This is true too if only your iPad meets the requirements but your Mac does not – Sidecar will not work. If only your Mac meets the requirements but the iPad does not, Sidecar will not work. Both the Mac and iPad must be of a certain model, or else Sidecar will not work. Sidecar has some specific requirements that both your Mac and iPad must meet. What Are Sidecar’s Mac And iPad Requirements?
That’s why you can also use Sidecar via a wired connection – by plugging your iPad directly into your Mac via its Lightning to USB cable. However, using Sidecar via a wireless connection means your iPad’s battery will drain faster. If you want to use your iPad as an external display via a wireless connection, both Mac and iPad need to be on the same wireless network. Sidecar allows you to use your iPad as an external display via a wired or wireless connection. Sidecar allows the iPad to be used as a mirrored display (so what you see on your Mac’s screen you see on the iPad’s screen) or as an extended display (so your iPad’s screen acts as an extension of your Mac’s desktop. Sidecar is a feature built into macOS Catalina and later and iPadOS 13 and later that lets you use your iPad as an external display for your Mac. That technology is called Sidecar and here’s what you need to know about it.
That’s because Apple has technology built into iPadOS, the iPad’s operating system, and macOS, the Mac’s operating system, that allows you to use your iPad as an external display for your Mac. Well, now you can – at least if your laptop (or even desktop) is a Mac. Then there’s the “smaller” iPad Pro at 11 inches, the iPad Air at 10.9 inches, and the regular iPad at 10.2 inches.īut these relatively large sizes of iPads – especially when compared to laptop screens – have gotten many thinking: wouldn’t it be great if I could use my iPad as an external display for my laptop? The current iPad Pro maxes out at 12.9 inches – not much smaller than the average laptop screen. As iPads have gotten larger over the years, they’ve almost become the size of smaller displays and laptop screens.
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