A long-awaited Apple feature is finally hitting iPads and Mac devices, enabling you to control multiple devices at once using just one mouse and keyboard.
Apple has reportedly taken its Universal Control feature out of beta and is set to give it to iPad and Mac owners through the new iPadOS 15.5 and macOS updates coming out this month.
Universal Control lets you move your mouse across devices as if you were simply switching apps, meaning you can turn your iPad into an extra screen for your laptop, or combine two iPads into one. It also works with the mac Mini line of computers.
The feature lets you, for example, control your music on an iPad while working on a Mac, or watch a film on one iPad while taking notes with another.
The feature can be activated through the Displays function on the Mac's Settings menu, or through the iPad's System Preferences.
You'll be given the option to let your pointer and keyboard move between 'any nearby Mac or iPad'. You just have to 'push through the edge' of your display to connect to another device.
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First announced late last year, Universal Control has been available as a beta feature for some time.
Apple fans have so far been very impressed by the feature. One user, Jeff Brown, said on Twitter: "Universal Control has got to be my favourite OSX feature in a long time. Being able to scroll across two iMacs, a MacBook Pro and a iPad Pro essentially gives me four working screens."
Another user, Jamie Tooker, wrote to Apple saying: "Universal Control may be the best feature you have ever rolled out. Love it."
Unfortunately, the feature won't be coming to iPhones any time soon, so it is only iPad and Mac users who will get to take advantage of the tool.
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