Where to find the iPhone Mirroring notification settings
iPhone Mirroring notifications appear in your Mac's notification center when your iPhone connects to or disconnects from your Mac. To turn them off, open System Settings on your Mac, then go to Notifications in the left sidebar. Scroll down the list of apps until you find iPhone Mirroring, then click it.
Once you open the iPhone Mirroring notification settings, you'll see a toggle at the top labeled Allow notifications. Click this toggle to turn it off. Your Mac will stop sending you notifications about iPhone Mirroring activity immediately.
Key Takeaways
- Open System Settings on your Mac, then select Notifications from the sidebar to find iPhone Mirroring settings.
- Click the iPhone Mirroring app in the notification list, then toggle off "Allow notifications" at the top.
- You can also choose to keep notifications but turn off the banner style, sound, or badge count if you want partial control.
- Turning off notifications does not affect your ability to use iPhone Mirroring itself — only the alerts you receive.
What happens when you turn off iPhone Mirroring notifications
When you disable notifications, your Mac will no longer alert you when your iPhone connects to or disconnects from the mirroring session. You won't see banners pop up on your screen, hear notification sounds, or see badge numbers on your Mac's dock or menu bar.
The mirroring feature itself continues to work normally. You can still open iPhone Mirroring from your Mac's dock or Spotlight search and use it exactly as before. Turning off notifications only silences the alerts — it doesn't disable the feature.
Partial notification control if you want some alerts
If you want to keep some notifications but reduce how intrusive they are, System Settings gives you middle-ground options. In the iPhone Mirroring notification settings, you can uncheck Sound to stop hearing notification chimes while still seeing visual alerts. You can also uncheck Banners to prevent pop-up windows from appearing on your screen.
Another option is to turn off Badge app icon, which removes the small numbered circle that appears on the iPhone Mirroring icon in your dock. This way you still get a notification in your notification center if you check it, but you won't be interrupted by sounds or banners.
Where iPhone Mirroring notifications usually appear
By default, iPhone Mirroring notifications show up in three places on your Mac. The first is a banner that slides in from the top right of your screen when an event happens. The second is your notification center, which you can open by clicking the clock in the top right corner of your menu bar. The third is a badge on the iPhone Mirroring icon in your dock.
If you've turned on sound notifications, you'll also hear a chime. All of these can be controlled separately in the notification settings, so you can silence the sound but keep the banner, or keep the notification center alert but turn off the banner.
Why you might want to turn off these notifications
iPhone Mirroring notifications can become repetitive if you frequently connect and disconnect your iPhone from your Mac throughout the day. Some people find the banners distracting when they're focused on work. Others simply don't need to be alerted every time the connection changes — they know when they're using the feature.
If you use iPhone Mirroring regularly and don't need the alerts, turning them off reduces notification clutter on your Mac without affecting your ability to use the feature. You can always turn them back on later if you change your mind.
How to turn notifications back on if you change your mind
To re-enable iPhone Mirroring notifications, follow the same path: open System Settings, click Notifications in the sidebar, find iPhone Mirroring, and toggle Allow notifications back on. You can also restore individual notification types — sound, banners, or badge icons — by checking the boxes next to each one.
Your previous notification preferences won't be saved if you turn them all off and back on again. When you re-enable notifications, they'll return to the default settings: banners on, sound on, and badge icon on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will turning off notifications stop iPhone Mirroring from working?
No. Notifications are separate from the feature itself. You can use iPhone Mirroring normally — you just won't be alerted when your iPhone connects or disconnects. The feature works the same way whether notifications are on or off.
Can I turn off notifications for just one iPhone?
The notification setting controls all iPhone Mirroring alerts on your Mac, regardless of which iPhone is connecting. There's no way to silence notifications for one specific iPhone while keeping them for another. The setting applies to the entire iPhone Mirroring feature.
Where is the iPhone Mirroring app in System Settings if I can't find it?
Make sure you're in the Notifications section of System Settings, not somewhere else. The list is alphabetical, so iPhone Mirroring appears between "Image Capture" and "Instant Markup." If it's not there, you may not have used iPhone Mirroring yet on your Mac — it sometimes doesn't appear in the list until after the first connection.
Can I turn off just the sound but keep the banner?
Yes. In the iPhone Mirroring notification settings, uncheck the Sound box while leaving Banners checked. You'll see the pop-up alert but won't hear a chime. You can mix and match any combination of sound, banners, and badge icons.