[Guide] Enable Video Mirroring on iPad 1.

iPad 2 comes with the ability to mirror screen to an HD monitor or TV that supports HDMI or VGA using Apple’s Digital AV Adapter or VGA Adapter. But unfortunately this feature is “Officially” iPad2-only – but thanks to a jailbreak hack that lets you enable video mirroring on iPad 1.

Let’s enable video mirroring on iPad 1 iOS 4.3.1 using plist hack.

How to enable Video mirroring on iPad 1

Step 1

Jailbreak iPad 1

Step 2

SSH into your jailbroken iPad 1. 

Step 3

Navigate to system / library / coreservices / springboard.app and copy the K48AP.plist file on your computer;

Step 4

Edit K48AP.plist file with any plist editor and add the string display-mirroring boolean YES (see screenshot below). Then Save and close the file.

Step 5

Copy  the modified K48AP.plist file back to the iPad and restart the device;

Step 6

That’s it! Now enjoy video mirroring from ipad 1 to any Monitor or TV that supports HDMI or VGA using Apple’s Digital AV Adapter or VGA Adapter.

iPad 1 Video Mirroring demo video