: Is it possible to use iPad Pro as a touch screen for Macbook Pro (retina), without lag and without app such as Astropad? I would like to use my iPad Pro (Retina) as a natural extension of

@Murray976

No. Unfortunately.

The bigger iPad Pro has a really fast connection to your computer.

But nobody has seen fit to exploit this for its obvious ability to create a lag free input device for desktop software.

Part of this is Apple's fault, they don't make it easy to achieve, on purpose, for reasons probably to do with product line differentiation and a "we could care less" attitude towards creatives since the passing of Steve.

It's also partly to do with developers not taking the kinds of risks they might have in the past, and hacking away at jailbroken iPads to free up a more robust and rapid connection between the two computers.

It's turned out that neither Apple or devs care about digital creatives now that they've both go mainstream cool and huge audiences thanks to the iPod, iPhone and iPad.

The Mac, despite Tim Cook's protestations, is in a cycle of neglected decline that's unlikely to reverse.

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