How to AirPlay Web Videos to Your Apple TV
Some videos belong on the biggest screen in the house. The good news is that everything you watch in Mira — YouTube, your streaming services, even custom sites you've added yourself — can land on your Apple TV in a couple of taps.
Our recommendation is simple, and it's the same on every device: use Screen Mirroring from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It's the most reliable way to get Mira onto the big screen, and it works with every streaming service — whatever is playing on your device is exactly what shows up on the TV.
Screen Mirroring from an iPhone
- Start your video in Mira.
- Open Control Center — swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen. (On an iPhone with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom edge instead.)
- Tap Screen Mirroring — the icon looks like two overlapping rectangles — then choose your Apple TV.
- Your iPhone's screen appears on the TV. Flip Mira into fullscreen and the video fills the television.
Don't see Screen Mirroring in Control Center? Add it: tap the + in the top-left corner of Control Center (or touch and hold an empty area) to enter edit mode, tap Add a Control, then pick Screen Mirroring and tap done.
Screen Mirroring from an iPad
- Start your video in Mira.
- Open Control Center — swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen.
- Tap Screen Mirroring, then choose your Apple TV.
If the button isn't in your Control Center yet, the same Add a Control steps as the iPhone apply.
Screen Mirroring from a Mac
- Start your video in Mira.
- Click Control Center in the menu bar — the two-toggles icon near the clock.
- Click Screen Mirroring and choose your Apple TV.
Want it one click closer? Open System Settings → Control Center, find Screen Mirroring, and set it to Show in Menu Bar — it becomes its own menu-bar icon.
A couple of tips for movie night
- Same network. Your device and the Apple TV need to be on the same Wi-Fi network to see each other.
- Silence the interruptions. Mirroring shows your whole screen — turning on Do Not Disturb keeps notifications off the TV while you watch.
- Your setup carries over. Everything you've configured still applies on the big screen: SponsorBlock keeps skipping segments and your playback speed stays put, because the TV is simply showing your device.
Things to note
- It mirrors everything. Screen Mirroring shows your entire screen, not just the video — if you switch apps mid-movie, the room sees it.
- Wi-Fi quality matters. Mirroring streams over your network, so a weak signal between device and Apple TV can affect smoothness.
- Apple TV (or an AirPlay-compatible TV) required. This guide covers Apple's Screen Mirroring; TVs without AirPlay support need other hardware.
Mira is a native video player for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that skips sponsors, intros, and other unwanted segments — with searchable transcripts, AI summaries, and synced watch parties.