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Is there any way to use an Ipad air 4th generation as a second monitor to a macbook air 2021?

Is there any way to use an Ipad air 4th generation as a second monitor to a Macbook air 2021?


I have a Macbook air for 2015 that i'm using for WFH. I received a iPad Air 4th gen. for Christmas. I want to know if I can use my iPad as a second monitor off my Macbook air 2015

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 12:35 PM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2021 12:57 PM

Here is the way!


Use your iPad as a second display for your Mac with Sidecar - Apple Support


UPDATE: Oops, if you’re trying to use a 2015 MacBook Air, that fails to meet the requirements. Elsewhere in your post, you say “MacBook Air 2021”, which would work.

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Is there any way to use an Ipad air 4th generation as a second monitor to a macbook air 2021?

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