7/28/2023 0 Comments Macos monterey universal![]() Even better, you can drag files and other items between devices. With an iPad, it acts though you have connected a trackpad and hardware keyboard (see “ The iPad Gets Full Trackpad and Mouse Support,” 28 March 2020). Keyboard focus-which device receives typed keystrokes-follows the pointer, so once you move the pointer to another device and click an app, that device behaves just as though you’re using it directly. Once you’ve set up Universal Control in System Preferences > Displays, you can move your pointer from one Mac to another Mac or an iPad and back, just as though they were external monitors making up an extended Desktop. Despite the feature appearing in macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4, Apple labels it as a beta, suggesting that users may still encounter hiccups.Įven for a beta, the experience is nearly seamless. Universal Control lets you use a single keyboard and pointing device connected to one Mac to control multiple Macs and iPads. Universal Control may be the most-delayed feature of Apple’s 2021 operating systems, only just now appearing in macOS 12.3 Monterey and iPadOS 15.4, but it’s one of the most interesting. Using Universal Control in macOS 12.3 Monterey and iPadOS 15.4 #1661: Mimestream app for Gmail, auto-post WordPress headlines to Twitter and Mastodon, My Photo Stream shutting down. ![]() #1662: New Macs, 12 top OS features for 2023, vertical tabs in Web browsers, watchOS 9.5.1.#1663: Exploring the Apple Vision Pro, 12 more OS features coming in 2023, new Apple service features, Apollo shuts down.#1664: Real system requirements for OS 2023, beware Siri creating alarms instead of timers.#1665: Important OS security updates, abusive Web notifications, solve myopia with an iPhone, Self Service Repair.So it really is treating the iPad like a continuous display. But that’s easy to do.Īnd you even rearrange these just like you do multiple displays, inside Display Preferences. With portable devices, you do have to reconnect each time they’ve been asleep or out of range (this uses Bluetooth, so consider that wireless range). You can even set up Universal Control to work continuously on a couple of Macs by toggling an option in Displays System Preferences. This could be a Mac + Mac setup – for instance, if you have a desktop Mac mini in the studio or workplace and a MacBook you carry with you from home. You just move your pointer to the edge of your Mac screen, for instance, and an icon on the iPad shows up with the device you’re connecting from. ![]() They’ve done a lot to really nail connectivity. But with the iPad, it is absolutely ideal. I actually do wish iPhones / iOS got included, too, whether or not they think that’s a good idea. Recent Mac hardware: any iMac Pro or recent iMac, 2016 or later MacBook Pro Recent iPad hardware: iPad / mini / Air recent generations or Pro any generation This extends that idea visually and interactively, with the iPad large enough to act like an additional display. I already do a bit of that with an iPhone, like a lot of you, grabbing little sound samples from field recordings or jotting down ideas and using Airdrop to bring them over to finish projects. That’s huge for music and visuals, because you can just use the iPad to collect all your iOS-made stuff – music apps, videos from your iPhone, text snippets of lyrics, recordings, whatever – and drag those bits and pieces onto your Mac. Moving the cursor from one to the other, Mac to iPad in this case (Mac to Mac works, too). (If you tried third party stuff and were disappointed, definitely try Sidecar.) But now you can use the iPad just like it’s an extension of your Mac – even copying and pasting content and dragging files seamlessly. You’ve already got Sidecar, which finally makes extended displays usable and allows Apple Pencil input. That means there’s real reason for your iPad to sit on a stand or desktop as part of your workspace setup, rather than collecting dust. The idea is simple: use one mouse/trackpad and keyboard, and control all your Apple stuff, including fusing iPad and Mac. Early tests make it sound like it was worth the wait - if you own at least a couple of recent Apple devices. ![]() This is still in the developer beta, not stable, but Universal Control was closely watched as it didn’t quite make the stable releases late last year. Developers are the first to get to try it out – but that’s relevant, as I’m sure that’s the community that’s been most eager. If you produce anything that involves juggling Apple devices, Universal Control is now nearly ready for public consumption.
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