How do I Sidecar to an iPad of my family member via wired connection?

I usually use my iPad as a second display to my MacBook Pro via wired Sidecar connection and I can keep it fully charged in the meantime, which is very handy. This has been working great until now when I need to use my wife's iPad as a third display. When I connect her iPad to my Mac, it was recognized in Finder at once, but it doesn't show in the list of available devices in the "Screen Mirroring" panel.


I know her iPad has her Apple ID logged in, which is likely to be the reason. But I wonder if there is a way of bypassing that requirement for my "own" iPad from the Sidecar feature, especially when the Apple ID on the iPad is a family member and can share whatever apps I bought.

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Posted on Oct 6, 2022 6:01 AM

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Posted on Oct 6, 2022 6:21 AM

No.


1. By definition a requirement is something you absolutely need to comply with. There would not be much point in having a requirement you can bypass. The iPad must be using the same Apple ID as the Mac.

2 . You cannot SideCar to more than one iPad at a time. If you try to connect the second one, the first one is disconnected.




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Oct 6, 2022 6:21 AM in response to everwisher

No.


1. By definition a requirement is something you absolutely need to comply with. There would not be much point in having a requirement you can bypass. The iPad must be using the same Apple ID as the Mac.

2 . You cannot SideCar to more than one iPad at a time. If you try to connect the second one, the first one is disconnected.




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