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One of the most underrated macOS features is the screen sharing app - it’s great for seamless tech support with parents. It works via your keychain and your co

by orf 2y ago

One of the most underrated macOS features is the screen sharing app - it’s great for seamless tech support with parents. It works via your keychain and your contacts, and the recipient gets a little notification to allow you to view their screen. That’s it - no downloads, no login, no 20 minutes getting a Remote Desktop screen share set up.

baxuz 2y ago
As fas as I see, it's not possible to connect to a device that uses the same Apple account, which is what I have done in my case. It has to be a different one. Also, it only seems to work on a local network with hostnames.
- orf 2y ago
  Ahh - not sure about the same account, I’ve not tried that. It 100% works across the internet: it works with contact names, not just host names.
- jki275 2y ago
  I've used it with both machines signed into my Apple account for many years.
trogdor 2y ago
You’re talking about through FaceTime, right? Or is there another native screen sharing app that I am unaware of?
- orf 2y ago
  A different one: it’s called “Screen Sharing.app” and it’s under Utilities. After you open it, press “Connections -> New” and start typing a contact name. They get a little notification if they are online, and if they accept you have a seamless screen sharing experience ready to go. It’s honestly magic for the “my parents have an error message and don’t know what to do” situation. I assume they have you in their contacts as well for it to work.
  - etherealG 2y ago
    For my parents: “under utilities” means it’s mostly impossible to use. What does under mean? What are utilities, are they different from apps? Can I Google search that? Where is connections? What is a connection, is that like a friend? Glad to see your parents are tech savvy, but this reads like you live in a very different reality from mine.
    - orf 2y ago
      Perhaps google the thing before jumping to conclusions, or saying I live in a different reality. Your parents don’t need to run the app at all. You need to run the app. Unless you really do live in a different reality where you want your parents to help you out when you see an error message you don’t understand?
chaxor 2y ago
Is that just openssh with an obscured name? It would be nice to simply use the correct basic tool instead of some strange rebranding by a company of a much more well understood and trusted standard
- orf 2y ago
  This is the dumbest comment I’ve read in a long time. The answer is no, fyi

by orf 2y ago

baxuz 2y ago

As fas as I see, it's not possible to connect to a device that uses the same Apple account, which is what I have done in my case. It has to be a different one. Also, it only seems to work on a local network with hostnames.

orf 2y ago
Ahh - not sure about the same account, I’ve not tried that. It 100% works across the internet: it works with contact names, not just host names.
jki275 2y ago
I've used it with both machines signed into my Apple account for many years.

trogdor 2y ago

You’re talking about through FaceTime, right? Or is there another native screen sharing app that I am unaware of?

orf 2y ago
A different one: it’s called “Screen Sharing.app” and it’s under Utilities. After you open it, press “Connections -> New” and start typing a contact name. They get a little notification if they are online, and if they accept you have a seamless screen sharing experience ready to go. It’s honestly magic for the “my parents have an error message and don’t know what to do” situation. I assume they have you in their contacts as well for it to work.
- etherealG 2y ago
  For my parents: “under utilities” means it’s mostly impossible to use. What does under mean? What are utilities, are they different from apps? Can I Google search that? Where is connections? What is a connection, is that like a friend? Glad to see your parents are tech savvy, but this reads like you live in a very different reality from mine.
  - orf 2y ago
    Perhaps google the thing before jumping to conclusions, or saying I live in a different reality. Your parents don’t need to run the app at all. You need to run the app. Unless you really do live in a different reality where you want your parents to help you out when you see an error message you don’t understand?

chaxor 2y ago

Is that just openssh with an obscured name? It would be nice to simply use the correct basic tool instead of some strange rebranding by a company of a much more well understood and trusted standard

orf 2y ago
This is the dumbest comment I’ve read in a long time. The answer is no, fyi