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Clamshell mode on iPad Pro?
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Just tried and unfortunately the answer is no.
when in clamshell mode, i can see and move the mouse on the ext.monitor, but all it displays is the mouse on a black blank screen.
when in clamshell mode, i can see and move the mouse on the ext.monitor, but all it displays is the mouse on a black blank screen.
Wow, that’s a shame but the fact that you can see the mouse pointer in “clamshell” mode does give hope!
This is actually a good point and a good idea.
Feed it back to apple.
Not that I personally have an external display but if I did, I certainly would prefer to just use that display as the only one and not have to mount the iPad next to the screen and be forced into a dual display arrangement. I would find the two displays distracting.
You should be able to tap the screen lock button and as long as the external monitor is connected it should carry on working.
I know, it would seem like a pretty obvious feature to have, but you never know with Apple!
Have to take security authentication into account as well… I believe that’s the reason why clamshell mode will be nonexistent for the iPad.
The Mac has the option to use an Apple Watch to unlock and use the Apple Keyboard with TouchID.
Not really.
1. Authentication isn't required every minute of every use of the machine.... just the unlocking of it and any payment or password authentication and id have thought it would be pretty simple just to unlock the iPad for that authentication then lock it again.
2. You've already come up with the more elegant solution there... the Apple Watch. wouldn't that be the more obvious solution for simplicity and convenience in this situation too?
Totally understand that it doesn’t need to be every minute. But it could be annoying to open the iPad from clamp shell to unlock or validate payment.
I agree, but some people such as me… does not have an Apple Watch or want one (Android user). But I‘m all for them implementing the Apple Keyboard with TouchID to use with the iPad, now.. that would be the more obvious solution.
Kind of, but not really a supported feature. With the iPad closed, hit CMD+Space on your keyboard. Your wallpaper will appear on screen. And Search is open on your iPad Screen. CMD+Space to get out of that and hit the space bar and type in your passcode. Your iPad screen is still on and can be interacted with, but it’s closed.
I have installed 16.2. The cmd+space combination does not work any more. But I have external monitor support in 4k now on my 32” monitor. If they support full resolution with clamshell mode would be fine but I think they do it only with stage manager and both monitor + iPad active.
This is the solution: go to Settings, Display & Brightness, then disable the Lock/Unlock toggle.
You can also adjust the Auto-lock value to avoid the iPad going to sleep after a while. In that case, keep in mind that you need to set the iPad in standby before closing the cover if you're not using it.
You can also adjust the Auto-lock value to avoid the iPad going to sleep after a while. In that case, keep in mind that you need to set the iPad in standby before closing the cover if you're not using it.