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Why I’m thankful for Universal Control on my Mac and iPad

When Apple announced Universal Control as a feature of macOS Monterey and iPadOS 15, I wasn’t sure what to think. It seemed like a feature nobody had asked for, but one that Apple had realized might actually be incredibly useful. I was certainly impressed by its technical ambition. But would it be something I would ever use day to day? I was skeptical.

It’s been almost a year since Universal Control arrived—remember, it was announced in June 2021 but gestated for nine months before being released in March 2022—and I’m finally ready to weigh in on the feature. It’s great. It is one of my favorite operating system feature additions in recent memory. And most surprising

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