using sidecar and iPhone mirroring at same time, why do I have to either have sidecar open and not use iPhone mirroring or the other way round rather than both?
iMac 24″, macOS 26.5
Sidecar and mirroring use the same protocols. You can't connect to two different devices using the same protocols at the same time.
you can suggest they alter it using
or reach out to their official support channels
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Apple is not here to answer your “Why” questions.
If this limitation does exist, an educated guess would be that there is some conflict or overlap in the way that the two features are implemented that could cause trouble if both were active at the same time.
Sidecar and iPhone mirroring at same time? Why not?
