Sidecar with iPad Pro 12.9 - causes WIFI to drop on my M1 MBA

[wyatterp]

I've been using wireless Sidecar with my M1 MBA - and after a time (this has happened twice now) - WIFI drops completely on the MBA, meaning no longer connected to the internet at all, and of course, the iPad drops the connection. Is this a known bug on Macs in general, or is this a new M1 specific firmware issue with WIFI?

 

[thegiftofdom]

I have been using Sidecar on my M1 MBA and iPad Pro for the past two days now, and just today I ran into this issue. However, Sidecar was still running? So it was either a problem with my Mac or my router.

 

[wyatterp]

I have been using Sidecar on my M1 MBA and iPad Pro for the past two days now, and just today I ran into this issue. However, Sidecar was still running? So it was either a problem with my Mac or my router.

Yeah, I had that too, I was using Sidecar for Safari, and still able to scroll, but when I tried to load a new webpage - it said "not connected" - and I looked at the WIFI indicator and it had no signal strength at all - but I was still wirelessly connected to Sidecar to the iPad - so definitely a very strange bug. Second time Sidecar fully disconnected and was not functioning.

 

[thegiftofdom]

Yeah, I had that too, I was using Sidecar for Safari, and still able to scroll, but when I tried to load a new webpage - it said "not connected" - and I looked at the WIFI indicator and it had no signal strength at all - but I was still wirelessly connected to Sidecar to the iPad - so definitely a very strange bug. Second time Sidecar fully disconnected and was not functioning.

Weird, I will definitely look to see if this happens again. This is my first Mac so I figured it was an issue on my end, I'm assuming this problem wasn't prevalent on Catalina?

 

[wyatterp]

Weird, I will definitely look to see if this happens again. This is my first Mac so I figured it was an issue on my end, I'm assuming this problem wasn't prevalent on Catalina?

I've had an iPad for the last year or so, but not a MacOS device, hopefully some attention may come from this issue, but if it's just you and I, then we may be out of luck. I wonder if there is a report function built into MacOS for bugs?

 

[thegiftofdom]

I've had an iPad for the last year or so, but not a MacOS device, hopefully some attention may come from this issue, but if it's just you and I, then we may be out of luck. I wonder if there is a report function built into MacOS for bugs?

I'd bet it's not just you and I! It is a brand new OS version so we'll probably see similar reports of this issue soon.

Hm, that's a good question...I'd have to look around to see if there is a report function built in. Until then, I trust Apple to fully iron out all the kinks!

 

[pkj]

I'm still having this problem. Sidecar starts a bit hesitantly (can't connect to ipad error maybe one or two times, then connects cleanly). But after a while, eg 10 mins, my MBA M1 running 11.2.2 seems to lose it's wifi. When I reconnect I strguggle to get sidecar going again (can't connect to ipad).

 

[greehnery]

I too have this issue, though not on an M1. Sidecar screen works fine, but no internet otherwise. Super frustrating. Running 11.3 on my 2018 Mac mini, iPadOS 14.6.

 

[MikeBlender]

Still an issue nearly a year on! Is there anywhere we can report this more directly to Apple, as this is a significant issue for me!