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Title: Is Universal Control the next Apple AirPower?
Post by: HCK on December 17, 2021, 04:05:19 pm
Is Universal Control the next Apple AirPower?

The heavily anticipated new Mac feature now won't arrive until 2022.

At the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2021, Apple introduced Universal Control and the rest of macOS Monterey. The latter was released to Mac users in the fall. However, we're still waiting for Universal Control, which Apple now says will be "available this spring," as in Spring 2022. Here's more about the feature and why it might be delayed.

What is Universal Control?

When implemented, Universal Control will make it possible to use a single keyboard, mouse, and trackpad with your Mac and iPad — as long as they're side-by-side. By doing so, you can move "your cursor from your Mac to your iPad, type on your Mac and watch the words show up on your iPad, or even drag and drop content from one Mac to another."

What do you need for Universal Control?

To use Universal Control (UC), you'll need a supported version of the latest iPadOS (whichever is available at the time of UC's release) and macOS Monterey i...

Source: Is Universal Control the next Apple AirPower? (https://www.imore.com/universal-control)