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symphony

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My Mac Studio is cable managed to a desk and unplugging it to switch to my iPad would be inconvenient. Can I plug in a USB-C to it with the additional ports and will iPad show up on the screen while the Mac is still plugged in and inactive?
 
  • One upstream Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port for host (with 96W host charging)
  • Three downstream USB-C ports (up to 10Gb/s) for connecting peripherals, storage, and networking
So no, not without a switch, which is not officially supported.
You could mirror / screen-share your iPad to the Mac Studio.

edit: Two computers and one Studio Display?
 
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