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Sidecar sees my iPad as the primary screen

When I connect to my iPad with SideCar, all of the windows on my Mac automatically shift to the iPad and my Mac becomes my secondary monitor.


How can I change this behavior so the Mac remains the primary screen when I use SideCar? I don't see any options under Sidecar or display settings to identify the primary monitor.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 21, 2020 9:55 AM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2020 9:24 AM

I had the same problem and used the following hint to correct.

Change your primary monitor settings by opening System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement. Then click and drag the small white menu bar to your preferred display. OS X will remember this setting for your display configuration.

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Sidecar sees my iPad as the primary screen

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