How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works

Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by pohl on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:21PM (#27451961)

For comparison, Sidecar didn’t work for me until late in the beta cycle. I think it was the last public beta where I finally got it to work. Ultimately I could never get in the habit of using Sidecar because it turns out I have to VPN into work, thwarting Sidecar altogether. I expect VPN to prevent me from using Universal Control too.

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Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by brundolf on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:26PM (#27452019)

I don't think Universal Control uses the local network, I heard it uses 1) iCloud to link up and then 2) direct WiFi/Bluetooth for communication

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Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by reaperducer on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:22PM (#27451979)

I'm not sure I understand the difference between Sidecar and Universal Control. Is UC just Sidecar for more screens?

(FWIW, I use Sidecar every day and it works really well.)

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Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by pohl on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:28PM (#27452042)

What makes them similar is that the two machines need to be able to communicate with each other. The difference is that one turns the iPad into a display for the computer, while the other turns the computer into a keyboard & mouse for the iPad. I imagine VPNs will interfere with both.

Sidecar works great for me, too. I just have no occasion to use it where I’m not on VPN.

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Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by yurishimo on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:29PM (#27452057)

UC let's you use the iPad as an iPad and not as a screen. Think of it more as a KVM for your Mac and iPad.

This is great if you want to use the iPad app version of something rather that just needing an extra screen (Sidecar).

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Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by adrusi on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:41PM (#27452170)

Sidecar is VNC, universal control is synergy.

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Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by minhazm on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:47PM (#27452232)

If your VPN client supports split tunneling and your organization has enabled it then Sidecar works fine.

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Re:How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works by jackson1442 on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:52PM (#27452318)

You can use USB for both Sidecar and Universal Control, by the way.

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