iPad External Monitor Support - My Experience

[@stepoen]

Very fair and unbiased review, unlike many KZbinrs who hyped up the “awesomeness” of external display for iPad. As a pure iPad user, based on my experience, I totally agree with what you said. It’s good but it doesn’t support much app for professionals who used it. Many apps are not reliable on external display and there are many bugs and issues I came across with it until I’ve decided not to use external display anymore.

[@ByteReview]

Glad you agree. It's got a lot of issues

[@MilersMascots]

Love the video! I’ve been tinkering with the idea of using my iPad on an external display. I really envy your “Control Centre” setup which you have on your iPad screen, with the shortcuts, etc. Can you please share further info on this? Are you able to advise how to create those shortcuts?

[@TylerKhan]

So far my experience has been mostly enjoyable. The only frustrating thing really is the window sizes. If they would just make it like Mac windows it would be such a game changer or at least give the option to toggle them that way or devs get the option to. Another small change that would make it miles better would be the option to have an actual mouse curser. I do not like what it is now and I do know it is an accessibility thing. But it is very lazy to just use that instead of an actual curser. Otherwise its so enjoyable. Until actually feels like a desktop experience in every little detail though, my MacBook will still be my main go to. Honestly I don’t think it would be hard for them while also keeping the uniqueness of the iPad .

[@solomonkitumba]

still the king of clean videos (setup ) on youtube ..

[@lennartuecker]

New video for saturday work motivation yeay!

[@haupiamaster]

Great review! I almost considered getting an M2 iPad Pro as a replacement for my 2015 MBP for when I go back to the office (I'm loving my M1 Mac Mini + iPad 7th gen) but when you mentioned the cons, it felt like a deal breaker, at least for now. I think nothing replaces the real desktop (or laptop) experience.

[@ByteReview]

I'd defo still stick with the MacBook

[@energysourcelove]

Did your desk shelf come with your desk? If not could say where you got it. Or even what desk is it. Very nice clean look. What Monitor is that?

[@PluPerfective]

So with ipad OS 17, whats your thoughts?

[@ByteReview]

Working on that video!

[@jesusrodriguez8431]

Hey mate! Nice setup! What’s the model of that monitor? Have a review video of it? Cheers!

[@DashDonivan]

Good info here! Most of the same issues I was having during my testing and some issues I didn't notice until you mentioned them. Hopefully they get this stuff fixed because using an iPad with an external monitor is such a great idea.. once it works really well that is.

[@ByteReview]

I agree! Hope they keep working on it

[@jebaker2]

Brilliant summary of iPad external monitor support! ⭐️

[@ByteReview]

🙏🏻

[@rolanddes]

So the performance is veally veally good?

[@nykoxx_bs]

Really interesting vid, congrats. I have a question: if I'm playing a game on my iPad, can I work on the monitor at the same time even tho I don't have the window open on the iPad?

[@debanganchowdhury6887]

Hey! What about content consumption? How does Netflix and prime work with stage manager?

[@1980bmi]

Nice review. Specially the issues part!

[@sebluketravis2438]

ow it's such a fluid fing

[@chancesareshewears]

Not being anyone to change the external display brightness is also annoying. Excellent video btw, I’m waiting for my Mini Mac and won’t be using this ipad set up until they figure it all out..s you say tho..it’s very promising.

[@fernandosilva]

Loved to see your take on this

[@ByteReview]

Thanks for stopping by my man

[@MOBMJ]

I like your monitor, which one is it?

[@keshabthapa4912]

will it effect the ipad in longterm use? like how long can i use it before it breaks? or mac mini would be better option?

[@00z53]

great video! this was perfect summary of ipados 16. I still love ipads tho

[@rayimd]

Dude! you totally can use goodnotes w/ the external monitor, I just did it a second ago. You have to go to the “Share” button and click “Mirror entire screen” which kinda doesn’t make sense, but it worked for me. Let me know if it works.

[@ByteReview]

I'll give it a go! Thanks

[@jessesuarez]

8:40 You can fix the Goodnotes monitor issue by hitting arrow/share button and then “mirror entire screen”. Then it operates like any other app, freeing the monitor up instead of duplicating.

[@ByteReview]

Amazing, thanks for the tip!

[@tanmaygupta9605]

Does it work well with goodnotes tho? Can you work on goodnotes looking at just your monitor and not looking at the iPad?

[@kevinmikulaj]

Another good video. Thanks for sharing your experience and tips.

[@ByteReview]

You're welcome!

[@strictnonconformist7369]

From what you showed, this is more accurately something between an alpha and a bets for completeness and quality.

[@sherifmudavan]

Which docking station works with iPad Air? to connect with the monitor? Is it possible to charge the iPad while connecting to monitor?

[@ExpatBriton]

What I’ve found is my personal computing needs are pretty limited: I have a PC I’m provided by work (support engineer), and so anything work related is done on that. That leaves my personal needs as browsing, bills, maybe some limited productivity work in Word or Excel and family planning stuff. The iPad is ideal for that, but sometimes you want a bigger screen. A dock means when I’m working, I plug in my PC laptop, and for personal stuff now I just plug in the iPad if I want to write something extended or deal with documents. For me, Stage Manager is great because it removes the need to own a personal laptop or desktop at all.

[@ByteReview]

Sounds like a perfect scenario!

[@jkb462]

Same here man! I’ve got an aging MacBook Pro and an M1 iPad Pro. I was thinking of replacing my MacBook Pro with something new.. but with Stage Manager and full external display support I really don’t need to now! I just use the iPad. I got the Magic Keyboard on it and just sit down and plug it into a USB-C 4K Monitor and boom.. a desktop computer that handles most things really well.

[@Piotorro]

Yeah, that’s something I was contemplating too. I have my work PC to handle work. But for private use I also have aging MBP 2015. Was thinking about replacing it with M2 MBA but now actually considering iPad Air M1 of iPad Pro 11” M1 with external monitor support could maybe cover my personal needs (email, KZbin, Netflix, browsing, banking). I take for that stage manager on external monitor would be good enough, right?

[@ExpatBriton]

@@Piotorro It works for me so far. I've bumped into some weird edge cases, for instance certain pages on my 401k website don't load right for some reason, nomatter what I do, but those are minor enough I don't feel like it's a huge deal.

[@KenOja]

Hello! When using without keyboard and mouse, does it fill the full montiro screen or is it letterboxed from the side?

[@Sommitps]

So it just have to be usb-c from ipad to usb-c in the monitor? I can't think of any monitor that has usb-c, gaming monitor anyway.

[@KK-gg8sk]

You can use display port or HDMI to USB-C or USB-C to USB-C

[@olliepitt7990]

How is Lightroom on the external monitor? The main reason I'm thinking about this setup is for photo editing on a larger screen. The iPad is great for editing in Lightroom, but I sometimes would love to enlarge it all.

[@marianobazan2601]

Hi! also does not let you use the external monitor in vertical / portrait mode

[@gio9670]

How do you resize windows on the external monitor? I tried using one but I noticed that app windows on the external monitor don’t have the black mark on the corner for resizing. Dragging their corners don’t work too (or maybe it does, but happens randomly).

[@venugopals9680]

My ipad is not charging while connected with exteranl display. Is that same with you too?

[@styret]

Thanks for this! Would you know why the external monitor is blurry, when connected as a second display to the iPad? I’ve tried all settings, changed the HDMI cable, and restarted everything, but still no luck. I’ve got a somewhat lowres experience. Does the framerate do this? My dongle can only do 30Hz, and my monitor is at 60Hz. But, the text on my external monitor is too big and looks like it’s just zoomed, not scaled. Any tips would be great. Thank you so much!

I was used to use the Samsung DEX with my phone. Then I have bought the iPad and was looking forward to use it as working setup with external monitor. Unfortunately I was shock how buggy is this experience on Apple device. Why I am not able to control volume when the monitor is plugged? Output is set to maximum and there is no control at all. Another point is why I need to have keyboard? I have big iPad in front of my so I want to use it as a keyboard or touch control device...all this is working on my old Galaxy S10... For me it is nice alpha version but actually not usable...

[@highfeet-the-OG]

I used a 2014 Mac Mini and decided to upgrade to a M2 iPad Pro intead of a new Mac Mini. So far im quite happy with my decision. Fonancially it made sens because no one would by my old Mac Mini but i sold my ,,old,, iPad Air (1 before M1). There are surely a lot of things not perfect atm but i hope they continue to work on it. For my needs it replaces my Mac fully and i love it.

[@ByteReview]

That's cool you can get away with just an iPad! And yes, I hope they keep working on it too!

[@charlespotts1919]

Nice video, Davinci Resolve on Ipad will actually fill the screem, but you must pull it from it from the corner & pull it to the edge

[@marilynmoore946]

Yes it will, just have to pull from the edges

[@ByteReview]

Oh I tried that but it didn't seem to budge?! Unless you mean just on the iPad screen?

[@charlespotts1919]

@@ByteReview You have to take your mouse & go to the corner & you will see the corner briefly light up, then you can pull it to the edge of the screen

[@curtisgmchale]

One thing that really gets me is that I can’t use AirPlay to my external speakers when I’m connected to my monitor. This did work in 16.2 beta (if you used a Shortcut) but was broken in 16.3. I’m not sure if it’s been fixed again, but that is a killer as I’ve used my iPad to play my music for years.

[@a1Addy]

what’s stopping you from connecting via bluetooth rather than airplay?

[@ByteReview]

Urghhh nightmare, I wish little things like that were just sorted

[@curtisgmchale]

@a1Addy because the Sonos System (and Apple’s speakers) connect via AirPlay not bluetooth and I’ve already invested in that system.

[@hernandez-perezandroid5983]

I have a similar setup, I am using a 4k Samsung 42" TV, and it works great. But I can't figure out how to increase text size on the windows they look tiny and can't change the size. Any recommendations?

[@xxxti24]

I have a question have you found a way to use IPad pro with 2 external monitors

[@dds1290]

I have an ipad pro m2 and I’m searching for an usb c hub. HDMI with 30hz seems low quality. Can the Ipad connect with display port?

[@SpencerScottPugh]

Man… I really wish this could work on iPad mini. How dope would it be to work off an iPad mini all day on admin tasks on a big external monitor. Talk about versatility 😮

[@ByteReview]

Yessss would be cool!

[@youtubebrowser1730]

hi , i just ordered xreal air 2 AR glasses and it's coming next month, it is best compatible with samsung dex, ipad and mobiles with v3.0 and above version of type c port . can u suggest best budget ipad/tab/mobile or any other device that can support xreal air 2 ar glasses external display. PLEASE REPLY

[@jaspalkallar5993]

Thanks really appreciate this video - really informative - seems external iPad monitor support still has a way to go

[@BKSInan]

iPhone 15, mac book air and iPad mini 6 all can work with usb c to a monitor which has usb -c .

[@michaelbm6287]

I’ve had some noticeable mouse lag on the external monitor, especially scrolling. I’m using a high speed cable and an Mx Master. Any thoughts? Thanks!

[@mandic_visuals]

How you pair keyboard and mouse with iPad and did I need monitor with USB C connector?

[@makaveli559m]

I wish they could have have the 2018 iPad Pro multi display support. I invested on a few iPad Pros.

[@leolee369]

Just wonder ur monitor,it looks gorgeous.pls gimme a link of it

[@mahnushare4887]

Why zoom bug ? It’s because apple or the apps of Zoom ? How and when zoom will be fixe ?

[@amitanshupujahari6500]

I am using my iPad air 2022 for trading purpose on the bigger screen so it is running smooth and some casual gaming as well.

[@ByteReview]

Nice to hear!

[@ethanwasme4307]

can i game on the ipad while someone uses the mkb external monitor to do homework? i ask because it looks like it's showing two different instances, the iPad doesn't go black when plugged into a monitor

[@ahmadmuhtar2399]

Whats keyboard do you use?

[@jvenema86]

so almost wonderful beautiful video friend i love it

[@AniK-fn4nn]

How did you manage to remove the side bezels on your monitor?

[@user-ii4kz7pl6w]

great video!

[@LemonTwoU]

I don't expect ipad can handle any real work..my ipad is mostly used for films. it is fantastic now I can enjoy movie on a bigger monitor.

[@ahmedfarrag17]

Is 8gb of RAM enough for this setup? (I am on a budget and I can't get the iPad Pro M2 1Tb di have 16gb of Ram!). So I will get the M2 iPad Pro 12,9 inch. 256gb. I want to use it for studying. I want to use 3 apps! One is Marginnote 3 for creating large mindmaps (that I will show on external monitor ultrawide 29 inch.), Notability (due windows of it opened side by side) on the iPad. Will it be slow or buggy because of the 8gb of Ram? (Especially if attached to..external monitor + external keyboard and mouse). Considering that Marginnote is ram hungry especially when creating large mindmaps, I am worried :/ what do you think my friend?🙏🏽🥺

[@hristoborislavov6578]

Absolutely NO

[@gnowangerupcottage9186]

Can I ask where you get the nuphy keyboards from here in the UK?

[@gary64864]

I have been using stage manager and I felt it should be in beta mode. This software is not ready. It does not properly support 16:9, among other things!

[@johnxiii]

What monitor are you using? I love it!

[@EAUZEAFFE]

Dell UltraSharp 27 4K PremierColor Monitor - UP2720Q

[@takoflame4948]

only 60hz and $1700

[@ByteReview]

Oh no it’s a Dell U2720Q which is about £500 😅

[@i24p71]

I can't use usb c hubs with hdmi output because the ipad don't recognize my external monitor this way

[@miguimau]

Nice. By the way , where is that wooden stand on the table from?

[@ByteReview]

Grovemade

[@eliasheinze6160]

You actually can use good notes with the external monitor pretty good if you enable it in the left corner of the app

[@ByteReview]

Oooh thank you for this!

[@eliasheinze6160]

@@ByteReview did it work for you? It looks like the share button when I remember it correctly

[@myaccount__7269]

Nice NuPhy keyboard. Can we get a review on it? Love my air 75

[@ByteReview]

Perhaps, I don't really cover keyboards! I do love NuPhy's stuff though

[@TheNoviceAnimator_]

Wht wallpaper are you using on your iPad?

[@JeffPom]

Two things I’ve hit upon… Zoom, Discord - when I move to the external display… they turn my video into portrait mode, and I’m sideways unless I turn my iPad to portrait (camera on top.) In the “arrangement” settings… the graphic makes it look like my iPad is in portrait when I’ve got it in landscape. Then I turn my iPad, and it looks like it thinks I’m in landscape when I’m in portrait.

[@ByteReview]

The webcam is so frustrating atm

[@hl236]

Does Audio to the iPad work through USB C to the display?

[@ByteReview]

Yes

[@babar6410]

It is lovely great work ❤❤❤❤

[@ByteReview]

🙏🏻

[@joegmachado-eg1bi]

My dock connector doesn’t have a usb c port and bc of this I can’t charge my ipad while using an external monitor, I thought this was the only way but I saw you’re charging yours while connected to the monitor… so if I get a new dock with a usb c port will I be able to charge it too?

[@ByteReview]

Should be able to, yep!

[@HistoryNut-1701]

Why use so many multimedia apps when everything can be accessed via Safari? Just curious, because I can’t see the point of installing a bunch of apps to interact with stuff that I can do by opening Safari.

[@ByteReview]

I find some app experiences are better than just accessing it on the browser. Not all, but some!

[@HistoryNut-1701]

@@ByteReview i suppose that makes sense. I have just gotten myself into the mindset that it is easier to manage and organize everything via Safari, rather than installing an having apps scattered around.

[@robertkremen]

i dont understand why if it is using DP 1.4 protocol through thunderbolt 3 it wont push more than 60 hz. comparing with macbook it feels more choppy on 60 hz studio monitor

[@driver288]

So…. What about that Mac Studio? 😊 you don’t need that anymore? I have an iPhone an iPad Pro M1 and a MacBook Air M1. I don’t do photo or video editing but rather bookkeeping, email teams meetings and remote administration tasks. Even though the iPad have evolved I think the Mac works better with full office apps and such. But the similarities between the built in Mac apps are almost too similar. So sometimes I’m not even sure which device to use 😂

[@ByteReview]

Mac Studio is still my go to for most things, and I agree I think Mac does most things better, this was just a big test of the iPad and external monitor support!

[@sanskar9969]

Which cable should I use for this

[@pavanbk15589]

Could you tell me if you had glitches when Keyboard and Mouse were connected to the monitor on USB and monitor to iPad with Type C ?. For me the iPad Pro doesn’t take input from the keyboard and mouse through the monitor no matter what I do. It has simply stopped doing that and my iPad is 90% useless at the moment.

[@ByteReview]

Hmmm I've only every had them connected to the iPad itself so I couldn't say

[@pavanbk15589]

@@ByteReview Could you try if you have USB ports on your monitor and a Type C interface? I don't know how people are missing out on this part because if they have to use the Mac later, they have to unpair the keyboard and mouse from iPad and connect with Mac. But this just avoids that hassle.

[@williamcareybayot8311]

Hi. Do you have a video tutorial for the focus mode and the shortcut screen setup?

[@ByteReview]

Yes, of sorts - this is an older video but it's very similar - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2KqfIKOZ9mbgZY

[@ethanwasme4307]

gosh I've probably watched every single ipad pro related video... one more month to this day and ill have an ipad 😈😈 my whole day is filled with butterflies thinking about it... never owned a device like this before... always bought the cheapest androids 😭 but i really hate how the mini 6 is perfect size for me... but then the performance isn't that great... so i save a little longer for the 64gb air which doesn't have enough storage... so now i have to save even longer for the m1 pro which is the same price as the 256gb air... i hate this shit...

[@bryans8656]

My one regret about buying an iPad Mini 6 is the lack of the M1 chip. Not for the power, that would be overkill for the Mini, but for the ability to do things like the external monitor support in your video.

[@elvishdan]

I do sympathise with you. In January 2022 I needed to replace my aging iPad Air 2 and was torn between the iPad Mini 6 and the 11 inch M1 iPad Pro. In the end I decided to go for the latter even though it was more expensive and had way too much power, just to future-proof it a little . At WWDC 2022 when I saw external display demonstrated I was relieved I went for the M1 iPad Pro as this was something I always wanted for the iPad. Hopefully more of the iPad line-up will have external display support as time goes on and I’m sure that Apple and app developers will improve the current experience.

[@ethanwasme4307]

i would have gone for the mini if it had an M1 chip... for the sole reason that i want to play videos games at 60fps for at least 5 years... from my understanding the mini6 is already starting to show performance under 60fps in some new titles... for this reason i was going to get the air 5 64gb model... but that's not enough storage... so save a little longer for the 128gb model, but notice I'm 100 dollars away from getting an ipad m1... but then i also notice I'm another 150 away from the m2... that's how apple gets you!

[@YoRAHeem]

Can the iPad do the handoff to the iPhone? Maybe setup for camera?

[@ByteReview]

Sadly not 😩😩 I wish it would!

[@YoRAHeem]

@@ByteReview thanks for the response! I went crazy trying to use Stage Manager and Share video in Discord. The buttons are everywhere. Not recommended. 😆

[@invincible7075]

Hi, How to enable ipad air 4 speaker while using led monitor with ipad.¿

[@pimisi]

I use this only on a basic level as that’s really how far it can go. I use my Samsung DeX far more because it is far more superior.

[@ByteReview]

I've used DeX in the past and thought it was great - maybe it's time for a revisit!

[@pimisi]

@@ByteReview give it a go with the new Samsung tablets. You could also do a review for your viewers, comparing both.

[@thedoodlegenius]

Do you think it will replace mac mini?

[@ByteReview]

Not in its current state, no

[@upendravarma6484]

I want know what keyboard it is

[@TwangThang57]

Still not ready!

[@saile6864]

Yup

[@jonathanmulready8655]

Anyone else having issues connecting their M1 iPad Pro to a Studio Display using this setup? My iPad will not support and external displays since updating to iPad OS 17.1.1! 😥

[@drmedborn]

how is it STILL that broken. So glad I sold my ipad pro

[@BojanKnezevic]

did not find 60% off ? speakly?

[@ByteReview]

Try it from your phone? Working fine on my end?

[@Keiah2Technical]

That's dope

[@markvanmidden9111]

Ipad external monitor support just simply not good enough for even a beta........ as for the the 2020 ipad partial support..... all i can say is why bother....... better to have none than it half baked......😞.....

[@leeraxd]

I find this whole concept kind of funny. The whole point of the iPad, literally the reason it exists, is for its touch screen. But it seems Apple is very intentional on marketing the iPad as a productivity "can do it all" machine, to extend their consumer reach. Quite frankly, I think most people realize that an iPad, no matter how functional it seems, cannot replace desktop iOS, and so there is rarely going to be people who use an iPad as their main computer. This just feels like they are convincing people that an iPad can be a great note taking device, a laptop, AND now a full on desktop, so that they'll buy into it. Only for them to later down the line, realize they should've just purchased a MacBook Air, because the iPad is essentially just a giant iPhone.

[@ByteReview]

I still stand by if you can only have one, get a MacBook for sure 💪🏻

[@re-fix9678]

👍👍👌👌

[@yashvardhansharma6014]

I began earning just last year, and bought the ipad pro m2 And i regret buying it, sans any other apple device. All it basically does without spending a fortune is media consumption.

[@miranalmehrab2527]

iPads are cool as long as they are used as tablets. But when we wish to do more stuff like a regular PC, its going to be on its knees!

[@mgaming7]

I tried this yesterday, which is why I am here today. Worst experience ever. The iPad took FOREVER to connect to an Apple Keyboard and trackpad. then they kept dropping out. I tried on a 1440p monitor and a 4K monitor. Neither will go Full screen and I do have iPadOS 16.2 and have no updates to go further. Then the Audio was a massive issue. even when I got it to work with my airpods, when you moved stuff like youtube to the monitor, you lost audio completely.... I am not sure why people think this is good. the sound issues. connection issues. This is the worst Apple experience I have ever seen. This needs to be put back in the oven and baked another year before it's an option for anyone.

[@ByteReview]

Yeah I hope they keep working on it. Audio issues are really distracting

[@Nichodo]

I see you have a Nintendo Switch :D

[@theflyingscott1]

I'm amazed Apple have officially released an OS as buggy as this. This simply isn't ready for external display support. I have found that so many apps just crash on my M1 iPad Pro when connected to an external display. The only way it seems to be stable is if you operate primarily in the Safari browser but then this makes it no better than a Chromebook. And to be honest a Chromebook is significantly better, and cheaper when used in this manner. The iPad Pro is a wonderful tablet but it is an awful Chromebook/computer. If any other manufacturer or company had dictated how users place or size windows on a screen, they would be absolutely mauled by the press and critics. However, Apple appear to get away with this unacceptable approach to window management and multitasking. Quite honestly, I find this to be mind-boggling. Microsoft and Samsung would never hear the end of it. Here we are in 2023 and $1000+ devices which Apple regard as computers simply are not reliable when used as computers.

[@charlieb7728]

Pretty annoyed they only supported the M chips. They’re not using a new architecture like switching from intel so it’s kinda just a money grab to force us to upgrade even though older iPads could support it 🙄

[@ByteReview]

Yeah, I really wish there was. at least a version of this that worked on older iPads

[@tasosjw]

I am glad developers don’t support stage manager features cause maybe Apple will understand how lame was to leave out 95% of iPad users.

[@ByteReview]

It would have been great to see a version of this working on older iPads

[@saile6864]

Hi

[@lobs7297]

This is so stupid that it forcing us to connect keyboard and mouse for a full screen monitoring.