

The following Macs are supported: 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). If your Mac is from 2015 or earlier it’s not a feature you will be able to enjoy (unless you have a 27in iMac from that era). However, if you want to operate multiple Macs and iPads with one keyboard, mouse and trackpad you’ll need a newer Mac. The new feature also makes it extremely easy to copy content between devices using drag-and-drop. All you have to do to switch devices is move the pointer until it crosses the edge of the screen. Once it arrives Universal Control will let you use the same keyboard and mouse for all the Macs and iPads you are working on. Promises that it will launch later in 2021. However the company is now working on developing the feature, and Universal Control wasn’t available at the time that macOS Monterey launched.

It will be possible to share content at a lower resolution to supported Mac models using older iPhone, iPad, and Mac models if you set ‘Allow AirPlay for’ to ‘Everyone’ or ‘Anyone on the same network’ though. If you want to use AirPlay to send content to your Mac from an iPhone, iPad, or another Mac, or to use your Mac as an AirPlay speaker, you’ll need a MacBook Pro (2018 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), iMac (2019 and later), iMac Pro (2017), Mac mini (2020 and later), Mac Pro (2019), iPhone 7 and later, iPad Pro (2nd generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad (6th generation and later), and iPad mini (5th generation and later). If your Mac predates 2018 you won’t be able to experience the feature.
