QUESTION: Has anybody tried connecting the Mac Mini M1 to an iPad using an HDMI to USB-C cable?
I don’t want Luna display or sidecar, I want to know is a cable would work.
I want to use my IPad Pro as my only monitor and be able to connect it with a cable. Is that possible? Please, this is only a question for people who has tried it.
I haven’t been able to find anyone talking about this. Thanks
Mac mini, macOS 11.2
No, you need a display for the M1 Mac Mini.
You can use a USB C or USB A to USB C cable to connect your Mac to your iPad, and then use Duet Display (the advantage of Duet is that you can start the display from the iPad app, rather than the Mac, so you can use it as your only monitor).
The iPad is just not designed to be used as a hardwired
display. period.
This is not true based on what I read. I can only use the iPad with duet display as long as I first connect the Mac mini to a monitor first. Then I can use the iPad as a second monitor. But I can’t connect it the way you described as a first monitor from the start. Are you guessing or you actually tried it?
I have certainly tried it. I managed to get a whole days work in, although I wish my iPad were larger. You must set your Mac to auto-login, however, so that it automatically logs you in at boot and Duet starts up, since Duet starts after login. I then use the iPad keyboard and my Magic Mouse. See photo.
Mac Mini M1 to IPad Pro with cable. NOT LUNA DISPLAY OR SIDECAR
