Your Mac works with your other Apple devices. Continuity lets you unlock powerful capabilities when you use Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Apple Watch together.
Before you begin. Make sure your Mac Studio and iOS or iPadOS device have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on and are signed in to the same next to your iPhone or iPad in the list (if you don’t see the list, click Other Networks). The Wi-Fi icon in the toolbar changes to > System Settings, click Displays, then choose your iPad from the Add Display pop-up menu.
Connect and disconnect from your iPad. To connect your iPad, click in the sidebar of your iPad.
Set Sidecar settings. Open System Settings, click Displays, then click the name of your iPad. You can then specify Sidecar settings for your iPad, such as whether it is the main display or mirrors your Mac, whether it shows the sidebar and where it is located, and if you can double-tap with Apple Pencil to access tools.
Note: If you haven’t set up your iPad, you don’t see these options in Display settings.
Use Apple Pencil. Precisely draw and create in your favorite pro apps. Just drag the window from your Mac to your iPad and start using Apple Pencil. Or use Apple Pencil to mark up PDFs, screenshots, and images. To learn more, see to always appear in the menu bar. Go to System Settings > Control Center, then use the pop-up menu next to Displays to select whether to show the Displays icon in the menu bar all the time or only when active. When Sidecar is on and your iPad is connected, the Display icon in the menu bar changes to Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad.