- Tonight, with any app: mirror the parent iPhone to an Apple TV with AirPlay, or cast an Android phone's screen to a Chromecast or Google TV. Both need the TV on the same Wi-Fi.
- The catch with mirroring: the TV shows exactly what the phone shows. Pick up the phone for something else and the nursery leaves the TV.
- Apps with an Apple TV app: Baby Monitor 3G, Annie and Cloud Baby Monitor. Google Nest cameras and Tapo cameras show on a TV through Google or Alexa voice commands.
- Mamoon for Apple TV is built and in testing: the nursery full screen, or in picture in picture over Netflix with a banner and a chime when the baby cries. It isn't in the App Store yet.
- At night, keep a phone as the monitor. A TV is great for the evening on the couch; it won't wake you in the bedroom.
Tonight: AirPlay from an iPhone
Any baby monitor app on an iPhone can go on an Apple TV, or an AirPlay-compatible smart TV, by screen mirroring.
- Put the iPhone and the TV on the same Wi-Fi. Apple requires it for mirroring.
- Open the baby monitor app and turn the phone sideways for a full-screen picture.
- Open Control Center and tap Screen Mirroring, then choose the Apple TV. If the TV shows a code, type it on the phone.
- Leave the phone on its charger with the app open. To stop, tap Screen Mirroring again and Stop Mirroring.
It works with every app, which is the good part. The weak part: the TV is a copy of the phone. A message you open, a call, the phone locking, and the nursery is gone from the TV. Mirroring also keeps the phone's screen and Wi-Fi busy all evening.
Tonight: casting from an Android phone
An Android phone (Android 8 or newer) can cast its screen to a Chromecast, a Google TV or a TV with Chromecast built in, on the same Wi-Fi: open the Google Home app, choose the device, and tap Cast my screen. The same catch applies: the TV mirrors whatever the phone does.
Baby monitors and cameras with a TV app
| Monitor or camera | On Apple TV | On Google TV, Chromecast or Fire TV |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Monitor 3G | its own Apple TV app | no TV app we found |
| Annie Baby Monitor | its own Apple TV app | no TV app we found |
| Cloud Baby Monitor | its own Apple TV app | no TV app we found |
| Google Nest cameras | no current app we could confirm | "Hey Google, show [camera] on [TV]" to a Chromecast or Google TV; a wired camera's stream stops after 12 hours |
| TP-Link Tapo cameras | no | "Alexa, show [camera]" on a Fire TV or Echo Show, or Google on a Chromecast; the stream stops after 10 minutes |
| Nanit, Owlet, CuboAi, eufy, Hubble | no Apple TV app we found | no TV app we found |
| Mamoon | MamoonTV: built and in testing, not in the App Store yet | no Android TV app; cast your Android phone instead |
From the makers' help pages and the App Store, checked October 13, 2026. "No TV app we found" means we searched and found none; makers add apps, so check the store for your TV.
Voice-command viewing (Nest, Tapo) is made for a quick look, not an evening: the stream ends after a while and you ask again.
Mamoon on Apple TV
We built the Apple TV app for the two things parents actually do in the evening.
- The nursery, full screen. The picture with the room's state in the corner (Calm, Stirring, Crying), and a big banner across the screen on a cry, a loud noise, or if the connection drops ("Offline"). The remote's Play/Pause mutes the room.
- Your show, with the baby in the corner. Start picture in picture and switch to Netflix or anything else. The nursery stays in a small window, and when the baby cries, the banner appears inside that window and a chime plays. tvOS doesn't let apps show notifications over other apps, so we draw the alert into the picture itself.
- Set up like a second parent phone. The Apple TV finds the phone by the crib on your Wi-Fi and asks for its six-digit code; or it reads a Wi-Fi camera, such as a Tapo, directly.
Should the TV be the baby monitor?
For the evening, it's lovely: everyone on the couch can see the baby, and nobody holds a phone. For the night, no. The TV is in the living room, it goes to sleep, and it won't wake you in the bedroom. Keep a phone as the real monitor, with alerts that come through a locked screen, and treat the TV as the big second screen. How to make sure the alerts wake you.
Frequently asked questions
Can I watch a baby monitor on Apple TV?
Yes. Any baby monitor app on an iPhone can be mirrored to an Apple TV with AirPlay on the same Wi-Fi. Baby Monitor 3G, Annie and Cloud Baby Monitor also have their own Apple TV apps, and Mamoon's Apple TV app is in testing.
Does Nanit have an Apple TV app?
We found none on October 13, 2026. You can mirror the Nanit app from an iPhone to an Apple TV with AirPlay.
Can I AirPlay a baby monitor app?
Yes, by screen mirroring: Control Center → Screen Mirroring → your Apple TV. The TV then shows exactly what the phone shows, so keep the app open and the phone on its charger.
Can I stream a baby monitor to a TV from Android?
Yes. Cast the phone's screen to a Chromecast or Google TV from the Google Home app (Android 8 or newer, same Wi-Fi). Google Nest and Tapo cameras can also be shown on a TV by voice command.
Will Mamoon have an Apple TV app?
It's built and in testing: full-screen nursery, and picture in picture over your show with a banner and a chime on a cry. It isn't in the App Store yet; we'll announce it when it is.
Sources
- Apple Support: mirror your iPhone to an Apple TV or smart TV with AirPlay (October 13, 2026)
- Google: cast your Android screen (October 13, 2026)
- Google Nest Help: stream a Nest camera to a TV with Chromecast or Google TV (October 13, 2026)
- TP-Link: view a Tapo camera with Alexa or Google Assistant (October 13, 2026)
- App Store: Baby Monitor 3G, Annie Baby Monitor and Cloud Baby Monitor (October 13, 2026)
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