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The Handoff requirements apply here for wireless use of Sidecar: the Mac and iPad have to be signed into the same iCloud account (and two-factor authentication must be enabled), have Bluetooth enabled, have Wi-Fi enabled, and be within about 30 feet of each other. Sidebar lets you click or tap to move a window between a Mac and an iPad.

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Read Apple’s requirements list for the full details.

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Any iPad Pro model will work with Sidecar, as well as later series of other iPad styles. The Mac must have Catalina or later installed. But it also lets you choose actions, like moving a window between a Mac-connected display and an iPad with a click or tap.Īpple supports Sidecar only with Macs released in the last five years or so, starting around the latest version of a Mac model introduced in 2016 or later. This featured, called Sidecar, extends your desktop. SidecarĪpple added the option to use an iPad as a virtual display starting in macOS 10.15 Catalina. Adding an extra display is an easy options with a cable or inexpensive adapter on many Macs, although limits apply, particularly with the 20 M1 Macs.īut there are four options for extending your desktop in different ways that can buy you a little to a lot additional territory-sometimes more display and sometimes more flexibility. If you’re wanting to try out a setup like this without committing to the hardware purchase, Duet Display is another option with Mac to Mac and wireless as well as wired support.Our Mac screen territory sometimes feels tight.

In the iOS app: enhanced compatibility with 2020 iPad Air.

Retina support on M1 is more reliable now.

Secondary Mac keyboard enhancements: key repeats are properly working.

Primary Luna app now shows a battery indicator for the secondary device.

Mac-to-Mac Mode now supports Ethernet and Thunderbolt connection between Macs.

But Luna Display is looking into offering 4K/5K support (keep in mind Apple never offered Target Display support for its Retina iMacs). However, one limitation, for now, is a secondary iMac is limited to non-Retina resolutions. It supports recognizing the second Mac as a display, GPU acceleration, and reliable performance. We double-checked with Astropad and its $99 hardware adapter is still required when using Luna Display’s Mac to Mac mode over Ethernet or Thunderbolt. This will improve the Mac-to-Mac Mode experience for users with limited WiFi connection or who prefer not to connect wirelessly, as they’ll now have the option for a wired connection. With today’s update, Mac-to-Mac Mode will also support Ethernet and Thunderbolt connection between Macs, with a seamless set-up process. Previously, Mac-to-Mac Mode only worked over Luna’s wireless connection.

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Now with Luna Display 4.5, the software supports wired connections over Ethernet or Thunderbolt just like Target Display Mode did. We previously highlighted Astropad’s Luna Display and its Mac to Mac mode as a great workaround to get the functionality of Target Display Mode but until today, it only worked over a wireless connection.

It allowed the use of a Mac as an external display, powered by another Mac.

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While Luna Display has offered a wireless alternative that works with all Macs for some time, a new update today essentially brings back Target Display Mode with Ethernet and Thunderbolt support, with one limitation.Īs a refresher, Target Display Mode was last supported in the mid-2014 iMacs and earlier (non-Retina models) and Apple officially killed the feature with macOS Mojave and later. When the new M1 iMacs launched, we wrote about Target Display Mode being absent from the hardware.