15 Ways to Turn Off Screen Mirroring (iPhone/Android/Mac/TV/etc)

To enable screen mirroring, a connection—either tangible or intangible—is required between the sender device and the display. Tangible connections involve physical cables, providing a straightforward, wired link. In contrast, intangible connections rely on wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, or Bluetooth.

When discussing "turn off" in the context of screen mirroring, it usually refers to wireless connections. This is because turning off a wired connection is as simple as unplugging the cable, making it less complex than wireless disconnections.

This guide is going to introduce methods to turn off screen mirroring that using wireless connection, and for various device types and different OS. Quick jump to the method you need by clicking the table content on the left.

For Mobile Phones

iPhone

1. Open Control Center by swiping down from the top-right corner.
2. Tap "Screen Mirroring" or "AirPlay".
3. Tap "Stop Mirroring".
4. Go to Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff, then select Never.

Android

For Samsung (One UI)

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap "Smart View".
3. Tap "Disconnect".

For Google Pixel

1. Swipe down from the top.
2. Tap "Cast".
3. Tap "Disconnect".

For OnePlus

1. Swipe down the Status bar.
2. Tap the Screen Cast icon to make it grey.

For Xiaomi

1. Tap Settings > Connection & sharing > Cast.
2. Tap the button to turn the feature off.

For Smart TVs

Apple TV

1. Go to Settings > AirPlay and HomeKit > AirPlay.
2. Select Allow Access.
3. Choose Require Password to limit the access of screen mirroring.

Google TV / Android TV OS

This system is mainly used by Sony TVs, and there are also Vizio, Logitech, and TCL TVs.

For Sony

1. Open Pro settings > Screen mirroring.
2. Select Disable. Then the feature can not be used and will not appear on the menu.

For Vizio

1. Turn off AirPlay by selecting the feature on the TV Home.
2. Go to AirPlay and HomeKit Settings > AirPlay.
3. Choose Off.

For TCL

1. Go to Settings > Connected Devices.
2. Choose "Screen Mirroring" and make its status as Off.

Samsung TV (Tizen OS)

1. Open Settings > General > External Connection Manager.
2. Select Device Connection Manager > Device List.
3. Choose a specific device name and select Deny to turn off screen mirroring.

LG TV (webOS)

1. Go to All Settings > General > Devices > External Devices > Delete Connection History.
2. By deleting the history, when a device requests screen mirroring to your TV again, you can choose Decline/Block in the TV's pop-up to stop casting.

Roku TV (Roku OS)

1. In Settings > System > Screen mirroring, select Screen mirroring mode.
2. Then choose the option of Never Allow.

For Laptops

macOS

1. You can go to System Settings > General > Sharing.
2. You will see a list of sharing feature on the left. Disable Screen sharing by unchecking the tick box.
3. And you can see the feature is showing "Off" in the panel.

Windows

1. Go to Settings > System > Projecting to this PC.
2. Choose Always Off for Some Windows and Android Devices.

ChromeOS

1. Click on Settings > Device > Displays.
2. Next, uncheck Mirror Built-in display.