share mouse and keyboard between windows and mac

To enable it, go to Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff and then enable Cursor and Keyboard. System preferences > Displays Click on Universal Control Select “Allow your cursor and keyboard to move between any nearby mac and iPad”īy default, this is not activated on the iPad. Then enable “Allow your cursor and keyboard to move between any nearby Mac or iPad”. To activate it, go to System preferences > Displays > Universal Control. Activate Universal Control on Macīy default, universal control is not enabled. For the Mac, go to System preferences > Apple ID.īefore, you get started, also make sure that you’re connected to the same WiFi network on both your Mac and iPad. You’ll see Apple ID details on the right. On the iPad you can check the signed in Apple ID by going to Settings and clicking on your Name or Avator on the left panel. Lastly, make sure that you’re signed to both your Mac and iPad with the same Apple ID. List of iPads that support Universal control

iMac introduced in 2017 or later, plus iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015).

MacBook Air introduced in 2018 or later.

MacBook Pro introduced in 2016 or later.

List of Macs that support universal control. Make sure that your Mac or iPad supports universal control. You can check the version your device is running by going to Settings > General > About > Software version. On your iPad, make sure that you’re running iPad OS 15.4. If you’re running macOS 12.3, then click on system update and update to the latest version. You can tell your Mac’s operating system version, by going to About this Mac accessible by clicking on the Apple logo on the top right corner.

Before you can use Universal control, make sure that Your Mac is running macOS Monterey(12.3).

Share mouse and keyboard between windows and mac