Apple ’s release ofUniversal Controlin the latest updates to iOS , iPadOS , and macOS provides another arrow in the quiver of Continuity , feature that let you move data and action at law seamlessly among your devices . Universal Control supplementsSidecar , a antecedently put out feature of speech that lets a Mac user with macOS 10.15 Catalina or afterward and an iPad with iPadOS 13 or later use an iPad as an extended or mirrored display .
You may need some avail troubleshooting Universal Control and switching between it and Sidecar if you desire to use both features . Apple bills Universal Control in macOS 12.3 Monterey and iPadOS 15.4 as a beta feature film , so it ’s not strange that you might receive peculiar behavior .
In my testing , at one head , I had a individual iPad come along twice , enabled separately for Universal ControlandSidecar , which should n’t be potential . Here ’s when that behavior appears to occur :
You may now see two iPads in the Displays layout sieve : one is contiguous with your displays or displays ; the other is a small offset .
To avoid this job , verify your pointer look on a display that ’s attached to your Mac , not on the iPad , before you choose the iPad to draw out your display .
If you have the above problem come , you’re able to work out it by pick out the choice youdon’twant fromAdd exhibit :
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For more help withUniversal Controlread : Universal Control and Sidecar : Do they execute on your Mac and iPad?andHow to share a mouse and keyboard between Macs and iPads .
