Why You NEED To Start Using Stage Manager | A Complete Walkthrough

With the new iPadOS and iOS 16.2 Beta updates, Apple brought back extended monitor support for M1 & M2 enabled iPads. So I wanted to go through every single feature of both Stage Manager and Extended Monitor Support
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Time stamps
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Stage Manager Compatibility
1:18 - Extended Monitor Support Compatibility
1:33 - The Basics
1:48 - Stage Manager Settings
2:08 - Turn Stage Manager Off & On
2:20 - Stage Manager Customizations
2:28 - Opening New Windows
2:40 - Opening Multiple Windows
2:50 - How Many Windows Can You Have Open?
3:07 - Resizing Windows
3:30 - How Windows Resize
3:58 - iPhone view vs iPad View Sizes
4:16 - Resizing to Full Screen
4:36 - Smallest Window size?
4:45 - Interacting with Multiple Windows
5:08 - Adding 5th App & App Shelf
5:38 - Moving App To App Shelf
5:50 - How Many total App Open?
6:12 - Navigation Buttons
7:23 - System Shortcuts
7:33 - Multiple Instances of Same App
8:00 - How Audio Works
9:00 - Does Camera App Work?
9:37 - Moving Files Between Apps
10:10 - Do Some Apps Not Work?
10:28 - iPad Only Apps vs iPhone Apps
10:46 - Extended Monitor Support
11:03 - Monitor Im Using
12:45 - Does It Work in Clamshell mode
12:57 - Audio Out with Second Monitor
13:40 - Multi Monitor Support?
14:30 - Universal Control?
14:46 - Continuity Camera?
15:00 - Camera on Second Display?
15:50 - Summary of Features
16:45 - How I Personally Use Stage Manager?
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[@Golden63]

Such a nice video, thank you! I’m still exploring the stage manager feature and this is very helpful. One thing I really love about stage manager is that some iPad apps that only support portrait mode can finally be open in the landscape mode now. In the past, you have to manually rotate your iPad to use those apps. It makes it much easier when my iPad is connected to a keyboard and can’t move around.

[@elvishdan]

Hey. Great video and yes, I made it to the end 🐬 I’m still surprised about how stage manager seems to divide people. One of the best things about this feature is that it’s OPTIONAL. Apple is not forcing people to use it, it is just another tool for people to use if they wish. Personally, as an M1 iPad Pro 11 inch owner, the thing I’m most looking forward to is the extended display support. Looking forward to the iPadOS 16.2 rollout!

[@connorlearmonth665]

Really happy to see the direction they’re going. Finally heading towards real productivity/multitasking.

[@slob5041]

If they could enable true multi tasking on a pro iPhone or a similar system I think it could compliment it really well

[@slob5041]

Agreed with you a lot

[@907nvl]

Great review! Thank you 👍

[@bill3117]

Best demo and instruction on Stage Manager I've seen yet. I may have to rethink my thoughts on Stage Manager given your great video. I'll give it a second chance, and spend more time with it. Thank you.

[@clararichardson3558]

Thank you for explaining Stage Manager. I’ve been nervous to use it. I see it takes time to get use to it.

[@Golddragon214]

Ive been playing with stage manager and still haven't found it to help me as much as I wanted it to. I did get some ideas here from your vid thanks so much.

[@bondr006]

I love Stage Manager. My M1 iPad Pro 11 has been my real estate business machine since last November. Waited years for this, and now I can use my iPad Pro as a desktop machine. Got my cake and eatin' it too. Whooo Friggiinngg Hooooo!!!!! I use a BT keyboard with an Apple Trackpad 2. Feels very natural and intuitive to use a touch device to control a touch device. Also have an Anker hub with a Samsung T7 SSD for external storage. Life is good and luvin' iPadOS. Thanks for another great video Fernando. That little one of yours is such a cutie.😍

[@Itsdoublejj23]

Thank you for making this as comprehensive as possible for something so new. I have been looking for a video to explain this feature and how it works. Also your desk setup is 🔥 I need one like this lol 🐬

[@jerryvincent8402]

I like stage manager a lot. It’s fun to use and a great new use for my Apple device.

[@RevanthKausikan]

Covered everything! Thanks!

[@myafroisthecoolest]

Didn’t realise they had extended stage manager support to the original iPad Pro. Just checked my control centre and lo and behold. I now have stage manager! Haha. Thank you! Great video.x

[@eliivey]

Wow! Thanks for the mini tutorial. Stage Manager is a game changer for me.

[@afriedl100]

🐬 Thanks so much Fernando! Great overview of Stage Manager! Hoping for two features to come: selectable audio output and claim shell mode

[@marion817]

I’m kinda surprised how people seem to be divided about their thoughts on stage manager. “No true window resizing/moving?” Did we really expect Apple to be so flexible? Also, I actually kinda like the “gridded” approach to window sizing and location, it makes it easier to manage especially for me who uses an 11” Pro. The sizes actually make sense once you try playing around with it more with different apps. My biggest gripe with it now though is how the window arrangements get completely crazy when flipping orientations (requiring me to fix the sizes and locations AGAIN), so now I just lock it to landscape since 90+% of the time I use it on my magic keyboard anyway. I do hope this is addressed in an update, perhaps give users the option to save window sizes and locations based on display orientation.

[@techinrl9869]

There are two reasons why Stage Manager acts the way it does, differing from SM on the Mac. One is that Stage Manager on the iPad is finger-oriented, not mouse-oriented since even the mouse cursor simulates a finger. Apple moves apps around so some small part of every app is exposed so the finger can touch it easily. With a mouse that has pinpoint accuracy, that isn’t necessary. The moving of apps is intended to help users by keeping every app available to be touched and brought to the foreground. Many have criticized this behavior, but without knowing why Apple does this. It’s actually intended to prevent frustration of people who can’t see or touch the apps sitting behind other apps. The other thing is how apps only take up certain sizes and shapes. That is determined by iPadOS’s prior multitasking. If your app supports Split View and Slide Over, those are the shapes these apps can take. This is something Apple can’t really do anything about unless they allow apps to look extremely ugly like on Android. For instance, Luma Fusion can handle Split View but not slide over, so it’ll only show up at best half-screen. It is the apps that control the shape since developers wrote their programs assuming only Split View and Slide Over exist. On your gripe over re-orientation, moving from one to the other invokes the shift algorithm to maintain proper shapes and sizes along with ensuring parts of each app are exposed since apps may no longer be visible on the other orientation in its entirety. Moving it back to the prior orientation doesn’t remember where they were but simply re-invokes the algorithm and likely puts them in different spots. I imagine each app probably isn’t the same shape, let alone the same position after a second shift. I suppose it’s fixable, requiring Apple to save state of each app before shifting including prior shape, size, and location. I can’t think of any other way to fix that because the algorithm would be determined by all the apps’ new shapes, which would likely change per orientation (e.g. too tall, too wide, no longer on screen). Macs would have similar problems, but since the orientation of a monitor rarely, if ever, changes, it’s not likely anyone would see it.

[@speedvenom1]

Great video!!! Thanks for breaking it down like a pro. Subscribed

[@DiljotSG]

Update: So I just tested this. Contrary to your findings in the video. If you grab a Mac and put it next to your iPad’s external display, you can use universal control to control the iPad and the external display with the Mac keyboard and mouse. Which is what I expected. You can also control the Mac with the iPad keyboard and mouse and you cannot use the iPad to control another iPad (as you did in the video). There has to be a Mac involved. I am typing this from my Mac’s keyboard on the iPad’s external display.

[@jasonmays1844]

Apple should pay you for this great video. Great info and delivery

[@carringtonpageiv6210]

I love stage manager. I already have a MacBook but I always find myself in a position where an iPad would be perfect. might take the dive with the m1 air!

[@DomainObject]

🐬 Great video as always Fernando. Loving Stage Manager on my M2 11”.

[@hloutlaw]

Thanks this was helpful. 🐬🐬🐬

[@adriancobon7501]

I love the extended monitor support on my M1 iPad Air. I despise Stage Manager in its current incarnation. Not for what it can or cannot do, but for the fact that this is just a taste of what is to come! iPadOS 17 will undoubtedly build upon this, making it useful enough for daily work. In the meantime, I am still rocking an M1 Mac Mini connected to a 4K 27-inch monitor. The iPad comes close to replacing it with regard to my work as a writer and editor. Close, but not close enough! Ugh!😮‍💨

[@amg5671]

The Luma Fusion part got me like damn!

[@rstr0up]

Great video, as always. I just upgraded to the Apple Magic Keyboard and still rocking the 2018 iPad Pro 12.9. Debating on upgrading to the M1 or M2 iPad for Xmas for external monitor support. Thoughts? My iPad is my main computer outside of work windows laptop. 🐬

[@ProductivePM]

Good job Fernando . . . All the best! (Dolphin symbol)

[@waltonks8172]

Stage Manger has potential for desktop metaphor replacement if executed well. It could very well replace virtual desktops and the dock on mac.

[@DonutAgain]

Informative

[@SimonHewett]

🐬 One solution to the external lack of audio problem is to use a DisplayPort connection instead of HDMI. Then the audio continues to flow out of the iPad’s own speakers.

[@klarapopilkova5791]

Will it be compatible though? Almost everything now usesHDMI, Display Ports are kinda rare today.

[@guycortesi]

Simon and Kiara - yes using DisplayPort is a good workaround. This is what I am currently doing with a Samsung monitor model LU28R55, which has a DisplayPort connection along with 2 HDMI connections.

[@SimonHewett]

I use a USB-C dock that has DisplayPort, but a USB-C to DisplayPort cable will work just fine too directly from the iPad Pro. It only requires that your monitor supports it.

[@klarapopilkova5791]

@@SimonHewett Yea thats what I was thinking. But I wasnt sure if Apple isnt like blocking the interface or something. But thats cool, thanks. Also Guy thanks for confirmation :). Though my name is Klára (but thats okay, lol)

[@dplj4428]

if your monitor has HDMI input, you can use Apple adapter usbc to hdmi out with hdmi cable that is constructed to do audio over ethernet. Doesn't actually require ethernet. it's supposedly because of wiring configuration inside cable. Of course, if Apple does not disable or mangle these adaptors in 2024 update/upgrade.q Funny thing, i was told for years i was told by forum experts that my meditek chipped chromebook does not run displayport off its usbc port. Turns out they just didnt know. Good reason to keep asking because experts know a lot but not everything.

[@michaellatta]

I am surprisingly liking stage manager on my mac with a large screen monitor. I use it on the iPad, but mostly to make iPhone apps stay vertical in landscape mode.

[@chrismichaelis7259]

The only good reason to use it on the iPad haha

[@FabianoEly]

Hi, congratulations for your video, it was amazing. Will separate Stage Manager function work only with cable connection or would it be possible on Air Play compatible smart monitors and television?

[@scottjt]

🐬 Thanks for the great walkthrough!

[@savinayn]

🐬 Very in depth with edge cases. Thanks for the detail!

[@atorbtech]

this is a very good review/explainer of the stage manager ❤👍🏻 (i dnt find it useful 99% of the time, but it is super useful moving files between photos and file manager )

[@DiljotSG]

Great video however, I also have the 12.9 inch iPad and I LOVE stage manager on my external display.

[@thatguitarist25]

Really hoping they change the audio output thing. I have also experienced SIGNIFICANT issues in zoom when trying to change audio output. It sent me into an endless crash loop when I tried to switch from AirPods to HomePod lol it was pretty embarrassing since I was on a client call

[@adamashlock1787]

Awesome vid and appreciate the walkthrough. Now I have to upgrade my iPad #sigh

[@Michael-ur5qb]

I actually use stage manager on my Mq MacBook Pro and like it a lot. I use it when I need to focus on one task at a time. It's a unique experience that I think Apple should really take time to develop.

[@MaxFriz]

Excellent video. I’m using iPadOS v16.2 on iPad Pro M2 and really appreciate Stage Manager. I use it with an external 4K monitor, Anker hub and a variety of USB-C devices. My only real complaints are specific to some specific applications that do not handle Stage Manager well (e.g. Proton Mail, VNC Viewer and several others). For the most part, the majority of iPad applications work well with Stage Manager. Unfortunately, the few that do have issues are the ones I use most frequently. I expect these minor issues will be resolved in upcoming releases.

[@guilhermebrumdutra7683]

Which is your usb c hub ? Could you send the exact name here?

[@katotomoya6670]

Adding some insight on hardwired audio when using an external monitor with 16.2 public beta: Audio will work via USB DAC or on any Headphone hardwired on my USB hub or monitor. Case 1 (works) iPad>Hub>(HDMI)>Monitor >Hub>(USB3.0 or 3.5mm headphone jack)>USB DAC/Hardwired headphone Case 2 (works) iPad>Hub>(HDMI)>Monitor>Hardwired headphone Haven’t tried with a USB-C monitor but reckon it’ll work. The USB DAC I’m using is an usb-c FiiO E10K.

[@stephencooper315]

Thank you for the great video. First time I turned Stage Manager I quickly discounted it and turned it off. After watching your video I have started using it and find it very useful. I still miss Slide Over, I keep sliding my finger hoping to bring my notes across from the right.

[@iOnRX9]

thanks🐬

[@rpmadelo]

The only missing on ipados 16 is the continuity camera. Hope apple will bring these feature to future ipad os ❤

[@redwooddunken732]

Nice video

[@XellosUAE]

Regarding the camera orientation, I kinda think that the apps thinks you rotated the ipad to a landscape mode (since the window side was large, and the scale you choose was 3:4). but I believe if you change the scale to 4:3, then it would rotate back correctly. this I believe developers have to fix it when they force apps to be 4:3 (wide screen size). Note: I am using 6.1 official IOS (not beta) and facing same issue.

[@iniju]

Thank you for most exact information about external monitor support. What about cable to connect e ternal monitor? Ant better performance with thunderbolt4 cable?

[@Cablemb]

🐬 great video I wonder if the audio of the phone issue will be fixed makes me want to return my iPad when I use external monitor the speakers suck. I just want to use the iPad sound. Thanks for the video.

[@slob5041]

If you’re curious about it. Stage manager is like a super power that lets you peek at every application at once

[@m.b.8500]

Thanks so much for this tutorial of how to use stage manager correctly. This is exactly what I was looking for to work with this new feature! 👍

[@JackBellesPhotography]

The camera behaves in the same way in 16.1. I'm getting to grips with Stage Manager but so far I like it.

[@craigpeterson1727]

16.1 does same thing with Camera … once the size goes small enough that the ratio changes from “landscape” to “portrait”, then the camera view rotates 90 deg so that from the camera’s perspective, it is always landscape! 🐬

[@jimaspinii7579]

Does Stage Manager allow two active programs to be placed one over another to allow all 4 open apps to be seen at once? Thanks for another great video!

[@NatWallen-Realtor-Charleston]

This is helpful. Question, do you think it would be possible to connect this to a display that already has a Mac connected to it? Like an a/b switch type scenario?

[@1deagmafioso]

I love stage manager, the better not take it away because of some unhappy campers

[@NM_rocker]

🐬 I haven’t used this yet but I’m sure I will eventually. My iMac is just used for basic tasks that can be handled by my iPad. Since the Mac has reached the end of OS updates this might be an economical way to have a larger monitor

[@ellan1664]

Does using stage manager on iPad turn off if you switched over to using sidecar? Just wondering, it’s so intriguing how many options or different ways there are to use these devices this day. We can use a secondary display with the iPad, or use the iPad itself as a secondary display, it’s pretty cool. And universal control allegedly does work with a secondary display according to some commenters here who tested it out

[@mannkeithc]

The camera app is also a little wonky with Stage Manager in 16.1, i.e. its window rotates through 90 deg if you resize too small.

[@wilmarquesdev]

Can you show what would happen when you are using an external monitor and share the screen on something like Teams, Meet, etc? Will iPad let you choose which screen to share?

[@beautyneytiri]

i can finally do this now that i downloaded iPadOs 16.2 but i'm wondering, is this also possible with the ipad screen off ?

[@guilhermebastos8881]

Hi! Thanks for the video! I am trying to use a webcam using stage manager and it is not being recognized. I would like to make zoom calls through my ipad using a secondary display, webcam and stage manager. I connected the webcam, the ipad and the other monitor through a hub but the only camera available on zoom is my ipad camera. I know that you said that the webcam does not work through stage manager but you also said that when you recorded this video you were using the beta version. Now that it is updated, do you know if it works? Thanks so much!

[@GGNTech]

Great video! Are you using an iPad Pro with 8 or 16GB of Ram?

[@TheIkaika777]

Thanks to iPadOS 16.1 all M1/M2 iPads now have 16GB of virtual memory swap. “Virtual memory swap This feature allows the M1 and M2-based iPads to allocate SSD storage space for use as RAM, up to 16GB. However, to use this feature on an M1 iPad Air, the device needs to have at least 256GB of storage. The iPad Pros don’t have such a restriction.”

[@roguemyst1244]

Here's the big question I have: how do the magic keyboard (and others) swipe gestures work with the shelf? I think it's a three finger swipe right or left to switch apps with those keyboards' trackpad to change apps--with stage manager, does that switch between shelf slots?

[@TrogART]

May I ask a question, so wile I am waiting for my new Mac to turn up I have plugged my iPad Pro 11” into the Apple Studio Monitor all displaying fine but I cant seem to get the full width regarding screen on the Studio Monitor, also when I plugged in it immediately mirrored on the display what I have on the iPad no separate views, it’s just a clone of what I see on the iPad. Any idea how I rectify these two points? Many regards in anticipation.

[@jmisc]

What is the stand you used to record the video using iPhone? I like how it looks and it looks very stable.

[@joshuaalbert9437]

Stage manager kind of reminds me of the old Looking Glass Linux OS by Sun I saw on KZbin back when I was a kid.

[@ayushbansal4293]

I wish they give us more customisable key options for other keyboards.

[@kurtbonner3163]

At work we have 34” monitors that have usb built in for keyboard, mouse , headset - it would be good to know if this sort of pass-thru functionality were supported before I consider shelling out on a new iPad. I’m assuming the usb camera we use would not be?! 🐬

[@RabianskiT]

I’ve seen someone using a keyboard and mouse connected to the monitor directly (plus iPad). But I’m not sure if it works with all monitors etc. I guess it’s best to try it with your friend’s M series iPad or something.

[@BenjaminDenverstone]

I’m using Stage Manager on my M1 iPad Pro. It is a little confusing, but I’m a fan. I am not using it on my M1 iMac running macOS Ventura since I like it on a smaller screen.

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

Can you move files between apps by dropping ? Also can you add attachments to email by dragging from one window to another ? Like if I have Gmail and photos open in stage manager?

[@DiamondPro200]

Are you able to fullscreen other apps such as yt/safari on your extended monitor as you do with luma fusion

[@AL3TER360]

hi, can some one please tell me which iPad stand you use ?, I really like it

[@whatever7296]

I am not sure about the rest of you, but when I connect an external display I am not able to change the resolution. That means at 23'' monitor the size will be relatively good. With a 43'' the icons are huge. With widescreen the icons and windows are are stretched.

[@DiljotSG]

Universal Control is between Mac and iPads, not between multiple iPads. You should test (even I could test this) your mac and universal control with stage manager with a second monitor.

[@BrianCayas]

Since u came to 9to5 the views are shrinking

[@dplj4428]

Can you use camera now, stage manager and on iPadOS 17.5.1?

[@ninay7685]

Hello from France!!! can you tell me if there is a hub that would allow you to connect an ipad 12.9 M2 to a screen, an external ssd in usb c for di video editing on lumafusion and to load it at the same time? thank you so much.

[@c.patricksadowski9959]

What is the advantage of using Luma Fusion (from the iPad) to project onto a bigger, when Luma runs natively on IOS?

[@tantlyn3147]

🐬 thank you. Where can I get the wallpaper .

[@bryonmartin1386]

Is there a software/app requirement for windows 10 laptop to use the ipad m2 external display feature?

[@calebrasak6941]

If you shift click on another app inside the stage manager dock does it open that app next to the app you currently have open? This is the way it works on Mac OS. I would love that as an option. This makes me want to daily an iPad Pro instead of my MB pro and iPad Mini.

[@G_____]

iPads have a bunch of different aspect ratios through all the different models. I wish that the iPad only apps would be able to switch through those aspect ratios. Othehrwise, this has changed how I feel about my iPad Pro. I knew I didn’t waste my money 😭

[@manueldignard7842]

Hey, I am trying to use stage manager with an extra screen. The extra screen I am using is the ASUS portable lcd 15.6”. The problem I am having is that the extra screen works well when connected directly to the iPad as the screen uses the same “one” usb-c connector for video and power. My adapters don’t seem to be working for it. So unless I buy the Apple keyboard that charges through the rear connector, I can only use it while the battery lasts. Are you aware of an adapter that can be used as usb-c charger and send the video/power to the travel monitor? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as I travel a lot and if I could use this setup it would be awesome.

[@MojoPapiFPV]

Can you use SIDECAR from your MacBook Pro M1 to extend to the iPad Pro when the iPad Pro is feeding an external monitor? i.e. can the MBP extend to a monitor connected to an iPad Pro?

[@JeffPom]

@9to5mac - I have an issue - wondering if it’s a bug, or if it’s my monitor. When I show the “Arrangement” option, like you did here - 14:12 - My iPad icons look like it thinks my iPad is in portrait orientation when it’s in landscape orientation, and visa-versa. I think this is causing issues with my using some apps. When I use Zoom or Discord - if I move my app to the external display, my video turns sideways. The video is in portrait. If I turn my iPad into portrait orientation then, I show right, but my video is still in portrait. Do you know of any way I can have my iPad show proper orientation when it’s in “Arrangement”?

[@crafter89]

Why do you have the display zoom for the external monitor? I am using a 1440p ultrawide monitor and don't have the setting. But I need it even more because the content is way to big on such a big monitor!

[@bobbyworld]

How are you connected to your 4K monitor? What cables or dongles do you need?

[@johnny6437]

9to5Mac has become a homemade video channel

[@JCTY299]

External monitor support is able to work without the Magic Keyboard?

[@lamprosnick5549]

Is there any chance to play audio (while it's connected to a monitor) without use of BT, plugging a hub instead?

[@PaulPinguin]

Which iPad magnetic stand are you using?

[@ritaraemertens7781]

I have an ipad pro 12.9" and since the update I cannot use my beamer anymore, I got to mirror the screen all the time, in the display mode, and it does not stay, I got to redo it all the time ???

[@street4142]

bro my macbook 14 inch started heating up after updating to ventura and using stage manager. I have turned stage manager off now and it seems to be at normal warm temperature. Is this something others are experiencing too?

[@pmaabrams]

Does Microsoft Remote Desktop work on both screens via the screen extender?

[@davidashley4386]

So using zoom on stage manager with a studio display, does zoom on the iPad use the studio display webcam ?

[@dplj4428]

These windowing problems remind me of early efforts of Google situating Android apps inside ChromeOS desktop spaces.

[@BUCKINUT]

does monitor support work better with an apple monitor?

[@living4today194]

Does external monitor support still work the same with stage manager turned off

[@kloakovalimonada]

It's a hodgepodge of concepts that adds a ridiculous amount of manual busywork. Tried to force myself for 10 days, hate it on iPad. Okay-ish for Mac users.

[@GadgetBeard]

What monitor are you using?

[@myeternalsin]

I tried doing this with my iPad and feel like an idiot because I realized this for beta lol well I'm excited to use it when it eventually goes public.

[@airborneinferno]

Still early days for these features it seems. Patience will hopefully allow Apple to iron out the quirks. 🐬

[@deetles98]

M1 IPads 2021 version are on Apple’s refurbished website 128gb for $639 right now…cheaper than the M1 Air…FYI