Hi folks,
Currently a victim of USB-C connectors and cables all looking the same,
would appreciate anyone who’s grasped it all better chipping in.
I have three USB C Apple devices:
- ipad Air 2020
- iPhone 15
- Macbook Pro 2022
At work we’ve shifted offices to ‘agile working’ ie you find
somewhere and plug in a laptop. This connects via USB C to a hub with
two monitors than run through DisplayLink. That obviously only works on
the Mac.
But the monitors are [Dell
2421DC](https://www.amazon.com/2560x1440-DisplayPort-Delivery-Advanced-P2421DC/dp/B089G947J3)
which will run HDMI, USB-C and Displayport.
So there are days I have hardly any time at the desk and I was hoping I
could run one of the monitors from my iPad Air (or even phone) and have
a BT keyboard, for days I don’t fancy lugging the MBP in.
So I tried connecting via USB C directly using the cable that came with
the iPad Air (or perhaps the iPhone, not sure ) which I believe is data
and power. If I connect my phone to the mac, it seems to register a data
connector and prompts for ‘Trust this computer’. But none of them
would connect to the display. I found the setting to switch to the USBC
input to no avail.
I believe this should work so the likely candidate is the cable (I
don’t have others to try). Or I could buy an HDMI to USB C cable but
I’d rather not as that will eventually join the drawer full of
adaptors that are no longer relevant. A USB-C cable will get longer use
(and also charge the device). But which one? And have I missed anything
here, maybe it’s *not* the cable…
Would be really helpful to be able to do this some days; I’m not sure
I trust the large open area as a place to leave the laptop (my own,
everyone else uses university-issued Dells and hates them) and some days
I come and go a lot. The iPad would be a much better device to be using
on those days, easy to slip into a large pocket.
Cheers for any help,
J
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex
Mac User Group" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/B995C275-7082-4C83-8BE8-1CF82FF67D23%40me.com.
