How to Use AirPlay in iOS 7 on the iPhone 5

There is a lot of competition in the set-top box market between the Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and a few others. Most offer ways to watch content from Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Go, so it is difficult for one device to stand out. The Apple TV has an awesome feature, however, called AirPlay, that can be used with iOS devices like an iPhone or iPad.

You can use AirPlay to stream content from your iPhone to your Apple TV so that it plays on your television. This feature is very cool and works extremely well once you know how to use it. So continue reading below to find out how you can use AirPlay between your iPhone and your Apple TV.

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Airplay in iOS 7 to the Apple TV

This tutorial was written on an iPhone 5 that is running the iOS 7 version of the operating system. If your screens look different than the ones in the image below, then you are probably running an earlier version of iOS. You can read this article to learn how to update your iPhone 5 to iOS 7.

This tutorial will also assume that you have an Apple TV, as that device is required in order to use AirPlay to watch content from your phone on your TV. If you do not have an Apple TV, you can check out pricing and read reviews on Amazon here.

Step 1: Turn on your TV, turn on your Apple TV, and switch your TV to the input channel to which the Apple TV is connected.

Step 2: Confirm that your Apple TV and iPhone 5 are both on the same wireless network. You can learn how to connect an iPhone to a Wi-Fi network here.

Step 3: Swipe up from the bottom border of your iPhone’s Home screen, which will display the Control Center, as in the image below.

open the control center on the iphone

Step 4: Touch the AirPlay button. If you do not see the AirPlay button, then your Apple TV and iPhone are not on the same wireless network, or AirPlay is disabled on the Apple TV. You can read this article to learn how to enable or disable AirPlay on the Apple TV.

touch the airplay button

Step 5: Select the Apple TV option.

how to use airplay in ios 7 on iphone 5

Step 6: Touch the button to the right of Mirroring if you want to turn on mirroring. This will send a copy of your iPhone screen to your TV. This can be helpful if you want to display an app or a Web page on your screen, but if you just want to listen to music through your TV then you probably don’t need to use the Mirroring feature.

turn on airplay mirroring

Now that you know how to use AirPlay on your iPhone in iOS 7, you will be able to easily cast content from your iPhone to your television with an Apple TV.

Did you know that you can use AirPlay to watch Amazon Instant videos on your TV? Read this article to learn how.

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