PSA: I was finally able to mirror iOS on my PC (but I had to use USB).

For those who have both Android & iOS, the Android cross-platform
functionality with Windows/macOS/Linux is more funcdtional, but the good
news is that you _can_ mirror your iOS device on any PC (over USB).
<https://i.postimg.cc/TYvqdxCT/vysor35.jpg> iOS & Android PC mirroring

The difference is that Android 12 and up does that mirroring completely
over Wi-Fi while iOS (and Android 11 and below) does it first using USB.
<https://i.postimg.cc/XY3qSqKC/vysor04.jpg> Vysor ADB USB setup switches

The advantage of Android is there's _more_ freeware out there that works
such as screen copy freeware (all mirror clipboard, mouse & keyboard).
<https://i.postimg.cc/xjz3V8Gs/vysor32.jpg> ScrCpy vs Vysor PC mirror

But, what matters most is that you too can freely mirror iOS on your PC.
<https://i.postimg.cc/k5gv0yw8/vysor34.jpg> Apple iOS & Android mirroring

All you have to do to mirror iOS on your Windows (or macOS or Linux) PC is
a. Install Vysor freeware on your computer (macOS, Linux, or Windows)
<https://www.vysor.io/download/>
b. Install Vysor freeware on your iOS device
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vysor/id1577813680>
c. Connect the two by USB & follow the prompts
<https://i.postimg.cc/V6X28fWJ/vysor18.jpg> Apple Mobile Device Support

Note: Android works more automatically than iOS in that you don't need to
install _anything_ on the mobile device as it's automatically installed.
<https://i.postimg.cc/Njg6Xx3V/vysor33.jpg> Preparing Vysor on device
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Posted out of the kindness of my heart to help others do what I can do,
and to have others who know more than I do about it, improve it for all.

nospam wrote:

> ios can mirror over wifi *or* usb, the choice is up to the user.

A good person who says that would also provide the link to the freeware
program that allows the iOS device to mirror on Windows, Linux, and macOS
over Wi-Fi (sans the initial need to set it up first using USB).

The fact is you always make everything up so you don't ever show a link.
But this thread isn't about you derailing it because you _hate_ that iOS is
always less functionality than Android in terms of cross platform actions.

The fact is that, with some effort, you _can_ mirror your iOS device onto
Windows without resorting to having to pay for software to do that job.

For those who want to be enlightened, here's a shot of mobile mirroring:
<https://www.vysor.io/vysor-desktop-site.jpg>

Meanwhile, the rest of the users on these three newsgroups (macOS, Windows,
and Linux) simply need to know that the _best_ free program to mirror
either iOS or Android onto the computer seems to be (based on my tests over
the past few months), Vysor. <https://i.postimg.cc/k5gv0yw8/vysor34.jpg>

To always be helpful in every post, here's the macOS/Linux/Windows Vysor
<https://www.vysor.io/download/>

For whatever reason, you do need to also download Vysor onto your iOS
device, as iOS doesn't seem to be able to install a temporary IPA instead.
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vysor/id1577813680>

It's super interesting that Vysor will install the APK (every time you
connect) onto Android (like a temporary virtual machine, sort of).
<https://i.postimg.cc/Njg6Xx3V/vysor33.jpg>

But if you don't want to wait each time the extra 30 seconds, you can
install the Android vysor APK onto your Android phone if you like; but bear
in mind Vysor installed that way has ads while the way I do it does not.
*Vysor - Android control on PC* by ClockworkMod
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.vysor>

For those of use who use the FOSS scrcpy freeware to mirror your Android
clipboard, screen, mouse and keyboard, it's the same thing as Vysor - but
it seems to be a tiny bit less reliable - but overall it's the same thing.
<https://i.postimg.cc/xjz3V8Gs/vysor32.jpg>

As for the Vysor payware, they have a chart of what's different on the main
web page but I found it to be wrong as I can do some of the stuff they say
the freeware can't do (e.g., go wireless, at least with Android it's easy).
<https://www.vysor.io>

The other thing to let people know is if you want to 'drag and drop' files
across from the computer to the phone, scrcpy does that (e.g., scrcpy will
_install_ any APK you just drag from your hard drive archives onto it), but
for Vysor to do that you have to pay for the Vysor Pro offering instead.
<https://i.postimg.cc/wvsbcNBz/scrcpy05.jpg>

Other than those things, they're pretty much equivalent in typical use.
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Posted because I'm a kind-hearted person who wishes to help others, and
because sometimes others know far more about these tools than I do.

In article <ta6rs3$1fhh$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Andy Burnelli
<spam@nospam.com> wrote:

>
> > ios can mirror over wifi *or* usb, the choice is up to the user.
>
> A good person who says that would also provide the link to the freeware
> program that allows the iOS device to mirror on Windows, Linux, and macOS
> over Wi-Fi (sans the initial need to set it up first using USB).

good people have provided the relevant links.

smart people can find the links with a simple search.

you deliberately ignore the former and are incapable of the latter,
only so you can pretend it can't be done and rant.

nospam wrote:

> good people have provided the relevant links.

And yet, _you_ never have.

>
> smart people can find the links with a simple search.

And yet, _you_ have not.

>
> you deliberately ignore the former and are incapable of the latter,
> only so you can pretend it can't be done and rant.

And yet, I've done it and you can't.
<https://i.postimg.cc/TYvqdxCT/vysor35.jpg>

In article <ta71dk$57f$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Andy Burnelli
<spam@nospam.com> wrote:

>
> > good people have provided the relevant links.
>
> And yet, _you_ never have.

false. i have.

> > smart people can find the links with a simple search.
>
> And yet, _you_ have not.

also false, and i even told you what keywords would help such a search.

> > you deliberately ignore the former and are incapable of the latter,
> > only so you can pretend it can't be done and rant.
>
> And yet, I've done it and you can't.

you have not.

despite being told how and also how to find out further details via a
search, you *still* have been unable to do it.

and it's not just mirroring either. you've been told how to do all
sorts of stuff, which you deliberately ignore so you can rant that it's
not possible.

do you not realize how obvious it is?