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In this quick tutorial, we tell you about various ways to cast your iPhone or iPad screen to a computer monitor or television so you can see everything on a bigger canvas.

Note: You can also connect a keyboard and mouse/trackpad to your iPhone or iPad to control the screen when casting to the big display.

AirPlay

If you have a television (like this LG TV) or a monitor (like this Samsung monitor) with built-in AirPlay support, then follow these easy steps to cast your iPhone or iPad screen to it.

1) Power on your monitor or television. Go to their AirPlay settings if something like that is available. On some Android TVs, you may need to download a third-party app to use AirPlay.

2) Make sure Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are enabled on your iPhone or iPad. Then, open iOS Control Center and tap the Screen Mirroring icon. Wait for your monitor or television to appear here, then tap it.

3) You should see your iPhone or iPad screen on the bigger screen. If you see a connection prompt on the monitor or television, be sure to accept it.

Connect via an Apple TV

If your television doesn’t support AirPlay but you have connected an Apple TV via an HDMI cable, you can still AirPlay to it. It’s a recap of the above steps, but instead of a monitor or television, you’ll be selecting your Apple TV after tapping the screen mirroring icon in iOS Control Center.

Cast from specific apps

Many video apps, like YouTube, Netflix, and Prime Video, have a Cast/AirPlay icon right on the player. In most cases, it’s just an extension of the screen mirroring icon in iOS Control Center that makes it easy to see your video on the big screen. Simply tap it and select your AirPlay-supported display.

Connect directly using a cable

While this wired method is not as convenient as the wireless methods above, it is the most reliable, with nearly no lag. Simply connect your monitor or television to your unlocked iPhone/iPad’s USB-C or Lightning port, and it should work right away.

If your television or monitor has a USB-C input, a single cable is enough to connect your iPhone 15 or later and all recent iPads to it.

In case your monitor or television only has HDMI input, you’ll need a USB-C dongle/adapter (like this one from Anker) to connect.

For iPhone and iPad with a Lightning port, you’ll need a Lightning-to-HDMI adapter (like this one from Apple).

If your monitor is connected to a Mac

If your external screen (like an Apple Studio Display) is already connected to a Mac and you don’t have an available input port, here are three options for mirroring your iPhone or iPad to it.

iPhone Mirroring

Use iPhone Mirroring to see and control your iPhone (not iPad) from your Mac. By default, the window is medium-sized. But you can make it bigger (but not full-screen) by clicking View > Larger or by pressing Command + Plus (+) keys. iPhone Mirroring works wirelessly, provided Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are enabled.

QuickTime Player

Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Mac using a USB-C or Lightning cable. Then, open Apple’s built-in QuickTime app on your Mac and click File > New Movie Recording from the top menu bar. Now, click the tiny arrow on the QuickTime window and select iPhone or iPad as the screen. You can also screen record it now.

AirPlay

And lastly, Mac can also act as an AirPlay receiver (this feature is already enabled by default). Simply tap the Screen Mirroring icon in iOS Control Center and select your Mac to project your iPhone or iPad screen to it. Note that you cannot use your Mac for anything else unless you end the AirPlay video session.

Also, check out: 17 ways to use your iPhone and iPad together with your Mac

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/04/07/iphone-to-monitor-tv/

Find out how to edit the beginning and closing times of a particular song on Apple Music, so you get to listen only to that favorite part, while skipping the start and end portions.

Ask yourself this question: how many times have you come across a song that has awesome lyrics or music somewhere in the middle, but the beginning or end is long and not enjoyable!

I have often noticed that a particular section of a song sounds great in an Instagram Reel or TikTok video, so I go to listen to the full track on Apple Music, only to find that the rest of the song isn’t very palatable.

To address such situations, I define the start and end times of a song in Apple’s Music app and listen to just the favorite part.

It’s a terrific lesser-known feature that I use a lot, and so should you!

A few points to keep in mind

• You can make this change only in the Apple Music app on your Mac or Windows PC.
• Changes you make to the song on your computer will automatically sync to your iPhone or iPad, provided you have Sync Library enabled (which it likely already is).
• Even if you don’t have an Apple Music subscription, you can set custom start and end times in the Music app on your Mac. And when you sync your iPhone or iPad, the changes will reflect in the iOS Music app.
• You need to define the custom end and start times for each song individually.

Set start and end times for a song on Apple Music

1) Open the Music app on Mac. The steps for Windows PC are similar.

2) Play the song in your library to find the start and/or end times you want to set.

3) Then, select the song and press the Command + I keys or right-click and choose Get Info.

4) Go to the Options tab.

5) You’ll see start and stop options. Check the box for either or both as needed and enter the time in the boxes next to them. I want the song to start at 35 seconds (0:35) and end at 4 minutes 00 seconds (4:00), so I will do that.

6) Finally, click the OK button.

This change will reflect immediately in the Music app on this computer. And if you have an Apple Music subscription with Sync Library enabled, it will also reflect on your other devices after a minute or so. And if you sync music directly from your computer to an iOS device, the changes will reflect after you sync it manually.

From now on, when this song plays (either manually or automatically after one song ends and this one is in the queue), it will start playing from the time you set in step 5 above, as well as end according to that.

Even if you set this song to play on repeat, it will play only the portion you specified using the start and stop boxes.

Remember that this isn’t a new feature by any means. You can also use this method to create 30-second ringtones for your iPhone, but remember that it’s no longer mandatory as iOS 26 lets you use any audio file as the iPhone ringtone. And if the music file exceeds 30 seconds, you can trim it right on your iPhone.

Also, check out:

• How to organize your Apple Music playlists into folders
• How to pin music to the top of the Apple Music app
• How to reduce the space taken by Apple Music on iOS

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/04/06/custom-song-times-apple-music/