iPhone mirroring on the Mac: Useful function remains blocked in the EU
The macOS function introduced in Sequoia last year, which allows iPhones to be controlled remotely, isn't available in the EU yet. It's likely to stay that way.
iPhone mirroring: useful function, but not for the EU. It will probably stay that way.
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In the course of the increasingly strict EU regulatory measures against Apple, users must be prepared to be denied further functions within the European Union. At the very least, Apple is making no move to relax existing blocks. The ban on the iPhone mirroring function for EU customers that has been in place since last year will remain in place. This was announced by the company to the French IT magazine Numerama.
Apple fears for the Mac
This means that even with the introduction of iOS 26 next September, iPhone mirroring will not be possible on EU Macs. According to Apple, it fears that implementing the function will lead to regulation. This is triggered for the iPhone by the Digital Markets Act, while the Mac has so far been excluded due to lower sales figures. The EU is now going very far with its requirements for iOS, with Brussels officials imposing requirements on Apple regarding the interfaces to be used.
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Apple, in turn, argues that further opening up its platform would cost the company a lot of money, would ultimately not benefit users and would jeopardize security. In the worst-case scenario for customers, this would mean that functions would not even be brought into the EU. Among other things, the Commission wants devices besides the Apple Watch to be able to read full iOS notifications.
What works with iPhone mirroring
Apple introduced iPhone mirroring in iOS 18 and macOS 15 alias Sequoia. The entire iPhone screen is displayed on the Mac and can be operated, and notifications are also received on the Mac. This means that you have all the devices on one screen. This is set to be expanded with iOS 26. Live activities will then also be transferred from the iPhone to the Mac, and users will be able to react to them directly on the mirrored iPhone.
However, Apple has now confirmed to Numerama that iOS 26 will not enable iPhone mirroring. The company wants to make the feature compatible, but still has considerable concerns about how the EU would assess it. Until this has been clarified, it will remain inactive for EU users. It is to be expected that Apple will also block other “combo functions”.
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