Hi everyone, I have an I iPad Air 2 which is currently running ipadIOS 13.6.1 and a new 2020 MacBook Pro. I wanted to use my iPad as a second display, however I couldn't find the sidecar app on the App Store on my iPad. On my Mac, when I clicked airplay, I couldn't find my iPad as well. Could you please assist me to sort this out.
Regards,
Yoga
Your older 2014 iPad Air 2 will not work with macOS Sidecar feature.
Your iPad model is to old and does not work with any Apple Pencils.
Sidecar Supported hardware
Sidecar requires Mac with Skylake processors and later models, and iPad models that support Apple Pencil.
Sidecar-supported Mac models:
• MacBook introduced in 2016 or later
• MacBook Air introduced in 2018 or later
• MacBook Pro introduced in 2016 or later
• Mac mini introduced in 2018 or later
• iMac introduced in late 2015 or later
iMac Pro introduced in 2017 or later
• Mac Pro introduced in 2019
Sidecar-supported iPad models:
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro
• 11-inch iPad Pro
• 10.5-inch iPad Pro
• 9.7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad (6th generation or later)
• iPad mini (5th generation)
• iPad Air (3rd generation)
Your older 2014 iPad Air 2 will not work with macOS Sidecar feature.
Your iPad model is to old and does not work with any Apple Pencils.
Sidecar Supported hardware
Sidecar requires Mac with Skylake processors and later models, and iPad models that support Apple Pencil.
Sidecar-supported Mac models:
• MacBook introduced in 2016 or later
• MacBook Air introduced in 2018 or later
• MacBook Pro introduced in 2016 or later
• Mac mini introduced in 2018 or later
• iMac introduced in late 2015 or later
iMac Pro introduced in 2017 or later
• Mac Pro introduced in 2019
Sidecar-supported iPad models:
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro
• 11-inch iPad Pro
• 10.5-inch iPad Pro
• 9.7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad (6th generation or later)
• iPad mini (5th generation)
• iPad Air (3rd generation)
For your model iPad, you can look at third party iOS screen mirror apps.
Look at
Duet Display
or
Astropad Standard
Astropad Pro ( monthly pay subscription model for this version )
Best of Luck to You!
thank you, ah I was looking forward to using my iPad as a display. I found a solution however. If you download this app called duet on both Mac and iPad. you can use your iPad screen as a second display. The only downside is if you would like to use this wirelessly you will have to pay a yearly fee. You have to pay for the app on the iPad, and use a cable to connect it if your not willing to pay for the yearly fee.
Side car with 2020 MacBook Pro & iPad Air 2
