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macOS Catalina's 'Sidecar' Feature for Turning the iPad Into a Second Display Limited to Newer Macs
Apple in macOS Catalina introduced a new feature called Sidecar, which is designed to turn an iPad into a second display for a Mac, either extending what's on the screen or mirroring the content.
Apple hasn't yet provided details on which devices will work with Sidecar, but developer Steve Troughton-Smith was able to find some details by digging into macOS Catalina's code.
As it turns out, Sidecar is limited to many of Apple's newer Macs, and the devices listed below will be able to use it.
It's not clear if this is a complete list, but Troughton-Smith says a long list of older machines are blacklisted from taking advantage of the feature. Some older Macs that are not greenlit for Sidecar can still use the feature via the Terminal command provided by Troughton-Smith, but there's no complete list on exactly which older Macs the Terminal command works with.
There's no word on whether all iPads will work with Sidecar, or if there will be limitations on that end as well. iPadOS, required for Sidecar, runs on The iPad Air 2 and later, the iPad mini 4 and later, the 5th-generation iPad and later, and all iPad Pro models.
The oldest of these iPads, the iPad mini 4 and the iPad Air 2, use A8 and A8X chips respectively, while the newer models all use more powerful chips.
Update: According to a MacRumors reader who has used the feature, Sidecar works well with the iPad Air 2, which means it should also work with all other iPads that are compatible with iOS 13.
Apple hasn't yet provided details on which devices will work with Sidecar, but developer Steve Troughton-Smith was able to find some details by digging into macOS Catalina's code.
As it turns out, Sidecar is limited to many of Apple's newer Macs, and the devices listed below will be able to use it.
- Late 2015 27" iMac or newer
- 2017 iMac Pro
- Mid 2016 MacBook Pro or newer
- Late 2018 Mac mini or newer
- Late 2018 MacBook Air or newer
- Early 2016 MacBook or newer
- 2019 Mac Pro
It's not clear if this is a complete list, but Troughton-Smith says a long list of older machines are blacklisted from taking advantage of the feature. Some older Macs that are not greenlit for Sidecar can still use the feature via the Terminal command provided by Troughton-Smith, but there's no complete list on exactly which older Macs the Terminal command works with.
Sidecar supports iMac 27" (Late 2015) or newer, MacBook Pro (2016) or newer, mac Mini (2018), Mac Pro (2019), MacBook Air (2018) , MacBook (Early 2016 or newer), and blacklists all the devices in the screenshot pic.twitter.com/DHNDyI98WV
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) June 5, 2019
There's no word on whether all iPads will work with Sidecar, or if there will be limitations on that end as well. iPadOS, required for Sidecar, runs on The iPad Air 2 and later, the iPad mini 4 and later, the 5th-generation iPad and later, and all iPad Pro models.
The oldest of these iPads, the iPad mini 4 and the iPad Air 2, use A8 and A8X chips respectively, while the newer models all use more powerful chips.
Update: According to a MacRumors reader who has used the feature, Sidecar works well with the iPad Air 2, which means it should also work with all other iPads that are compatible with iOS 13.
Related Roundup: macOS Catalina
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24 weeks ago
Are there any hardware limitations for this, or are Apple just taking the piss?
The Mac Pro that you can go into the stores and buy right now isn't supported!
The Mac Pro that you can go into the stores and buy right now isn't supported!
24 weeks ago
Disappointing, very disappointing. My mid 2015 15 inch MB Pro is out, then. Don't tell me an i7 and a dedicated Radeon graphics card can't handle Sidecar...
24 weeks ago
Typical Apple move.
It's not about performance.
If a 2018 MacBook Air can do it, how can any retina MacBook Pro not be about to do it performance wise??
Not to mention 2013 Mac Pro
It's not about performance.
If a 2018 MacBook Air can do it, how can any retina MacBook Pro not be about to do it performance wise??
Not to mention 2013 Mac Pro
24 weeks ago
Typical Apple move.
It's not about performance.
If a 2018 MacBook Air can do it, how can any retina MacBook Pro not be about to do it performance wise??
Not to mention 2013 Mac Pro
24 weeks ago
I’d wager it involves the T2 chip somehow
I'll take that wager (and your money), since iMacs don't have a T2 chip nor do pre-2018 MBPs.
24 weeks ago
It apparently uses hardware HEVC support for the best picture. Which I think only started with Skylake CPUs.
You nailed it. All the minimum supported Mac models have Intel Skylake or newer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Macintosh_models_grouped_by_CPU_type#Skylake
24 weeks ago
My Macbook Pro 17" (the last real Pro laptop made by Apple) running Duet Display just fine.
Bought it for 2500,- in 2011
Now I can pay double for a smaller 15" at 5000,-
With: A. a keyboard that isn't reliable, B. no RAM replacement, C. no storage replacement, D. Display cables that break, E. 4 Thunderbolt slots (skipping all other ports) when 2 made way more sense, F. and the f% up T2 chip.
I want to buy a new MBP but how can I with this crappy line up?!?!
Bought it for 2500,- in 2011
Now I can pay double for a smaller 15" at 5000,-
With: A. a keyboard that isn't reliable, B. no RAM replacement, C. no storage replacement, D. Display cables that break, E. 4 Thunderbolt slots (skipping all other ports) when 2 made way more sense, F. and the f% up T2 chip.
I want to buy a new MBP but how can I with this crappy line up?!?!
24 weeks ago
Oh wow. That list is way more restrictive than the previously mooted 2014 or later desktops, 2015 or later laptops (ish).
24 weeks ago
The list looks very restricted, and almost as if they want to force you to upgrade
I seriously doubt it is any hardware limitation other than them maybe offloading things onto the T2 chip (which seems odd)
But as Duet and Luna work without any restrictions I suspect Apple has an ulterior motive
I seriously doubt it is any hardware limitation other than them maybe offloading things onto the T2 chip (which seems odd)
But as Duet and Luna work without any restrictions I suspect Apple has an ulterior motive
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