Ipad air 5 display only mirroring

Not to long ago when ipados 16.2 came out i tried plugging in my ipad air 5 to my monitor and it only mirrors and doesnt extend the display of the ipad.


Whenever I use my macbook plugged into the monitor it extends the display, can anyone help me?

iPad Air, iPadOS 16

Posted on Dec 23, 2022 8:58 PM

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Posted on Dec 24, 2022 11:05 AM

With release of iPadOS 16.2, Stage Manager support for external monitors display support is available for these models of iPad:


  • iPad Air (5th generation)
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (all generations)
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)


More information here:

https://www.imore.com/how-use-stage-manager-ipad

Move, resize, and organize windows with Stage Manager on iPad - Apple Support


Feature availability is usually limited by system hardware - CPU and available RAM being critical to some advanced functionality. Models supporting Stage Manager have an M2, M1 or A12X CPU (upon which the M-series CPUs are reportedly based) - with at least 8GB RAM.


The iPad Air5 specifications lists the following information for supported video output:


Digital video output

  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • VGA, HDMI and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)


As such, you can directly connect the Air5 to an external monitor that itself supports DisplayPort over a USB-C connection (i.e., DP Alternate Mode over USB-C) - or using an appropriate adapter can also connect to monitors that have an HDMI, DVI or VGA (analogue) video connection.


Full specifications for the iPad Air5 can be found here:

iPad Air - Technical Specifications - Apple

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Dec 24, 2022 11:05 AM in response to JuanHernandez15

With release of iPadOS 16.2, Stage Manager support for external monitors display support is available for these models of iPad:


  • iPad Air (5th generation)
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (all generations)
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)


More information here:

https://www.imore.com/how-use-stage-manager-ipad

Move, resize, and organize windows with Stage Manager on iPad - Apple Support


Feature availability is usually limited by system hardware - CPU and available RAM being critical to some advanced functionality. Models supporting Stage Manager have an M2, M1 or A12X CPU (upon which the M-series CPUs are reportedly based) - with at least 8GB RAM.


The iPad Air5 specifications lists the following information for supported video output:


Digital video output

  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • VGA, HDMI and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)


As such, you can directly connect the Air5 to an external monitor that itself supports DisplayPort over a USB-C connection (i.e., DP Alternate Mode over USB-C) - or using an appropriate adapter can also connect to monitors that have an HDMI, DVI or VGA (analogue) video connection.


Full specifications for the iPad Air5 can be found here:

iPad Air - Technical Specifications - Apple

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