My iPhone is almost never out of reach, but that doesn’t mean I want to pick it up multiple times a day to check notifications or use its apps. With iPhone Mirroring on my Mac, the phone can stay on my desk or in a pocket, and I can still use it normally in a window like any other app. (I also detail eight other reasons you’d want to use iPhone Mirroring.)
See also: What about controlling someone else’s phone remotely for family tech support? You can do that, too, using FaceTime.
iPhone Mirroring works only when the iPhone is locked and not in use, no doubt for security purposes, but also to prevent competing interactions from two people. If the phone is charging and in horizontal orientation, StandBy mode is still active, and you can switch between views without disrupting the mirroring.
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