Reflector 2 Get your iOS and Android device displays mirrored on your Mac’s screen

Refl ector bills itself as “the last receiver you’ll ever need”, enabling real-time mirroring of iPhone/iPad displays, and Google Cast-compatible Android devices. We quickly got four devices (iPad Air, iPhone 5S, Nexus 4 and Hudl 2) working simultaneously. By default, connected devices are surrounded by a ‘frame’ representing their hardware, which differentiates mirrored content. Refl ector rescales virtual devices, so all can be shown at once, but annoyingly overlays other apps (these settings can be adjusted). A single device can be ‘emphasised’, shrinking others, or you can show/hide specifi c items. Full-screen mode shows all devices, rather than just one. Performance was great with little or no lag, even when playing games, but getting content across from broadcast media apps seemed impossible. Refl ector can also record any device and add a voiceover from a mic input. Output was mostly fi ne during testing, bar the odd dropped frame, but videos are restricted to TV-oriented outputs. Still, ease of use makes this one of our favourite device receivers.