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Sidecar not working on Big Sur and iPad OS

Hi

Sidecar is not working on Big Sur and iPad OS. Anyone else encounter this problem?

System Preferences > Sidecar > Connect to > No devices


MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Nov 14, 2020 7:29 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2020 7:39 PM

Is you iPad compatible?


Sidecar system requirements

Sidecar requires a compatible Mac using macOS Catalina or later and a compatible iPad using iPadOS 13 or later.


Additional requirements


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Jun 21, 2021 7:02 AM in response to aliffm

I faced this issue on my M1 air . The Ipad just did not show up on the mac. I even tried signing out the apple account on both the air and the Ipad and then re logging in after a restart and no luck.


But this is what made it work like a charm or maybe I was a fool that i did not know this. Just turned on the bluetooth on both the Mac and the Ipad and it instantly showed up on the Mac for pairing.


Hope this helps someone.

Aug 4, 2021 1:53 PM in response to aliffm

I tried everything I could find online: Logging in and out of iCloud. Rebooting. Turning Wifi on and Off. Everything was fine, but it still would not work. Then, I found this short message on Reddit, and to my very surprise that worked.


"Sidecar still shows 'No Devices' for me but right clicking the green minimize button on the browser window and clicking 'Move to XXX's iPad' suddenly activates Sidecar on my iPad."


Minimize a Finder window and then click in the dock the minimized icon. My iPad then showed up in the sidecar preferences connect tab.

Sidecar not working on Big Sur and iPad OS

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