iPhone mirroring is now available for developers to try

Apple released new developer betas for iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia on Monday, and spokesperson Fred Sainz confirmed on Friday that the company planned to introduce the ability for users to mirror their iPhone to their Mac. Sainz also said that the iOS 18 beta would include new SharePlay screen sharing features.

The new feature, which Apple first announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, lets you interact with your iPhone directly from your Mac, meaning you can navigate apps and even drag and drop files from the your Mac to your phone. Your Mac will even show notifications from your iPhone, and when you click on them, your Mac can open them in the iPhone’s mirrored interface.

While mirroring to your Mac, your iPhone remains locked. However, if you are using StandBy while mirroring, what is shown on your iPhone screen will remain on your iPhone screen while you browse your iPhone from your Mac.

New SharePlay features let you draw on someone else’s screen or control their screen. If you want to try out the developer betas, check out our guide.

On Monday, Apple also released new developer betas of visionOS 2 and watchOS 11. Full operating system update releases are scheduled for this fall.