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For comparison, Sidecar didn’t work for me until late in the beta cycle. I think it was the last public beta where I finally got it to work. Ultimately I could
by pohl 5y ago
For comparison, Sidecar didn’t work for me until late in the beta cycle. I think it was the last public beta where I finally got it to work. Ultimately I could never get in the habit of using Sidecar because it turns out I have to VPN into work, thwarting Sidecar altogether. I expect VPN to prevent me from using Universal Control too.
- reaperducer 5y agoI'm not sure I understand the difference between Sidecar and Universal Control. Is UC just Sidecar for more screens? (FWIW, I use Sidecar every day and it works really well.)
- pohl 5y agoWhat makes them similar is that the two machines need to be able to communicate with each other. The difference is that one turns the iPad into a display for the computer, while the other turns the computer into a keyboard & mouse for the iPad. I imagine VPNs will interfere with both. Sidecar works great for me, too. I just have no occasion to use it where I’m not on VPN.
- yurishimo 5y agoUC let's you use the iPad as an iPad and not as a screen. Think of it more as a KVM for your Mac and iPad. This is great if you want to use the iPad app version of something rather that just needing an extra screen (Sidecar).
- adrusi 5y agoSidecar is VNC, universal control is synergy.
- brundolf 5y agoI don't think Universal Control uses the local network, I heard it uses 1) iCloud to link up and then 2) direct WiFi/Bluetooth for communication
- minhazm 5y agoIf your VPN client supports split tunneling and your organization has enabled it then Sidecar works fine.
- jackson1442 5y agoYou can use USB for both Sidecar and Universal Control, by the way.