One of the star features of macOS Catalina and iPadOS is Sidecar. Thanks to this function we can use our iPad as an external screen of our Mac without having to connect cables Nor nothing alike. This not only allows us to use the iPad as a screen, we can also use it as a graphic tablet to draw with the Apple Pencil on the Mac.
We could already try it and we must congratulate Apple for the achievement because everything works incredibly well, without any cuts or cuts. lag. But nevertheless Not all Macs and iPads are compatible with Sidecar So in order to use this option you will have to have both a Mac with macOS Catalina and an iPad with iPadOS compatible.
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List of Macs and iPads compatible with Sidecar
Usually happens with some of the new software, Apple usually makes sure that these new features work perfectly and this makes some old devices run out of them.
iPads compatible with Sidecar
In the case of the iPad, Apple has made a rather "must" selection. For using Sidecar on the iPad the Apple Pencil is necessary, so devices such as the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 or iPad 5 generation are not compatible with Sidecar as they are not compatible with the Apple Pencil.
This is the list of iPads compatible with Sidecar, as long as you have iPadOS installed:
- 6 and 7 generation iPad
- iPad mini 5
- iPad Air 3 generation
- iPad Pro (all generations)
Macs compatible with Sidecar
The reason why some old Macs are not supported We really don't know her, Apple probably had performance problems with these devices by having older wireless connections.
This is the list of Macs compatible with Sidecar:
- iMac 27 (end of 2015) or newer
- MacBook Pro (2016) or newer
- Mac Mini (2018)
- Mac Pro (2019)
- MacBook Air (2018) or newer
- MacBook (early 2016) or newer
- iMac Pro (2017) or newer
Maybe in this case the more damaged the 2017 MacBook Air, a device that Apple has been selling until very recently and that has been left out of the list.