While the feature does work with iPads, it has to be initiated on the Mac - if you were hoping to sling a file over to your Mac using an Apple Pencil or your finger, you’re out of luck (as fun as that sounds).Īpple says the feature doesn’t require any setup (besides having your two devices being logged in with the same Apple ID and having Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Handoff turned on), but until we actually use it there’s no way to know how quick and reliable it might be. Here’s the list of Macs can initiate Universal Control: ![]() It is worth noting that, according to Apple’s site, there are a few small caveats for Universal Control - it will only work with three devices (so Apple was showing its full capabilities in this demo), and it won’t work on every device getting the new versions of macOS and iPadOS. While Logitech’s Flow and programs like Synergy have similarly allowed users to easily jump between computers, it’s usually not this impressive in real life - some solutions require special hardware, some don’t support actually dragging and dropping, and some have complicated setups. ![]() The feature is called Universal Control, and could be incredible if it actually works this well.
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