To be clear, ‌Universal Control‌ lets you use your Mac's keyboard and trackpad to navigate your ‌iPad‌, but it functions over two different operating systems – macOS and iPadOS. Unlike Sidecar, it does not extend your Mac's display to the ‌iPad‌, it simply allows the keyboard and mouse/trackpad of one device to be used to control Then confirm that Bluetooth is enabled on both your iPad and Mac. Once you make sure those two steps have been followed, use the steps below to get Apple Sidecar connected: 1. On your Mac, click the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Sidecar. 2. Make sure “Allow Sidecar to be used with this Mac” is enabled. 3. Grant Bennet-Alder. Level 10. 126,033 points. May 6, 2022 11:39 AM in response to rbpadgett. I do not think you can support more than One sidecar display. Sidecar depends a a lightweight Hardware display-generator built into Intel Integrated graphics, (which had to be replicated when M1 chips were created). Announced in 2019 as part of macOS Catalina, Sidecar is designed to let you use an iPad as a secondary display for your Mac. Up to one iPad can be used to either mirror the content on your Mac's Here’s how to use your iPad as an extended or mirrored display with your Mac using a cable: 1) Connect your iPad to your Mac using an appropriate USB cable. When it’s connected, you’ll see that your iPad is charging. 2) On Mac, click the Apple logo and go to System Settings. 3) Select Display. On both a Mac and an iPad, sign into either device with the same Apple ID. For the first time connection, plug in an Apple USB to Lightening or USB-C connector between the Mac and the iPad. Authenticate the iPad to communicate with the Mac. Sidecar controls have been moved from System Preferences to the Airplay menu bar. That’s the thing though, my iPad was not connected to my Mac via sidecar. Hence why I was so confused when I saw these settings. I can understand why these settings would exist if sidecar is activated, but why is it on the keyboard settings by default on Macs that don’t have a Touch Bar, even when sidecar isn’t activated? Follow these steps to learn to use Spacedesk to turn an iPad into a second screen. Install The Spacedesk Software. Go to the official download page of Spacedesk. Download the appropriate software based on your Windows version – 8.1, 10, and 11. Install the app on your iPad as well. With Sidecar, you can turn your iPad into a second display for your Mac. Give yourself extra space to work, draw with Apple Pencil, mark up PDFs and screenshots, and more. Note: You can use Sidecar with iPad models that support Apple Pencil and run iPadOS 13 (or later). Beta Town. macos, ipad. ryanjamurphy September 1, 2020, 4:49pm 1. Title says it all. Maddeningly, you can’t use a Magic Keyboard’s trackpad in Sidecar—at least on Catalina/iPadOS 14. The input just isn’t recognized in the Sidecar “desktop.”. If any brave soul out there is running Big Sur while owning an iPad Pro with the Magic kzE1XC.