are many other roles for iPhones' camera. 

The result often the Camera Roll seize the most storage space on your device. Now we'll learn how to delete photos from iPhone?

To know how much storage space taking up the Camera Roll on your iPhone, head to Settings > General > Usage. Photos & Camera is likely to be at the top of this list.

Tap into any item in the list to see more details about how much storage space it's taking up. The items will be listed by how much storage they occupy.

How to Delete Photos from iPhone

How to Delete a Single photo from an iPhone

From iPhone's home screen click "Photos" icon.

since iOS 7, the Photos app automatically organizes photos into Collections, Moments, and Years. This view method continues with us.

When you tap on a photo in Years, Collections or Moments view, it opens and giving you options to either Edit, Share or Delete, click on the "trash can" icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to delete it and confirm.

How to delete multiple photos at once 

There are two methods to delete multiple photos from your iPhone. The first is you have to select manually each image you want to delete, while the second way is you can select a set of images by one click.  

To remove multiple photos by selecting each one separately: 

From Photos app go ahead to the Camera Roll, once you are there tap on the “Select” button in the upper right corner, to enter selection mode, then select all photos you wish to be deleted. 

At the bottom right corner of the screen click on the "trash can" icon to delete them, and confirm.



in iOS 10 you can tap, hold, and slide to select multiple photos or videos in a single swipe.

How to quickly delete multiple iPhone photos at once 

The second way to delete multiple photos at once, it is very faster than the previous method, so is allowing you to select a set of photos by one tap, rather than selecting each one separately. This is done by "Moment" view.

To do that enter to Photos app then tap the "Photos" tab at the bottom of your screen. to appear with you Years, Collections, and Moments view, then directed to a specific collection, wearer you will get on "Moments" view.

Once you are in the "Moments" view, tap on “Select” button in the top right corner, to notice all the photos in that Moments view are selected, you can also deselect all those by tapping on the “Deselect” button.

After the selecting, tap on the "Trash Can" icon at the bottom right of the screen, and confirm deleting photos.

How to delete all photos at once

Actually, there are many users asking on how to delete all iPhone photos at once or by one click, but it seems that can't be implemented through your iPhone that running iOS 7 or later, this was possible in iOS 6 from "Usage" setting under "General" section, to pick "Photos & Camera", will appear with you the storage space of your iPhone's Camera Roll, Photo Library, and Photo Stream. Then swipe on Camera Roll item to show the Delete button, clicking on that button lead to deleting all photos from your iPhone’s Camera Roll.

How to delete photo albums from iPhone

Click  Photos app then tap the "Albums" at the bottom right corner of the screen.

• Once you are in Albums section tap "Edit" button at the upper right corner of the screen. 
• Usually, you will get a red circle in front of albums that you have created, unlike Camera Roll and Photo Steam albums. Tap the red circle icon that associated with the album you want to delete, then you will get a big Delete icon to the right of the album. 

• Tap "Delete" and Confirm that you want to "Delete Album".

• the last step Select "Done" at the upper right corner of the screen.

How to delete photos from iPhone by using Windows computer

This way is very quick and simple. Connect your iPhone to a computer.

• Choose Start > Computer (My Computer). 

• Double-click the iPhone logo to browse its camera folders. 

• Navigate to Apple iPhone/Internal Storage/DCIM/100APPLE. 

• Manually copy the Photos in this folder to your computer, in case you want to keep them. For deleting select all, then delete.

"Recently Deleted" album

since iOS 8 Apple has added "Recently Deleted." album gives you the ability to recover the recently deleted photos in case you’ve deleted them accidentally. You will note items in the Recently Deleted album have an indicator shows the time remaining for the photos to be permanently deleted. By default 30 days after being marked for deletion. 

How to delete photos and video permanently from you iPhone and iPad 

The showing photos and videos in the Recently Deleted album, means these deleted photos and video will remain to take up space on your device for 30 days. Thus to free up your iPhone or iPad space you must delete these photos but without the ability to recover them again. To do this:

• Open the Photos app from the Home screen.

• At the bottom right corner tap on the Albums tab.

• Go ahead to Recently Deleted albums tap on it to open it.

• Select photos or tap the photo you want to delete, then tap on "Delete" option at the bottom left corner.

• It will appear with you a popup informing you that "this action cannot be undone." Tap on "Delete Photo" to confirm.

How to delete or remove photos from iPhone by using Mac and Windows PCs

Import the Camera Roll to your computer (Mac/win:XP/vista/7/8) and choose to delete items after import.

How to remove synced photos from iPhone 

You can sync photos to your device by two way:

• Open iTunes and connect your iPhone. 

• Click the iPhone button in the upper right corner.

• Click the Photos tab.

1. From a folder on your computer to your device

Place all of your photos into a folder on your computer. You can organize photos into subfolders to make albums [in this example the name for this folder is (my Photos) placed on the Desktop.]

• Select "Sync Photos from."

• Select "Choose folder" from the pop-up menu and choose the folder (my photos) where you stored your photos. 

• Click Apply.

2. From a Mac or Windows PC to your device using photo applications

• Select "Sync Photos from."

• Choose the application you want to sync photos from in the pop-up menu. 

• Choose to sync all photos or selected photos. 

• Click Apply.

How to delete synced photos from an iPhone 

To delete all synced photos, deselect "Sync Photos from" and when asked, click "Remove photos."

Click Apply.

In this tutorial we don't talk about Photo Stream because it has been mentioned in the earlier post, there are other methods, and third party apps facilitate the dealing with photos.


Some info has been updated

The post source and more updated info visit Apple support.

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LifeProof Launched New 'FRĒ Power' Waterproof Battery Case Edition for iPhone 6s

Lifeproof company is one of the most rugged phone cases manufacturers, it has launched a new version of its FRE Power case to be compatible with iPhone 6s, in addition to its protection purpose LifeProof promises to double the iPhone's battery life, which features a 2,600 mAh battery, offering up to twice the battery life of the iPhone 6s on its own, and once your iPhone is completely charged the case automatically shuts off to avoid wasting power.

The case should protect your iPhone against drops, water, dirt, and snow. The case features a built-in scratch protection screen that won't interfere with functions like 3D Touch, Retina Flash, or fingerprints ID sensor. LifeProof company said the PRE Power case will let users take Live Photos and 4K videos "in almost every environment."

We challenge our engineers to defy what is expected and they've gone well beyond that with our waterproof iPhone 6s battery case," said LifeProof President and CEO Pete Lindgren. "FR? Power provides protection and power so you can adventure further than ever before. The combination of iPhone 6s Live Photos and 4k video with double the battery life from FRĒ Power lets you capture better content and keep shooting longer than ever before."

The FRE Power iPhone 6s case costs 129.99 and should ship on Friday, November 6, in three colors options: black, blue and white/gray, however only an all-black model can be pre-ordered at this moment, the others are listed as "coming soon." Those interested can visit LifeProof's official website. Last year iPhone 6 version is also available, there is no iPhone 6s Plus edition up to now.

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Apple Released iOS 9.1 with New Emoji, New Messages Setting and Live Photos Improvement

A set of new emoji in iOS 9.1

Apple yesterday released a major update to its iOS 9 operating system, that launched publicly in September, the new iOS 9.1 came after a series of betas that oriented to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, this iOS 9.1 test process started even before iOS 9 public release.

iOS 9.1 is the third update which preceded iOS 9.0.1 and iOS 9.0.2. All users with iOS 9 devices they can update them, the update is available over-the-air: Home screen=> Settings=> General then Software Update. Apple also released tvOS golden master (GM), which is designed to run new Apple TV generation that is launching next week.

In iOS 9.1 user interface changes are almost non-existent with exception supporting for Unicode 7 and 8 that includes a range of new emoji like the taco, burrito, cheese wedge, middle finger, unicorn head and more.

The update also includes a new Messages setting that allows users from Settings app to disable photos from contacts, iOS 9.1 has extended Apple News to include UK and Australia for the first time. New Live Photos feature also received an amendment so it senses when the iPhone is raised or lowered to refrain from recording this sort of movements.

This release includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes, including:

- Live Photos now intelligently senses when you raise or lower your iPhone, so that Live Photos will automatically not record these movements
- Over 150 new emoji characters with full support for Unicode 7.0 and 8.0 emojis

In addition to these changes iOS 9.1 came just a few days before the announcement of the fourth-generation Apple TV and new 12.9" iPad Pro, so it includes new features and compatible files for these upcoming devices, like setting up for new Apple TV through your iOS device will require iOS 9.1.

As usual new updates include a number of bugs fixes, performance and security enhancements, by the way, iOS 9 Pangu jailbreak has been broken by this iOS 9.1 updates.  

Image source: via Emojipedia

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New App To Convert Live Photos to GIFs with Mention to other Ways

Photograph enhanced in new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by a new Live Photos feature, which enables users to capture an additional 3 seconds of video around a normal still image, 3D Touch technology on these new devices makes it easier to play those pictures back, just by pressing deeply on a selected photo. Live Photos normaly can be viewed only on Apple devices that running by iOS 9 or OS X El Capitan. Now new Live GIF app allows you to turn Live Photos into GIFs, which means to be viewable on all other devices and shareable on most social networks.

When you launch Live GIF will automatically know and display your Live Photos album, tapping on a specified photo will turn it magically into GIF, you can preview the photo before you saving it in the Camera Roll to be available to sending, sharing or uploading to social network. The Live GIF app also allows you to save the photo as a video instead of GIF extension.

Apart Live GIF app there were more than one way to convert a series of images or a video to GIF like GIFMaker for Mac as well as this online service ImgFlip which enables you to convert Youtube, Vimeo or an uploaded video to GIF. And for iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users, they can turn their Burst Mode photos into GIFs through Burstio app, but Live GIF app maybe remains the easiest and seamless way to convert Live Photos to GIF.

To review and download Live GIF on the App Store click here.

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