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DMG35

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For some reason universal control has stopped working for me. It was working fine this morning and now all of a sudden no matter what I do it won't work with my Mac Studio and MacBook Pro. My only option is to mirror the display.

Both are signed into same icloud, wifi, and bluetooth on. Both are right next to each other. Handoff is on and universal settings are on. I've rebooted both devices and nothing. Can anyone help me here?
 

DMG35

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"Universal Control Not Working? Here’s How to Fix It" https://www.macrumors.com/guide/universal-control-troubleshooting/
"Problems Automatically Reconnecting to a Nearby Device
To enable automatic reconnections on Mac, go to System Preferences -> Displays -> Display Settings- > Advanced, and check the box next to Automatically reconnect to any nearby Mac or iPad, then click Done."

Thanks, unfortunately I've tried all of that but it just randomly stops working. It will work and then just quit. I wonder if its becuase I have my Mac Studio mounted under my desk? I've also heard there are some issues with Logitech devices causing interference so maybe that's it.

Whatever it is its extremely frustrating.
 

DMG35

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It was definitely the placement of my Mac Studio. Having it mounted under my desk must have been causing too much interference. I've moved it back to the top of my desk and its seamless now.
 
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