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Sidecar not appearing

The Sidecar feature is not appearing in settings on my MacBook pro 2017...can anyone help me?

I have an iPad 7th Gen and I have tried almost everything there is to think of, including restarting the devices, updating them, etc. Please help!

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Posted on Jun 14, 2020 3:59 PM

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Posted on Jun 14, 2020 4:41 PM

Info about Sidecar - Use your iPad as a second display for your Mac with Sidecar – Apple Support


Sidecar system requirements

Sidecar requires a compatible Mac using macOS Catalina and a compatible iPad using iPadOS 13:

Mac using macOS Catalina

  • MacBook Pro introduced in 2016 or later
  • MacBook introduced in 2016 or later
  • MacBook Air introduced in 2018 or later
  • iMac introduced in 2017 or later, plus iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
  • iMac Pro
  • Mac mini introduced in 2018 or later
  • Mac Pro introduced in 2019
  •   

iPad using iPadOS 13


Additional requirements


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Jun 14, 2020 4:41 PM in response to LukeyPukey22

Info about Sidecar - Use your iPad as a second display for your Mac with Sidecar – Apple Support


Sidecar system requirements

Sidecar requires a compatible Mac using macOS Catalina and a compatible iPad using iPadOS 13:

Mac using macOS Catalina

  • MacBook Pro introduced in 2016 or later
  • MacBook introduced in 2016 or later
  • MacBook Air introduced in 2018 or later
  • iMac introduced in 2017 or later, plus iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
  • iMac Pro
  • Mac mini introduced in 2018 or later
  • Mac Pro introduced in 2019
  •   

iPad using iPadOS 13


Additional requirements


Sidecar not appearing

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