Universal Control - ULTIMATE GUIDE! How to Setup & Configure your Mac & iPad!

Apple's new Universal Control feature is FINALLY available on macOS Monterey 12.3 & iPadOS 15.4! I'll show you everything you need to know to setup & configure Universal Control on your Mac and iPad! Plus I'll also go over troubleshooting and getting Universal Control working on unsupported Macs! CHAPTERS BELOW!!!

UPDATES SECTION:
1. New Universal Control Button added
2. Universal Control is available for macOS Monterey 12.3 & iPadOS 15.4.
3. Issues - Multi-touch gesture support from iPad to Mac is not working properly. Also the Magic Mouse can not scroll on iPad.
4. Unsupported Mac Universal Control info - In this video, I used a Mid 2014 MacBook Pro running OpenCore Legacy Patcher to enable the installation of Monterey + use of Universal Control!

0:00 Intro of Universal Control on Monterey 12.3 & iPadOS 15.4
0:23 Chapters & Video Update notes in the video description
0:53 What is Universal Control? + Quick Demo
2:04 How many Devices can you use with Universal Control?
2:20 Which peripherals does Universal Control support (keyboard mouse etc)
2:50 What is the minimum OS Versions that support Universal Control?
3:08 Is my Mac or iPad compatible with Universal Control?
3:41 Unlocking UC on Unsupported Macs with OpenCore Legacy Patcher!
4:00 Additional Requirements - AppleID, Wireless, Bluetooth & Distance.
4:56 Universal Control using a wired USB Connection
5:19 What you can do without AppleID + Display & Screen Mirroring Menu Bar Item
6:23 How to Setup Universal Control & enable from System Preferences
8:29 How to change the arrangements of the windows
8:40 How to connect to Mac & iPad with “Push through the edge of the display”
9:50 “Automatically reconnect to any nearby Mac or iPad” + Sleeping Mac & iPad
11:05 Universal Control Demo - Moving files & links between 2 Macs
12:45 Universal Control Demo - Moving files & links between iPad & Mac
14:40 How to use a wired connection for Universal Control
15:53 If Universal Control is not working + Troubleshooting
19:07 Unlocking UC on Unsupported Macs with OpenCore Legacy Patcher

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How to setup Universal Control & Supported Mac & iPad List

Universal Control Compatibility
Available on MacBook Pro (2016 and later), MacBook (2016 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), iMac (5K Retina 27-inch, Late 2015), iMac Pro, Mac mini (2018 and later), and Mac Pro (2019); and iPad Pro, iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad (6th generation and later), and iPad mini (5th generation and later). Both devices must be signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID using two-factor authentication. To use wirelessly, both devices must have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Handoff turned on and must be within 10 meters (30 feet) of each other. iPad and Mac must not be sharing a cellular and internet connection. To use over USB, you must trust your Mac on the iPad.

macOS & iPadOS Universal Control
Use your keyboard, mouse, and trackpad across Mac and iPad
Use a single keyboard, mouse, or trackpad to work between your devices. When you move from your Mac to your iPad, the cursor for your mouse or trackpad transforms from an arrow to a round dot, automatically changing shape to the one that is best suited for the device.

No setup required
Universal Control works effortlessly — no setup required. Simply use your mouse or trackpad to push the cursor from one device toward the other until it pops onto the second device. Then you can move your cursor seamlessly between the two.

Optional continuous setup
If you use your devices together all the time and want to use Universal Control without the need to link the two using the cursor, you can set them up to work with Universal Control continuously in System Preferences.

Support for multiple devices
Universal Control works with up to three devices.

Drag and drop content between devices
Use your mouse or trackpad to drag and drop content between your devices, perfect for when you’re sketching a drawing with Apple Pencil on your iPad and want to drop it.

Universal Control Blacklist (these Macs can’t use universal control without the use of OCLP Patcher)
iMac16,1
iMac16,2
iPad5,1
iPad5,2
iPad5,3
iPad5,4
iPad6,11
iPad6,12
MacBookAir7,1
MacBookAir7,2
MacBookPro11,4
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro12,1
Macmini7,1
MacPro6,1

Explaining the UC blacklist
https://khronokernel.github.io/macos/...
(Thanks Mykola!)

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