Apple device compatibility and how is the touchscreen supported?
There are four types of devices commonly used to connect to portable monitors: iPhone, iPad, Macbook, and Mac Mini.
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iPhone and iPad
- iPhones and iPads that use Apple's Lightning interface can only be connected to the portable monitor via a co-screen cable or a wireless co-screen adapter. The portable monitor requires external power:
- The monitor's touchscreen functionality cannot be activated.
- If the iPhone and iPad are in landscape mode, the content on the portable monitor can be displayed in landscape mode.
- If the iPhone and iPad are in portrait mode, only portable monitors with gravity sensors can be displayed in portrait mode.
- New iPads with a Type-C interface can use the single-line Type-C to Type-C cable communication function. After upgrading to iPad OS16, the Stage Manager function can be enabled, which is similar to the computer mode of Android phones, but the touchscreen cannot be used. Some keyboard models can use the keyboard.
MacBook and Mac Mini (Mac OS for computers)
- The Type-C interfaces of the Mac series are all equipped with Thunderbolt 3 and above, and all support single-line Type-C to Type-C cable communication.
- Older Macbooks are equipped with a Mini-DP interface. If you need to enable the display's touch function, you need to connect three cables: power, signal source (Mini DP), and touch (USB-A to USB-C).
- Only some models support single-touch under Mac OS, and models with strong force sensors support touch after vertical screen rotation.
- Although the output power of Apple devices is high and the display can usually be powered by a single Type-C to Type-C cable, it is still recommended to use an external power supply, especially for 4K, which requires high input power.
- Can the portable touch monitor be touched after connecting it to a MacBook? （1）If the Macbook version is macOS Mojave 10.14 or older, all touchscreen models can implement touchscreens. （2）In versions after macOS Mojave 10.14, the device system has updated the protection protocol, and only a few models support Apple Touch.
- Why can't I draw on my monitor with the stylus? Ordinary touchscreens support multi-touch such as drag & drop, multi-finger gliding, and zooming (Macbook and Mac OS only support single-touch), whether with fingers or a stylus, but not writing, drawing, or other functions.
- Why can't I touch a monitor with touch function when it is displayed in portrait mode? Or is the touch turned off? The monitor itself does not have a gravity sensor, and the resolution changes when the computer is set to rotate the display vertically; the pixels of the touchscreen and the display are misaligned and cannot be recognized; the monitor with a gravity sensor is rotated by the monitor itself, and the hardware has occurred. Change so that you can touch it;
- Why doesn't Wi-Fi work after connecting the portable monitor to the Macbook Pro? This is an electric shock caused by reverse charging after both the computer and the monitor are powered; the laptop does not need to be connected to power;
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