So My macOS 15.2 Issue With The TV Connected To My Mac mini Showing As Being Mirrored Is A “Feature”
Earlier today I posted a story about my Mac mini thinking that the Screen is being mirrored when it actually wasn’t. I did a lot of research and I think I found my answer here. This is the key bit:
In the current version of macOS, Apple allows for mirroring a Mac’s display to an Apple TV, but there is no option for sharing just a portion of a display.
The menu allowing for an entire screen or just a window or app to be displayed also appears when connecting a Mac to a TV over HDMI.
That last sentence is the one that fits what I am seeing and confirms that this is a “feature” and not a bug as this is a TV that my Mac mini is connected to and it is connected over HDMI. But having that purple icon always on my screen seems to me to be completely needless. Thus to stop my OCD from acting up, I’ve hidden the icon by doing this:
- Go to System Settings
- Go to Control Center
- Set Screen Mirroring to Don’t Show In Menu Bar
It should look like this when you’re done:
I honestly wish Apple found some more elegant method of doing this. I say that because I am sure that the AppleCare helpline is being hit with calls regarding this, which is something that could have been avoided by a better UI design. But what do I know? After all Apple knows best right?
February 4, 2025 at 9:17 am
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