IOS – Control and see iPhone from Mac with broken iPhone screen

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My iPhone screen broke, I can't see anything anymore. But I know it's still working because plugging to my mac syncs it with iTunes.

Is there a tool I can use to see my screen on the mac, control it, etc?

The tricky part is any solution requiring me to first do something on the iPhone won't work, since I can't do anything…

Best Answer

Just use QuickTime Player on your Mac.

  1. Connect the Lightning port from your iPhone to the USB to your computer.
  2. In QuickTime select File → New Movie Recording but don't start the recording.
  3. Next to the record button select the down arrow button, then select your iPhone. This will bring the iPhone's display screen to your Mac within QuickTime.

You don't have to record anything, you can use your non-working display and look inside QuickTime to see your screen.

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