How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works

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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