Guides

Short, practical answers about getting an iPhone, iPad or Android screen onto a Windows PC.

• How to mirror your iPhone to a Windows PC

  Step by step: show your iPhone screen on a Windows 10 or 11 PC over Wi-Fi, with sound, with no cable and nothing to install on the phone. Free.

• How to mirror your Android phone to a Windows PC

  Show your Android screen on a Windows 10 or 11 PC with Smart View, Cast or Wireless display. Free, no cable, no app on the phone. Works with Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and more.

• A free AirPlay receiver for Windows

  Turn a Windows PC into an AirPlay screen-mirroring receiver. Free and open source, with sound, no account and no app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.

• How to mirror your iPad to a Windows PC

  Show your iPad screen on a Windows 10 or 11 PC over Wi-Fi with the Screen Mirroring button iPadOS already has. Free, with sound, no cable, no app on the iPad.

• Your PC is not showing in Screen Mirroring: how to fix it

  If your Windows PC does not appear in the Screen Mirroring list on your iPhone or iPad, check these causes in order: network, firewall, network type and VPN.

• Black screen when mirroring your iPhone to a PC

  A black picture while screen mirroring has two usual causes: the app protects its video, or the PC's video decoder is struggling. Here is how to tell which.

• Does Windows support AirPlay?

  Windows cannot receive an iPhone's screen by itself. Why Miracast, Phone Link and a USB cable do not mirror an iPhone, and the free way that does.

• How to play your iPhone's sound through your PC speakers

  Send music, podcasts or any sound from an iPhone or iPad to the speakers of a Windows PC over Wi-Fi with AirPlay. Free, with no cable and no Bluetooth pairing.

• Screen mirroring is laggy or choppy: how to make it smooth

  Stutter, delay or a blocky picture while mirroring an iPhone or iPad to a Windows PC is nearly always the network. Six things to check, most effective first.

• Mirroring an iPhone to a PC without Wi-Fi, or with a USB cable

  Screen mirroring needs a local network, not the internet. What works without Wi-Fi or an internet connection, and why a USB cable or Bluetooth will not do it.

• Is screen mirroring safe?

  What screen mirroring shares and what it does not, who can connect to your PC, and five habits for mirroring an iPhone to a Windows PC privately.