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iPad to mirror to larger screen

28/10/25 Filed in: iPad | display
Can I use an external monitor to just make my iPad bigger? My sight is going and I just need to see things bigger.
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A couple things to consider. If your iPad is an M1 or higher, it can do a lot of magical things on the second screen. None of which are anything you guys will care about. As your purpose is just to enlarge the viewing area. So MIRRORING is all you’ll be looking to do. And even older iPads can do that. One thing to consider however is that since the iPad is not the same ratio as a monitor, there will be black bars on each side of the monitor. There are some tricks that can be done to get rid of that but you’ll probably just be fine with the larger viewing area regardless I bet.
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