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Ipad air 4 and sidecar

Is there a reason why the iPad air 4 does not work with sidecar? I bought the iPad thinking it would be able to work as previous generations were compatible, so I am very disappointed.

iPad Air, iPadOS 14

Posted on Nov 3, 2020 6:24 PM

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Posted on Nov 3, 2020 6:35 PM

From this support document, 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


The tech specs for the iPad Air (4th Gen) do not indicate that it supports Sidecar.

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Nov 3, 2020 6:35 PM in response to joycefrommilton

From this support document, 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


The tech specs for the iPad Air (4th Gen) do not indicate that it supports Sidecar.

Nov 12, 2020 10:12 PM in response to joycefrommilton

Ipad air 4 DOES support Sidecar. I figured out that even though I was signed into my apple account on the ipad I had to "finish setting up my ipad" with the notification and once I signed in again (already signed in) into my icloud account it was functioning properly. Make sure that bluetooth, handoff, and Wifi are on and Mac is not sharing its internet connection.

Ipad air 4 and sidecar

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