Last Updated on July 22, 2022
If you have purchased a FireStick from Amazon, you will soon realize that it will become the centerpiece of your at-home entertainment. From music to movies to television and just about everything in between, the FireStick can do whatever you need.
However, while the FireStick is a great invention from Amazon, it doesn’t line up with one of the most popular phones on the market. The iPhone is the world’s most popular and sought-after smartphone and it is used by many every single day.
If you use your iPhone so much, it’s only understandable that you would want to use it with your FireStick as well. But is that even possible? Can you connect your iPhone to your new FireStick?
The answer is yes, although it might not work exactly as you expected.
Yet, the process to get your iPhone working with your FireStick is straightforward, easy, and painless.
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Connection vs Mirroring
The trick about connecting an iPhone to your FireStick is something called “mirroring.” For all intents and purposes, mirroring is connecting your iPhone. You have to remember that Apple makes iPhones. There is no way they will allow you to easily connect your iphone to a FireStick like you connect android phone to firestick, created by their biggest competitor, Amazon.
But there are workarounds to make sure your FireStick is hooked up with your iPhone. That’s where mirroring comes in.
When you mirror your iPhone to your FireStick, you can easily stream locally stored content from your phone directly to your TV. If you have an Android device, mirroring couldn’t be any easier. If you are using an iPhone, you need to follow just a few other extra steps.
Once you do that, you’ll be watching your stored content on your FireStick in no time at all.
How to Download and Use AirScreen
While there are many apps available for your FireStick that will let you mirror your iPhone with the Amazon device, AirScreen is easily the best. It’s simple to download, simple to use, and it’s completely free.
1: Download AirScreen
To get started, simply download AirScreen from the Google Play Store and install it onto your FireStick.
After it is installed, open the AirScreen app. You will then choose “Star Now” and, in the menu, select the gear icon to open your settings.
Make sure that AirPlay is enabled by selecting it.
2: Fire Up Your iPhone
Next, you need to go to your iPhone, swipe down from the upper right corner of the screen, and open your “Control Center.”
Once in the “Control Center,” you will then tap the AirPlay icon.
3: Start Screen Mirroring
Screen Mirroring is now active on your iPhone, which means you need to go back to your FireStick and ensure that your AirScreen is on the Home Screen. If it isn’t, make sure to select the house icon on the left navigation menu.
Once you have done that, you should see a device name displayed on your TV screen.
4: Choose Your Device
Back on your iPhone, choose the device name displayed on the TV screen. This will make the connection and then your iPhone screen will automatically appear on your TV.
That’s all that it takes to start mirroring your iPhone on your FireStick. It really couldn’t be any easier.
5: Disconnect
And what do you do when you’re done using your iPhone with your FireStick? How do you disconnect? That also couldn’t be any easier.
All you need to do is open your Control Center again, tap the screen mirroring icon, and then tap Stop Mirroring.
The next time that you want to mirror your iPhone with your FireStick, all you need to do is open the AirScreen app, navigate to the Control Center on your phone, and fire it all up once again.
Keep in mind: the device name may change, but the AirScreen app will always display which device you should connect.
Alternatives to Airscreen
Perhaps you don’t want to use AirScreen to mirror your iPhone to your FireStick. Are there other options for you? Of course there are. In fact, you can use any number of other Google Play apps to mirror your iPhone and, luckily, they also happen to be free.
Here are a few other options you have if you don’t want to use AirScreen for whatever reason.
1. AirBeam TV
AirBeam TV is easily available on the Amazon Store. It’s a great app that can be used to share screens from iOS to the FireStick. By using AirBeam TV, you can share Apple Music, podcasts, videos, photos, and other Apple apps.
It is important to note that while AirBeam allows you to stream on your FireStick, you will get limited features until you purchase the premium package. When you do that, you will be able to do even more, but if you want to keep the app free, your options will be slightly limited – but it will still easily get the job done.
2. LetsView
One of the best things about LetsView is that it’s supremely easy to use and you can have it fired up and working in no time. The commands are easy to follow and it works with all FireTV models aside from the first generation.
LetsView supports many screencast technologies such as AirPlay, Mircast, and DLNA. The ease of use for LetsView is its most appealing feature and it’s also light in size, doesn’t take up much space, and offers many features. It’s perhaps too simple for some people but it’s a breeze to use.
Conclusion
Your FireStick is a great way to entertain yourself and your family and friends and house guests. Once you have it installed on your TV, you will soon learn what you have been missing.
And despite the iPhone being created by a completely different company, it can still work with the Amazon FireStick. While connecting iPhone to firestick or Apple TV, you must understand the difference between the two. All you have to do is download the right app, learn how to use it, connect your phone, and you’ll be mirroring in no time. From home movies to motion pictures to podcasts, music, images, and more – your FireStick will soon be the home of all your Apple goodies.
