Using iPad as sidecar broken in Ventura 13.3.1

I have been using an iPad Air (3rd gen) as a second display/extended display with my MacBook Pro (2019, touchbar) for three years with no problem. (Well... some problems, but mostly it worked.)

Updated the iPad to 16.4.1 last week with no issue. Updated the Macbook to Ventura 13.3.1 overnight and now the screen on the iPad is letterboxed, top and bottom, which changes the aspect ratio of the screen and makes it too small to be suitable as a second monitor. There is also no way to adjust this in the Displays setting.

This is quite annoying as it is the only reason I purchased the iPad and I depend on it as a second monitor for my work.

Is this a bug and will it be fixed?

MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Apr 24, 2023 3:00 PM

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marniefromottawa Author

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Posted on May 17, 2023 2:20 PM

Just a follow-up for anyone who has the same problem. I spent some time on a call with a senior advisor from the engineering team troubleshooting. It turns out that this is a known issue with Ventura 13.3.1, they have had a lot of reports. Apparently they have finished the investigation stage so maybe there will be a solution in the not too distant future. In the meantime, if you haven't updated to 13.3.1 don't!

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