remote viewing of iPad screen

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remote viewing of iPad screen

I have a 71 year old grandmother-in-law that has a ipad mini non-ret 16 gb wifi, sometimes she runs into an issue and for me it is help full to see the screen. I have had her take a screen shot, but sometimes that does not always give me the full scope of what is going on, or she will need help to set something up or change a setting. So how can I remotely view her ipad screen from a different ios device or imac. She is in Michigan and I am in Florida, thus why I would like to know if there is something out there like this. Thanks!

iPad, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Jan 12, 2014 11:45 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 23, 2014 1:39 PM in response to poetassiumfl

I can seriously relate to this. I gave my senior citizen mother an IPad to make life simpler for her since a desktop was way to much for her to manage day to day. At least on the desktop I could get her to let me use a remote view to see what she was doing so I could explain how to do something. My mother just doesn't have the technical competence or patience to use the most basic electronic devices. I seriously thought about other tablets that allow this but I figured apple is suppose to be the easiest for people to use. Having no way to see what she sees has become a serious issue with the device and she is now opting not to use it because it is hard for her to figure out how to do what she wants.

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bobseufert

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Jul 23, 2014 1:51 PM in response to slaltemus

Teach your mother how to take a screen shot then email you the photo. The procedure is used here everyday when someone has a difficult question.

You can also do the procedure in reverse. When explaining something take screenshots to illustrate your explanation.

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JP Labbe

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Nov 12, 2016 7:01 AM in response to poetassiumfl

Try Join.me

It is free to use and will share your screens.

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rccharles

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Nov 12, 2016 11:09 AM in response to JP Labbe

ios devices do not allow screen sharing. The best you can do is to take a picture and share the picture.

App could auto send all screen shots.

Could set up photo sharing. I have not tried, but you could set up drobbox. Turn on photo sharing. Share dropbox photo folder. Look at photo folder for changes.

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