Update your iPad to iPadOS 13įirst thing first, to use Sidecar you need your Mac to be running new macOS (from 2019 and upward) and your iPad has to be running iPadOS 13 and newer. That is until now - Apple decided to include the iPad as a second screen feature natively in the new macOS Catalina (released in fall 2019). The only downside, as it always is with third-party apps in the App Store, was lack of complete integration within iOS and macOS. Naturally, a few third-party apps have entered the market offering the iPad second screen functionality and become really popular with designers, developers, and project managers alike. But it was the large screen (13-inch iPad Pro) that instilled the idea of using iPad as a second monitor. The appearance of external Bluetooth keyboards has certainly helped the iPad to become a more professional machine: lighter and more portable than a regular laptop.

It wasn’t until the release of iPad Pro in 2015 that people began to think that the iPad could be used for something more productive than watching movies. But for a long time, it has been used exclusively for entertainment or creative purposes. Starting 2010, iPad has entered our lives as the third type of screen, besides an external monitor or laptop. Sometimes it’s a desktop computer with two screens of the same size sometimes it’s just a laptop connected to an external monitor. If you walk through any modern office today, you’ll notice that most people prefer to use more than one screen. But to help you do it all by yourself, we’ve gathered our best ideas and solutions below.įeatures described in this article refer to the MacPaw site version of CleanMyMac X. So here's a tip for you: Download CleanMyMac to quickly solve some of the issues mentioned in this article.

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