Mirror Built-In Display: This will mirror your Mac in its native resolution. Once you've selected your Apple TV, you'll see three new options appear in that same drop-down menu… Tick the box and you should now see the icon. You'll see a box where it says 'Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available'. If you don't see it, it means you've got the shortcut button disabled. Click it, and then select your Apple TV from the list. With video, you can only stream to Apple TV right now, however this year, for the first time, Apple is bringing AirPlay 2 to third-party TVs, including sets from Samsung, Sony and LG, which will all work as AirPlay receivers.įor the time being, how do you stream to your Apple TV from a Mac? There should be an AirPlay icon in the menu bar at the top-right of the Mac screen (it's the rectangle with the triangle). There are two ways to stream over AirPlay from the Mac – either video or audio.

How to stream AirPlay video on Mac to Apple TVĪirPlay is on by default on Mac, but you might not be able to see it. Below, we're going to talk about the Mac specifically, and how you can use AirPlay to stream music and video from your computer to speakers or to the Apple TV. Head to our full AirPlay 2 explainer for more on the platform as a whole. However the process of streaming over AirPlay 2 is a little different across devices.

Most of Apple's devices come with AirPlay support – iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, HomePod and the Apple TV. And now with AirPlay 2, it's possible to stream to multiple speakers across your home at once. AirPlay is one of those Apple features that, once you're using it, you wonder how you got by without it.

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