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iPad Pro Is streaming the solution to macOS on iPads?
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You mean like a remote desktop solution? You can already do that; there are lots of different ways to do that.
It does, but not necessarily one you have to take with you as long as you have access to a reliable internet connection.
Sure - I have Jump desktop and use it all the time but the OP mentioned "wireless display" so I assumed they weren't talking about Remote Desktop.
That's been possible for years. The key is "reliable internet connection", which is not always available everywhere...
As someone who has used Shadow PC (cloud Windows PC) when I was iPad only for a couple years, I'd be happy with streaming a cloud macOS machine. Windows 10/11 felt like it was running natively on my iPad even with a weaker internet connection.
I haven't tried Windows 365, which is Microsoft's answer to a cloud PC. I'd like to see an Apple approach to it.
I have tried a headless Mac mini with it, for whatever reason any application I used to stream to my iPad was a laggy, unreliable mess.
I haven't tried Windows 365, which is Microsoft's answer to a cloud PC. I'd like to see an Apple approach to it.
I have tried a headless Mac mini with it, for whatever reason any application I used to stream to my iPad was a laggy, unreliable mess.
Apple should understand the threshold limit.
For example, when you reach peak MacBook Air performance and cant go any further, you opt for the MacBook Pro.
On the go, the iPad is ideal travel companion. It can perform complex workflows, however when you reach the ”Limit“ that’s when you reach MBP territory.
As of right now, the only benefit of owning both a Mac and iPad is for Side-Car.
For example, when you reach peak MacBook Air performance and cant go any further, you opt for the MacBook Pro.
On the go, the iPad is ideal travel companion. It can perform complex workflows, however when you reach the ”Limit“ that’s when you reach MBP territory.
As of right now, the only benefit of owning both a Mac and iPad is for Side-Car.
Sidecar is to turn your iPad into a second local touchscreen monitor for your Mac; it’s not really remote desktop.
You mean, being able to use it outside the local network? Because that’s the only difference I see…
Sounds like the OP either does not know much about remote desktop apps and second screen apps (Sidecar is just one of them) and thinks this is not yet possible on iPad or maybe what he is thinking about is something like Shadow PC, but Shadow PC is 100% remote desktop, except that you don't own the PC, you rent it. So it would be Apple renting Macs acting like servers to user paying a suscribtion to remote into them.
I hate subscriptions and I prefer to own my pc, and subscriptions prices for PCs are so high that you could buy an equivalent PC in little more than 1 year in general. I doubt it would be any cheaper with Apple...
I hate subscriptions and I prefer to own my pc, and subscriptions prices for PCs are so high that you could buy an equivalent PC in little more than 1 year in general. I doubt it would be any cheaper with Apple...
Thats big difference and where the 'remote' comes from in remote desktop. So no, not the same thing.
The other big difference is that sidecar has the normal apple imposed artificial limitations.
Why can't I touch with my fingers?! 😂 ridiculous.
Aside that though, sidecar is excellent. I use it daily.
I don't think Apple limits what third party remote desktop apps can do and a native solution would probably be Mac only. When I look at Sidecar, well, there are third party solutions that are way better (I made a detailed comparison in another post), just some people don't know about them (or don't want to pay for paid ones). Same with Windows native remote desktop (it's clearly not the best).
What Apple could do that third parties aren't doing is Mac cloud computing. That's something Microsoft is betting a lot on with Windows 365. That's basically remote desktop into rented servers. Sounds great until you see the prices. The subscrition is so expensive you could buy the same pc in less than a year of renting it (quad core, 16GB RAM, 256 GB storage is $75/month or $900/year, and if you double the cores, RAM and storage and the price more than doubles... and I think Apple would be even more expensive). And like any remote desktop solution, you need good internet for it to work.