You can't mirror your iPhone while mirroring your Mac on Apple Vision Pro

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Devindra has been writing about the way technology intersects with our lives for nearly 20 years. He started the Amherst Student's first technology column, worked in IT support for many (many) years, and eventually moved to Brooklyn to cover New York's tech scene in 2009.

, just like how you can use your Mac on an enormous virtual display. Instead, we got iPhone Mirroring on macOS Sequoia. As the name implies, it will let you see everything on your iPhone from the comfort of your Mac., I wondered, what if you mirrored a Mac that was mirroring an iPhone in the Vision Pro? It seems like the ideal workaround in theory, one that would solve the headset's annoying inability to play nicely with your iPhone. But, unfortunately, it won't work.

We haven't heard the exact reason for that limitation, but I'd wager it comes down to networking limitations. Mirroring a sharp and lag-free version of your Mac's screen is difficult enough — juggling that alongside a perfectly rendered copy of your iPhone might be too tough for some Macs. Apple is already pushing beyond its current Continuity restrictions with, which will support higher resolution Mac mirroring, as well as the ability to virtualize an ultra-wide display.

It's not hard to imagine Apple bringing the iPhone mirroring feature directly to the Vision Pro eventually, but ideally, it would also work alongside Mac mirroring in the headset. Here are a few other tidbits we've learned about iPhone mirroring on macOS Sequoia while exploring WWDC:When you launch a game, the iPhone window flips into landscape view on your Mac. The game's sound also appears to be synchronized well.If you unlock your iPhone directly, the mirrored window closes immediately on your Mac.

You'll eventually be able to drag and drop files and other content between your iPhone and Mac. This feature will also be available on third-party apps.

 

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