Do I need iTunes or Apple Devices?

No. ByteMirror installs its own USB driver the first time you plug in an iPhone, after one Windows permission prompt. You can give the iPhone back to Apple's driver from the app at any time.

Does the iPhone charge while it's connected?

Yes, it charges from the PC while it streams. A USB-C or Thunderbolt port on the PC charges faster than an older USB-A port.

Why does the mirrored screen show 9:41 and a full battery?

During cable capture, iOS switches to a clean status bar that always reads 9:41 with a full battery. The phone itself still shows the real time and charge.

Is the cable or AirPlay better?

The cable is steadier, charges the phone and works on any network. AirPlay needs no cable but depends on your Wi-Fi.

Can I show two iPhones at once?

Yes, with Pro or Lifetime, which allow up to 5 phones at the same time. The free plan shows one phone at a time.

iPhone to PC

Your iPhone on your PC, by cable or Wi-Fi.

Plug your iPhone into a Windows PC, or mirror it over AirPlay, and see its screen with sound in the ByteMirror window or in OBS Studio.

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Phones

iPhone 16Streaming
Cable (USB)
Pixel 8Ready
ByteMirror app · Wi-Fi
iPhone cameraOffline
Camera page · Wi-Fi

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Quality1080p60

DecoderAuto (graphics card)

SoundOn this PC

Preview · iPhone 16LIVE

LAP 2/3

2556 × 1179 · 60 fpsDecoding on the graphics card

USB cable

By cable, without iTunes.

The cable gives the steadiest picture and charges the phone while you stream. ByteMirror talks to the iPhone directly, so you don't need iTunes or Apple Devices.

1Install ByteMirror and open it.
2Plug in your iPhone and unlock it.
3The first time, ByteMirror offers to set up its USB driver. Accept it and allow the Windows prompt.
4Tap Trust on the iPhone and enter your passcode. You only do this once per PC.
5Click the iPhone in the list. Its screen and sound appear.

While ByteMirror uses the iPhone over USB, iTunes and Apple Devices can't see it. To switch back, right-click the iPhone in ByteMirror and choose to give it back to Apple's driver. If the iPhone never asks to trust the PC, restart the iPhone and plug it in again.

AirPlay

Over AirPlay, no cable.

While ByteMirror is open, your PC appears in the iPhone's Screen Mirroring list. Both need to be on the same Wi-Fi network.

1Open ByteMirror on the PC.
2On the iPhone, open Control Center and tap Screen Mirroring.
3Choose your PC from the list.
4The screen appears in ByteMirror, with sound.

Some office, school and hotel networks block AirPlay. Use the cable on those.

OBS Studio

Straight into OBS.

The installer adds a ByteMirror Phone source to OBS Studio. Screen and game sound come in as one source.

1In OBS Studio, click + under Sources and choose ByteMirror Phone.
2Pick your iPhone in the source settings and click OK.

Camera

The iPhone's camera works too.

Open the ByteMirror camera page in Safari to send the iPhone's camera to your PC over Wi-Fi, with nothing to install. See the phone-as-webcam page for the steps.

Requirements

What you need.

Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit
An iPhone on a recent version of iOS (tested on iOS 26); the camera page needs iOS 16.4 or later
For the cable: the iPhone's USB-C or Lightning cable
For AirPlay: the PC and the iPhone on the same Wi-Fi network

Questions

Asked often.

Your phone in OBS Studio

Add an iPhone or Android phone as a source, with game sound.

Stream mobile games

iPhone games into OBS, without a capture card.

Android to PC

The same for Android, with the ByteMirror app or USB debugging.