iOS apps on m1 Mac with external touchscreen?

[Stroudy]

There are some external touchscreens that run on the Mac, but could they be used to control ios apps running on a Mac book with a silicon chip?

 

[darngooddesign]

There are some external touchscreens that run on the Mac, but could they be used to control ios apps running on a Mac book with a silicon chip?

Isn’t that what you can do with sidecar and your iPad?

 

[Stroudy]

I don't have an iPad.

 

[darngooddesign]

I don't have an iPad.

You will if you buy one.

Try going to an apple store to see how it works.

 

[Stroudy]

I appreciate your help, but the point is that I want to run ios apps on my m1 macbook.

 

[ader42]

Which touchscreen?
The point being made was an iPad would likely be the best touchscreen.

 

[Stroudy]

I guess something like the asus

ZenScreen Touch MB16AMT​

 

[Wando64]

I guess something like the asus

ZenScreen Touch MB16AMT​

It’s not much cheaper than an iPad, if at all.

 

[Stroudy]

The largest iPad is 12.9 inches and I don't see that in a comparable price range. If I had one it would negate the need for me to run ios apps on the Mac book

 

[BrianBaughn]

Can someone please answer the OP's question?

The OP can compare a real iPad to an external touchscreen monitor (size, screen quality, what iPadOS apps will actually work, etc.)…if the OP wants to.

The questions in my head are: If you can even get an external touchscreen to "work" when connected to a new Mac what is the experience? When you touch the screen does the macOS cursor jump to that spot? When using Sidecar with an iPad what happens in that scenario?

 

[ADGrant]

The largest iPad is 12.9 inches and I don't see that in a comparable price range. If I had one it would negate the need for me to run ios apps on the Mac book

I bought an M1 12.9" iPad with the Magic Keyboard instead of a MacBook. Runs all iOS apps unlike the M1 Macs. I rarely use the touch screen though. I prefer the touch pad and keyboard shortcuts. I basically use it like a MacBook that runs iOS apps.

 

[Corpora]

Can someone please answer the OP's question?

The OP can compare a real iPad to an external touchscreen monitor (size, screen quality, what iPadOS apps will actually work, etc.)…if the OP wants to.

The questions in my head are: If you can even get an external touchscreen to "work" when connected to a new Mac what is the experience? When you touch the screen does the macOS cursor jump to that spot? When using Sidecar with an iPad what happens in that scenario?

I ran the iOS version of Apollo on a 14" MacBook Pro with Sidecar to test what would happen and the answer is: nothing. It wasn't possible to interact with the app using the iPad's touchscreen. I tried other iOS apps and there was no difference.

 

[Stroudy]

I ran the iOS version of Apollo on a 14" MacBook Pro with Sidecar to test what would happen and the answer is: nothing. It wasn't possible to interact with the app using the iPad's touchscreen. I tried other iOS apps and there was no difference.

Thanks. It's difficult to know whether that's a Sidecar issue or ios on a Mac book issue. But of course, multi touch support on a Mac isn't the same as multi touch support on an ios device.

Although I suspect a tough screen monitor will only move the mouse cursor