How to Mirror Android to Mac?

You might come across a condition where you may have to mirror your device onto a Mac. However, over observation, you may find that your Android cannot be directly connected to your Mac through the various Apple tools that are available for connecting different Apple devices. In such cases, it usually gets necessary to devise methods that allow you to mirror your Android device to a Mac OS or a Windows PC. This article marginalizes these methods and recognizes the most optimal platforms that can offer you the perfect system of mirroring your Android to a Mac. You need to have a detailed look to develop an understanding of these available methods to mirror Android to Mac easily.

• Part 1. Mirror Android to Mac via USB
• Part 2. Mirror Android to Mac via Wi-Fi
• Part 3. Why is it better to mirror Android to Mac via USB than wirelessly?

Part 1. Mirror Android to Mac via USB

Some several methods and techniques can come quite handy in mirroring your Android to a Mac with ease. These techniques come up with different approaches that are to be discussed in the article as follows. The first approach that can be undertaken by users to mirror their device successfully is by using a USB connection for establishing a successful mirroring environment. For this case, the article segregates the two best software and tools that can allow you to mirror your Android to the Mac with ease.

1.1 Vysor

A user always prefers a tool that is readily available in the consumption market. Vysor is one efficient option when it comes to such cases, considering its availability across all major Operating Systems. The desktop Chrome application provides you the basic features to view, control, and even navigate your Android phone through your Mac. While you understand the feasibility of this platform, you should understand that Vysor allows you to use all kinds of applications across the Mac that are installed on your Android. This includes all kinds of applications and social media applications, without any exception. To understand the basic procedure of connecting Vysor with your Mac, you need to go through these simple steps as specified below.

Step 1: Download and install the Vysor application on your Android through the Play Store.

Step 2: Access your Mac and open Google Chrome. Proceed to the Chrome Web Store and search for Vysor in the application search. Install the application and launch it on your Mac successfully.

Step 3: You need to attach your Mac to the Android through a USB cable and tap "Find Devices" on your Vysor application on the Mac. Locate your device in the search results and tap "Select" to initiate the screencasting of your Android device to the Mac.

1.2 Scrcpy

Another impressive platform that may come into your mind when seeking a method to mirror your Android to the Mac is Scrcpy, an open-source Android screen mirroring tool that provides you with the perfect environment to connect your devices with a very different and intuitive approach. This USB connectivity method can cover screen mirroring without any installation of an application. With support across all major operating systems, Scrcpy introduces you to a very impressive latency rate of a mere 35 to 70 ms. With such a performance, this platform is referred to as quite an option for screen mirroring. Along with this, it is completely available for free with other features such as file sharing, resolution adjustment, and screen recording. With no installation, Scrcpy also presents a very safe platform for screen mirroring. The major and only drawback that might exist in using Scrcpy is the technical knowledge of the command prompt that would make it arduous for several users to set up the platform. However, to make it easy and efficient to cover, the article covers the basic steps of setting up Scrcpy and successfully mirroring your Android to the Mac.

Step 1: You need to enable the "USB Debugging" settings from the "Developer Options" present on your Android device.

Step 2: Following this, take up your Mac and access the “Terminal” from the Spotlight on the device.

Step 3: Look across the following image to enter the command for installing ‘Homebrew’ across your Mac.

Step 4: After a considerable amount of time, you need to lead towards entering the command “brew cask install android-platform-tools” for installing the Android ADB tools across your Mac.

Step 5: Following this, enter “brew install scrcpy” on your Mac command line and proceed to install Scrcpy on your Mac.

Step 6: Connect your Android device via USB cable and confirm all USB Debugging options on your smartphone to initiate screen mirroring on your Android.

Step 7: Type in “scrcpy” on the Terminal of your Mac to turn on your screen mirroring.

Part 2. Mirror Android to Mac via Wi-Fi

The second approach involves a simple wireless connection with your device for mirroring it across the Mac. As the above methods featured a connected through a USB cable, the article propagates in offering a method to mirror your Android device onto a Mac through a Wi-Fi connection. Although there is various screen mirroring platforms that offer you the basic services of mirroring your Android device to another device through Wi-Fi, the article features the best software tool that would allow the user to mirror their Android device successfully across a Mac. The article takes up AirDroid as the primary choice in wireless screen mirroring. This platform offers you the basic services of transferring files, remote controlling your Android device over mirroring, and using the camera remotely for monitoring the conditions all around the surroundings in real-time. AirDroid is a very comprehensive tool when it comes to screen mirroring, where the features provided are extremely coherent and effective. You need to look over the following steps to set up your Android across your Mac through screen mirroring with AirDroid.

Step 1: You need to initially download and install your AirDroid personal application from Play Store and log in with the personal account for AirDroid.

Step 2: Open the web service of AirDroid Personal on your Mac and log in with the same credentials as done on the Android.

Step 3: You need to tap the “Mirroring” icon on the available screen and successfully mirror your Android on the Mac.

Part 3. Why is it better to mirror Android to Mac via USB than wirelessly?

This article discussed the two basic approaches to mirror your Android device onto a Mac. However, when it comes to selecting the most optimal method that would allow the user to mirror their Android successfully to an Android, a USB connection is preferred as compared to the wireless connection. There are a few and absolute reasons that make the user prefer a USB connection as compared to a wireless connection.

• Screen mirroring through wireless connection usually does not allow the user to control the device remotely. Thus, you can only observe the changes that are occurring through the phone's screen itself.
• You may face major lags in using a wireless connection for screen mirroring.
• It is usually difficult to set up a successful connection over the first time. You may require to repeatedly restart the application for a successful connection.

Conclusion

This article has presented you with a comparative understanding of the methods that can allow you to mirror Android to a Mac with ease. To get to know more about the methods that are involved, you need to go through the guide to develop the significance of the techniques involved in mirroring the Android to a Mac.