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Dave Hutch Author

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Share screen between Intel/M1 MBP

Hi all, I have an Intel MBP running the latest Big Sur and my wife has two machines. On her 2015 Intel MacBook running the latest Big Sur, I can share and control the screen using iMessage to initiate a screen share. Everything is fine.

I should add we are both on the same WiFi network at home.

However, when we try the same thing on her M1 MacBook Pro, also running Big Sur the connection works for only 2 or 3 seconds and then disconnects.

Both machines have Screen Sharing switched off in Sharing Prefs but I have also tried switching it on. Still no go.

Any ideas what might be causing the problem please?

Thanks

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Dec 7, 2021 6:27 AM

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Dave Hutch Author

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Posted on Dec 7, 2021 11:24 AM

OK, managed it. For some reason I had to enable Screen Sharing in Prefs on both machines. Then when I switched it off again it continues to work. Problem solved.

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