Hands-On With Apple Universal Control: What You Need To Know
The most highly anticipated Mac feature in recent years, Apple's Universal Control, is finally available as a public beta release. Here's what Mac and iPad owners need to know about the beta update, including how to get it, how to use Universal Control, and whether it's worth the risk and hassle of setting up and using pre-release software.
Apple's Universal Control can connect a Mac desktop to a MacBook and an iPad in a revolutionary way. Remote Desktop and Sidecar are older technologies that are similar but use only one computer's processor and resources to the fullest. With Universal Control, each Mac and iPad operates independently but effortlessly share the same trackpad, mouse and keyboard.
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Apple's Universal Control is working well in the public beta release of macOS 12.3 and seems to be stable. However, if using an iPad, it needs to be upgraded to iPadOS 15.4 beta. That means at least two devices need to be running pre-release software to test this feature out. Nevertheless, it's very impressive and is a great productivity feature. However, if doing critical work without any backup computer options, it might be better to wait since beta software can have unexpected problems. For anyone ready to forge ahead, there are guides to help install the macOS public beta as well as the public beta for iPadOS.
Universal Control requires a little bit of setup on the Mac connected to the primary keyboard before use. In System Preferences, users can find the Universal Control settings in the Display section. The user should open the Add Displaymenu at the lower-left, and under the Link Keyboard and Mouse section, select any iPad or Mac to connect. Under
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