Play for macOS and Play for iOS work together using their platform specific strengths to bring unique value to Play. The iOS app lets you view your designs from macOS (or iOS) on your phone, the native medium for your design.
Play can also work with Apple's iPhone Mirroring if you'd like to interact with your phone screen on your Mac. You'll still need to connect your iPhone and Mac by following the steps in this article.
Connecting from the Lobby
If you have a project open on the macOS app, you'll see a green tool tip in the iOS Lobby that says "Connect to macOS." Tapping this button will take you into Play Mode for the object or page that is selected on macOS. Changing the selection on macOS will change what is shown in iOS Play Mode.
Connecting from the Editor
You can also connect from within a project on iOS. If there is a connection with macOS found, you’ll see a “Connect to macOS” tool tip in the top right corner of your phone’s screen. This tool tip is pointing at the green laptop+phone icon. Tapping this icon will open Play Mode with a connection to macOS, where anything you select on macOS will appear, ready to test, on iOS.
You can also long press on the icon to open a drop-down that lets you enter Play Mode on any page in your project. Any updates made on macOS will still be reflected in this Play Mode option, but your phone’s display will not change based on what is selected on macOS.
If there is no connection found, the icon in the top right corner will instead be a Play icon. Tapping it will open the current page in Play Mode, and long pressing it will give you the same options as before.