I’d wager most people are, because of how Apple promote and encourages the use of iCloud and an Apple ID.
Remote connection to mac from pc mac#
This works if the other person is logged into iCloud on their Mac via the iCloud preference pane (Mojave and earlier) or the Apple ID preference pane’s iCloud view (Catalina or later) via an Apple ID. You use the Screen Sharing app and enter a valid Apple ID address for the other person. This alternate method can be even less effort if the other party is set up correctly, but may require handholding if they are not. I would still start with Messages, despite the several steps for you to initiate sharing your screen or requesting the other person’s, because it involves no effort on their part beyond having an active iCloud account that’s logged into Messages, and click a response in a dialog box after you initiate either direction of remote access.
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In “ How to share your Mac’s screen the quick and easy way in Messages” earlier this year, I explained the relatively complicated process of using the Messages app in macOS to navigate to a set of screen-sharing options.īut it turns out there’s another way that doesn’t require Messages when you want to see or control someone else’s screen with their permission. However, there are ways to scale that fish, including an overlooked option in Screen Sharing that provides something like a hidden “Back To My Mac” option-Apple’s discontinued remote-access service for your own devices.
I wrote previously about using a somewhat hidden feature in Messages that relies on iMessage and iCloud to use the built-in Screen Sharing app in macOS to share your own or request to share someone else’s screen. One colleague told me they still have hair left because they were able to put remote hands on their elderly mother-in-law’s computer to help her out.
Instead of talking them through a complicated scenario or debugging it by their description, you can see and control their display. Without being able to put our hands on their computers, remote screen control is a huge help. We all have friends, relatives, and sometimes colleagues who need our technical assistance.
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