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I was thinking about that, and that is true when one of the monitors is generally Safari.

The question will be can I easily copy something from Safari on the Vision Pro to my Mac for example? Or move the mouse from my Mac Display (which will likely just be the trackpad of my laptop on my lap) to that Safari and use it that way.

It would need to operate as an extension of my Mac for it to be useful in this scenario.

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Since that's basically how Sidecar works, I would imagine that this will work the same way. Copying between Apple devices is seamless with iCloud and Sidecar automatically connects displays via Bluetooth/WiFi discovery. Same goes for AppleTV and that's way more underspec'd than a Vision Pro.

Sidecar is isolated though isn't it?

Like I know I can use my mouse on my computer to control the Mac screen on my iPad, but I didn't think I could move my mouse over to control iPad apps?

I honestly have not used that feature much so if it can do that... that makes me rethink the usefulness of this.

You’re describing Universal Control. Macs have 2 separate features. Sidecar allows you to use an iPad as an additional display for a Mac. Universal control allows you to use one keyboard/mouse to control multiple Apple devices in proximity. If you use both together, you can use an iPad as a second display for a Mac and use that Mac’s keyboard and mouse just as with any other secondary display.

I am going to have to play with this tonight, while I know it won't be exactly the same it will give a good enough indication of what this workflow will be like.

That might sway whether or not I get this thing. Being able to more optimally work while away from my desk is worth... a lot.

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