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December 3, 2020

Mirror your Android screen to a Mac via WiFi

X-Mirage is the most advanced screen mirroring receiver for Mac and PC. It allows you to receive AirPlay and Google Cast streams, similar to an Apple TV or a Chromecast device.

What is google cast

Google Cast is a technology suite that brings TV’s into the multi-screen era. In simpler words, Google Cast is a screen-sharing technology that lets a user send and control content like video from a small computing device like a phone, tablet, or laptop to a large display device like a television.

How to cast android screen to Mac?

step 1: Download and launch X-Mirage on your Mac

step 2: Your smartphone’s cast screen will show up on the cast screen with a name like “X-Mirage of XXX” and you tap on it to connect. You can rotate the screen while mirroring, and the audio is output from the MacBook.

Now everything you see on your Android phone screen is shared on your Mac screen.  

March 6, 2020

X-Mirage Windows Supports 4K Quad Full HD Mirroring

Following the Mac version, X-Mirage for Windows also supports 4K Quad Full HD Mirroring now. Try it out!

September 19, 2017

X-Mirage for Mac/Windows compatible with iOS 11

iOS 11 is available today, September 19. Now you can update your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to iOS 11. iOS 11 is compatible with iPhone 5S and later, iPad mini 2 and later, iPad Air and later, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, 10.5-inch iPad Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro 1st and 2nd generation and iPod touch 6th generation. iOS 11 new festures include:

Siri is more natural and useful.

Redesigned App Store makes it easily to discover apps and games.

All-new Dock provides quick access to favorite and frequently used apps.

Drag-and-drop from app to app

A new Control Center

Work with multiple apps with Split View and now Slide Over

All-new Files app provides a central place to access and organize files on iPad or in the cloud.

Do Not Disturb while driving

Discover New Music with Friends in Apple Music

New Loop and Bounce effects create continuous video loops for Live Photos.

However, as X-Mirage user, you may care whether X-Mirage is compatible with iOS 11, the answer is yes. After upgrading to iOS 11, you can still mirror iOS devices screen or stream content to your Mac/Windows with the help of X-Mirage. The only thing changed is the Control Center. Control Center on iOS 11 is as below(Swipe up to access Control Center):

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Tap Screen Mirroring.

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Choose the Mac or PC you want to mirror to.

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August 15, 2014

X-Mirage Update – Added Portuguese to the multilingual version – Thanks to Paulo Neto

X-Mirage Inc. are increasingly adding new languages to the multilingual version X-Mirage(both Mac and Windows version) in return to X-Mirage fans around the world. Today we announced the release of X-Mirage for Mac 1.06.6 and X-Mirage for Windows 1.01.5 multilingual version with Portuguese included.

Up to now, both Mac and Windows version support English, French, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese.

We owe the Portuguese version to Paulo Neto, the professional software translator. Thank you for your scrupulous efforts.

Here are the screenshots of interface:

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X-Mirage for Windows

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Existing users please download the free update: http://www.x-mirage.com/download.html

July 9, 2014

X-Mirage for Mac – The best software to record iPhone/iPad screen and sound as well as voiceover via microphone

Users have found X-Mirage a perfect Mac software to mirror iPad/iPhone screen to Mac and record screen activities since the debut of X-Mirage. However, many of them expressed the pity of not being able to record microphone voice with X-Mirage. Now with the new release of X-Mirage for Mac 1.06.5, it is extremely easy to record iOS screen videos with voiceover, such as app tutorials, coursewares, etc.

See the below microphone icon? It appears after you clicking the round record icon which is used to record screen and sounds from iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. Click the microphone icon once and them speak over the Mac microphone to narrate the iOS screen activities. Whenever you want to pause or stop the voiceover recording, click the microphone icon once again.

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Now download X-Mirage for Mac 1.06.5 and record  any iOS app with narratage.

June 27, 2014

X-Mirage Multilingual Version Now Supports English, French, Japanese, Russian and Simplified Chinese

X-Mirage Inc. has released the multilingual version of X-Mirage for Mac 1.06.3 and X-Mirage for Windows 1.01.3, which support English, French, Japanese, Russian and Simplified Chinese. Users can download the updates here: http://www.x-mirage.com/download.html.

For new users, it will automatically display the same language as your System language.

For existing users, click the X-Mirage icon on the menu bar and then X-Mirage Language option to switch languages when running the new version for the first time.

Our sincere gratitude and respect go to our kind-hearted volunteer translators Oleg T(Russian version), Maxime Lefebvre(French version) and Jin Xiangkun(Simplified Chinese version). Your contributions will benefit our millions of users around the world.

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June 12, 2014

Where to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup live online, and how to stream it wirelessly

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is finally here and numerous football fans all over the world are preparing to watch the World Cup live from start to finish with all 64 matches on iPhone and iPads.

If you are the one who watch the World Cup live stream on an iPhone or iPad, we highly recommend you the AirPlay Receiver for Mac and Windows – stream the matches from iPhone/iPad to the bigger Mac or Windows PC monitor via AirPlay, so anywhere you have a Mac or PC connected to the same Wi-Fi network with your iOS devices, you can put aside your iPhone/iPad and enjoy the exciting matches on the bigger screen.

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Stream videos from iPhone/iPad to Mac/PC monitor is extremely easy with X-Mirage. First, download and install X-Mirage in your computer, run it and you will see your computer in the available AirPlay receiver list, tap your computer name  and them play the video, you will see it’s streamed to the computer.

Turn on Mirroring if the app is not AirPlay enabled, then you will see the iPhone/iPad screen on the computer monitor.

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Enjoy the World Cup matches on the bigger screen and cheer on your teams.

June 10, 2014

Display your iPhone/iPad/iPod screen on computer monitor

Sometimes you may want to show contents on your iPhone/iPad/iPod on a bigger screen, especially when you show photos, enjoy movies or play iOS games with family and friends. Why not use your computer monitor to display iPhone/iPad/iPod screen via AirPlay Mirroring?

X-Mirage is an AirPlay receiver that allows you to wirelessly display your iPad/iPhone/iPod screen on your computer. It has both Windows version and Mac version, so as long as you have a Mac or Windows PC connected to the same Wi-Fi network with your iPad/iPhone/iPod, you can mirror the iOS device screen on a big monitor wirelessly.

Download and install X-Mirage on your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to turn on Mirroring on your iOS devices, then you can see the iOS screen appears on the computer monitor, and everything you do on your iPhone/iPad/iPod is shown on the screen in real-time.

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You can also see a circle button on the right side when you hover your cursor over the mirrored screen, hit it and X-Mirage begins to record iOS screen activities, which is very convenient to record how you play iOS games. After recording, it outputs MP4 file for sharing or local view.