Guide to Use iOS 5 Airplay Mirroring For Facetime

You might be interested knowing “How to use iOS 5 AirPlay mirroring for FaceTime.”  The iOS 5‘s new AirPlay mirroring for FaceTime delivers great live conversation experience.
 

Before moving ahead please make sure that your iPad 2 and Apple TV both are equipped with iOS 5 beta 3. You can download all required software from Apple’s developer portal, if you are a developer.

Here the thing you need to keep in mind is; AirPlay Mirroring is only possible on iPad 2, at least for now. That means you can call your iPad 2 from an iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4, but you can’t mirror those devices’ display.

Prior to installation please make sure your UDIDs are registered with Apple, else you will not be able to activate your devices.

Following is the instruction to use iOS 5 Airplay Mirroring for Facetime

• Install iOS 5 beta 2 on your iPad 2. It is recommended to use Xcode however, you can also install using iTunes 10.5
• Install iOS 5 beta on your Apple TV. You are required to tether it to your computer using a USB to micro USB cable. Better to use Xcode.
• Please confirm that your iPad 2 and Apple TV are on the same Wi-Fi network
• From your iPad 2 open Facetime
• Double click the Home button to bring up the Fast App Switcher.
• Swipe from left to right to get to the AirPlay button.
• Tap AirPlay and select Apple TV as the source.
• Toggle Mirroring to On.

And you are done with now you should be able to use Facetime on big screen.

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