This is not a surprise, but rather a confirmation: iPhone Mirroring to macOS Sequoia does not work in the European Union. Apple introduced this functionality in the second betas of iOS 18 and macOS 15, which were just available, but as it announced at the end of last week in an affront to the European Commission, this new feature cannot be used in EU countries.
If you have just installed these betas on your iPhone and on your Mac, you can see on your smartphone the compatible computers in Settings > General > AirPlay and Continuity > iPhone copy. On your Mac, you can even see the presence of the iPhone Mirroring application.
But if you have the audacity to click on the icon for the new feature on your Mac, bad! Instead of seeing your phone screen displayed on your computer, an error message appears: “Unable to connect to iPhone. iPhone mirroring is not available in your country or region. »
Impossible, therefore, to use this new flagship feature of macOS Sequoia and iOS 18. Will it remain blocked indefinitely? No, Apple said European users would be deprived of it ” This year “. In 2025, if all goes well, iPhone Mirroring will be accessible in the European Union.
By then, solutions may emerge to reduce the wait. Simply changing the region of your Mac is not enough to fool Apple, we tried, but other more elaborate tricks will surely appear to get around this geographic restriction.
Updated at 10:46 p.m.: Simply log in to the Mac App Store with a non-EU Apple account to bypass this restriction. More explanations in our new article on the subject.
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