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Author: FIGBERT <figbert@figbert.com>
Date:   Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:04:18 -0800

Add "How to Mirror Your iDevice to your Mac" post

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diff --git a/content/posts/how-to-mirror-your-iphone-to-your-mac.md b/content/posts/how-to-mirror-your-iphone-to-your-mac.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ ++++ +title = "How to Mirror Your iDevice to your Mac" +description = "I recently found myself debugging a mobile game I'm working on (sneak peak) with a friend over Jitsi. I had no trouble sharing my Godot window, Xcode console, or IRC bouncer. But how were they going to view the output on my phone? Well turns out it's really easy." +date = 2020-12-31 ++++ + +I recently found myself debugging a mobile game I'm working on ([sneak +peak][sevivon]) with a friend over [Jitsi][jitsi]. I had no trouble sharing my +[Godot][godot] window, Xcode console, or [IRC bouncer][irc]. But how were they +going to view the output on my phone? +<!-- more --> + +Well turns out it's really easy, and requires no non-default software: + +1. Open Quicktime +2. Press `File -> New Movie Recording` or <kbd>⌥⌘N</kbd> +3. Plug in your iDevice (I've only tested with an iPhone) via USB +4. Click the down caret by the red record button +5. Select your device as the Camera + +That's it! I didn't even need to record anything, as I just used Jitsi's +built-in Window Sharing feature to share the screen live. + +If you want to record your phone with something more powerful than Quicktime, +you can use [OBS][obs] and select your phone as a Video Capture Device. + +Hope you've enjoyed this post! I know it's a bit shorter than normal, but I'm +hoping to post more frequently starting soon as a bunch of +[interesting][remarkable] [things][cyberpunk] are happening in and abouts my +life. + +[sevivon]: https://git.figbert.com/FIGBERT/sevivon +[jitsi]: https://jitsi.org/ +[godot]: https://godotengine.org/ +[irc]: https://thelounge.chat/ +[obs]: https://obsproject.com/ +[remarkable]: https://remarkable.com/ +[cyberpunk]: https://www.cyberpunk.net/ +