Universal control sounds like a enhanced real-time update of universal clipboard which was released in Catalina.
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Universal Control: Everything You Need to Know
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how does it work as it comes to position?
If ipad is on the left and an iMac is on the right…. I wonder… ?
If ipad is on the left and an iMac is on the right…. I wonder… ?
It seems to work out the initial positioning based on the first push-through of the mouse to the other device. That is, if your iPad is on the left of your Mac, you would move the mouse through the left side of your Mac screen. Once the devices are connected on first push through, then the added devices appear in the display settings so you can change the positioning if needed - just like you would with multiple external monitors. It resets when you disconnect/power off. Pretty impressive for a first beta.
Well, this argument can’t be true at all times. There’s a cutoff for MBP, so it could happen to the iPad too, whether pro or otherwise.
I asked similar in post #23. What happens if your physical Mac is somewhere else in the room entirely? But on further thought I don’t think it matters. Think of the “Mac” actually as just being your trackpad or mouse in front of the monitor. As you can tell the Mac on which side your other device sits, it only has to know the cursor direction of travel before handing it over to the other device. I think…
I was waiting so long and now I am totally disappointed. I have to copy a lot of files almost every day from my private MacBook Pro to my office iMac. And now they tell me I have be logged into the same Apple ID. So it is totally useless for people that need to copy stuff, made at home, to the office computer. Why do I need that function at home? At home everything is synced via Apple Cloud. I don't get it.
Yeah I get that, but my question was in relation to the actual physical location of the Mac. It could conceivably be in another room so long as it’s in wireless range. But I think I’ve since answered my own question. It has to be the setting that you’ve kindly pictured, coupled with the direction of cursor travel. In other words the actual location of the computer itself is irrelevant ?
I have been using it extensively since both betas came out.
- When using my M1 Mini's mouse/keyboard to type notes on my ipad pro (in the default notes app) shift does not work. I know this is a beta and there are bugs, but I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this?
- When using my M1 Mini's mouse/keyboard to type notes on my ipad pro (in the default notes app) shift does not work. I know this is a beta and there are bugs, but I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this?
I am curious to know how it works with two Macs connected to a single monitor. I would love to use my keyboard and mouse between my work MacBook Air (M1) and personal Mac mini (M1), but I use the work Mac in clamshell mode on a shelf sitting physically above my Mac mini. I am guessing I can trigger it by moving the cursor to the bottom of my work computer screen to switch to the Mac mini and then manually switch the input on my monitor? Very curious to try this out after stable release.
How exactly does it work switching between UC and sidecar? I use sidecar all the time, but also minimise it on the iPad from time to time to use an iPad app - or perhaps Slide Over. How does it work in this case? Is it just one or the other?
The comparison is done to differentiate the features. This is needed because there is a superficial resemblance and people on first exposure are tending to think of them as the same. You need to read about how it works or try it out to see that while they are both about integrating your devices into a single experience, the way the integration happens is along different axes of interaction.
No cursor support on the phone. If they ever add that style of interaction, the universe of Universal Control could expand.
UC has no idea where the screens actually are. If you have two Macs connected to a monitor then, yes, you’ll need to switch the monitor inputs. UC is just moving from desktop to desktop. It might know where the computers are or you can configure the location but the shared monitor is not involved. This sounds like it would be clunky in that scenario, though.
Awesome! Just one more reason to replace my late-2014 iMac with a new Apple Silicon iMac! Everything else we have will be compatible.
Another gimmick bs that will work as **** just like airdrop and iCloud after been in beta for years!!! Can’t wait for it
That’s a weird thing to say. Airdrop is awesome. Fast, easy to use and never fails if I quickly need to send something from my phone iPad or Mac.