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universal control

hi I can't use the universal control why is that

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.3

Posted on Mar 30, 2022 1:21 PM

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Posted on Mar 30, 2022 5:28 PM

Are you trying to use Universal Control between two Macs (one with a keyboard & mouse or trackpad, one without)? Or between a Mac (with a keyboard & mouse) and an iPad?


Have you made sure that all the requirements in the related Apple Support article have been met:

Universal Control: Use a single keyboard and mouse between Mac and iPad


On the Mac (with the keyboard & mouse), and with both systems "awake" (i.e., not sleeping) if you go into System Preferences -> Displays, do you see the other system, as something you can Link keyboard & mouse to? If not, can you at least see it as something you can Mirror or extend to (which would be for Sidecar instead of Universal Control)?

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Mar 30, 2022 5:28 PM in response to helin147

Are you trying to use Universal Control between two Macs (one with a keyboard & mouse or trackpad, one without)? Or between a Mac (with a keyboard & mouse) and an iPad?


Have you made sure that all the requirements in the related Apple Support article have been met:

Universal Control: Use a single keyboard and mouse between Mac and iPad


On the Mac (with the keyboard & mouse), and with both systems "awake" (i.e., not sleeping) if you go into System Preferences -> Displays, do you see the other system, as something you can Link keyboard & mouse to? If not, can you at least see it as something you can Mirror or extend to (which would be for Sidecar instead of Universal Control)?

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