Universal Control ref Issue 377 Page38

[ejwjohn]

Not sure if the article on the ref page of the latest issue is correct???

I tried to gt Universal control working and i found out that unless my Mac OSX system is an M1 or newer, Universal Control will NOT work.

Thanks

JohnW

 

[Mr.Blacky]

I don't no what "ref Issue 377" is supposed to be, but you definitely don't need an M1 Mac for Universal Control.

 

[ejwjohn]

Issue 377 relates to the current issue of Mac Format apologies forgot to add that critical part of the information.(Brain fade!!!)

I have 12.3.1on my MAC OSX system and an iPad Air 4th gen and i cannot get Universal Control to even appear as an Option on the OSX system.

And the iPad is at 15.4

thx

John

 

[Mr.Blacky]

What Mac do you have? And I guess, you're logged in with the same Apple ID on both devices and have Blutooth and Wifi enabled?

 

[chrfr]

Not sure if the article on the ref page of the latest issue is correct???

I tried to gt Universal control working and i found out that unless my Mac OSX system is an M1 or newer, Universal Control will NOT work.

Thanks

JohnW

Universal Control is supported on many Macs that are not M1/Apple Silicon computers.
Apple has a document which lists the supported computers: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212757

 

[basher]

Not sure if the article on the ref page of the latest issue is correct???

I tried to gt Universal control working and i found out that unless my Mac OSX system is an M1 or newer, Universal Control will NOT work.

Thanks

JohnW

Universal control works between my 2017 iMac and iPad Pro.

 

[ejwjohn]

I have a Mac Mini and yes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi both enabled and working

Thx

JohnW

 

[Mr.Blacky]

Hand-off also enabled on your iPad? And where did you look for Universal Control on your Mac?

 

[ejwjohn]

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Yes, Handoff is enabled on iPad... All the documentation I have seen clearly suggests going to Sys Prefs> Displays.

Where I should find Universal Control dialogue....... but I see no reference to Universal Control.

Thanks

JohnW

 

[Mr. Awesome]

I have a Mac Mini and yes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi both enabled and working

Thx

JohnW

What model year is your Mac mini?

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Yes, Handoff is enabled on iPad... All the documentation I have seen clearly suggests going to Sys Prefs> Displays.

Where I should find Universal Control dialogue....... but I see no reference to Universal Control.

Thanks

JohnW

It should be under “Advanced” or something similar if you see that option.

 

[ejwjohn]

Hello,

The model is as follows:-

Mac mini (Late 2014)
3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
6 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Thx

JohnW

 

[ejwjohn]

Apologies did not see the other question:-

There is no mention of "Advanced" anywhere I can find, the following screenshot of all I get when I select Displays...

Thanks.
JohnW

 

[MultiFinder17]

Hello,

The model is as follows:-

Mac mini (Late 2014)
3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
6 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Thx

JohnW

It’s not working because the 2014 mini is not supported.

Universal Control: Use a single keyboard and mouse between Mac and iPad - Apple Support

Use the keyboard, mouse, or trackpad of your Mac to control up to two other nearby Mac or iPad devices, and work seamlessly between them.

support.apple.com

Only the 2018 and newer minis support Universal Control.

 

[theoak2]

Don’t forget “Cursor and keyboard“ is still labeled “Beta” even in latest iPadOS 15.4.1.

An interesting point is that it is working (sort of) on my 2012 MacBook Pro9,2. Only problem is that it works IF iPad is directly in front of MacBook. If I move it to the side (where it is more convenient) it works for maybe 1 minute, then stops working until I move it back in front of MacBook.

 

[ejwjohn]

Hello,
Thanks for the info on the 2018 Mac Mini…disappointing…but not really surprising considering everything else going on with the Mini

Thanks

JohnW

 

[tangfj]

[EDIT]

Thought universal control wasn't working but turns out my computers were too far away from one another... brought them within 3 ft and worked just fine...