So the Xiaomi phone can become the best friend of the Mac and iPhone

One of the biggest news when Apple updated its systems in the spring of 2024 was that you could get the iPhone screen on your Mac computer and control everything directly from there, even if the phone was charging in another room. That function never came to Sweden, but the fact is that it already exists, provided you use a phone from Xiaomi. All you need is to download the correct app to your Mac computer.

Xiaomi has shown a lot of interest in integrating its products against Apples. For example, we have previously reported the news that Xiaomi wants to offer the opportunity to connect Apple Watch to an Xiaomi phone. It is not possible so far and is probably much in Apple's hands, but the fact is that Xiaomi with its latest Hyper OS that has come to new as well as to older Xiaomi mobiles already offers a variety of useful features for those who have a Mac or iPhone as well.

Both In Appstore for iPhone and in Mac Appstore for Mac computers there is the Xiaomi Interconnectivity appand it's the key to all these new services.

For all this to work, the latest version of Xiaomi's interface Hyper OS is required. It is Hyper OS 2 that is not only found in Xiaomi 14 and 15 ultra but has also been released for a long time in previous models from Xiaomi, such as the Xiaomi 14 series, then in the form of an update.

File transfer to and from iPhone with iOS app

By downloading the app Xiaomi Interconnectivity To an iPhone, that phone suddenly gets the opportunity to speak the same language as Xiaomi's phones and tablets. This means that you can easily send and receive files, pictures, movies, quickly and wirelessly between Xiaomi devices and iPhone.

All you have to do to get started is open the app on your iPhone (or iPad). Now you can send and receive files, pictures and movies between iPhone, iPad and Xiaomi devices.

On the Xiaomi device used, activate Xiaomi Share. You do this in the Rollgardin menu with quick selection, or when choosing the pictures or movies you want to send. As soon as you have done so, your device pops up as accessible even in the iPhone/iPad app.

Get up and control the Xiaomi phone screen on your Mac computer

This feature launched Apple for iPhone in the spring of 2024, but it has not yet come to Sweden. Therefore, Xiaomi is before the very apple with this opportunity on Apple's own computers.

By downloading The Xiaomi Interconnectivity app For your Mac computer you get several opportunities to communicate wirelessly directly with your Xiaomi phone. One of the possibilities includes displaying the phone's screen directly on the computer screen and from there controlling all the phone's features.

This can be useful if you sit and work on the computer but have the phone on charge a bit away. The units must be connected to the same WiFi network. When this is the case, you can start the app on your Mac computer and then just select the feature called Home Screen Plus. There you can choose your phone and freely control it remotely.

You can use your computer's keyboard to enter directly into the phone's apps, but for example PIN code to log in you must write by clicking the screen numbers with the mouse. When you unlock and use the phone from your computer, it is also unlocked in practice, someone goes past your phone where it is charging they can peek.

File transfer between Mac and Xiaomi with Mac app

With Xiaomis Mac-App Xiaomi Interconnectivity you can not only share a screen but also files. Sharing files works much like Apple's own AirDrop. After downloading the Xiaomis app to your computer, you can easily and wirelessly send and receive files from Xiaomi devices. On the Xiaomi phone, activate Xiaomi Share. You do this in the drop -down menu, or in the step where you have chosen which files, movies or pictures you want to send. Then just select the Mac as a recipient or if you want to make it corresponding, in the Mac computer select your Xiaomi device in the Xiaomi Interconnectivity app as a recipient.