![]() ![]() If the other person never receives a message as in step 4, they may need to check their Sharing preference pane for two configuration steps: You should now be able to remotely control (or observe) their screen. If they’re set up, here’s how this can work without additional effort, with more troubleshooting to follow:īefore screen sharing starts, the sharing party has additional options and approval. If not, you need to walk them through setting up an account or logging in with it. I’d wager most people are, because of how Apple promote and encourages the use of iCloud and an Apple ID. 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. But 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. ![]()
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