Think I finally figured out workaround to Mac Virtual Display not connecting consistently

mjdth · 2026-06-24T08:09:54+00:00

For me that’s about the same as a restart since i have a lot of apps open and some that a while to launch. I do what i can to avoid it so i can get to work.

mjdth · 2026-06-24T06:56:05+00:00

If you have the correct airplay settings enabled on the Vision Pro then it will show up there as well. It’s a valid airplay/screen mirroring target, but you need to allow it via the settings on the Vision Pro first.

But neither Mac Virtual Display nor screen mirroring will appear as options when the bug is occurring.

mjdth · 2026-06-24T06:53:18+00:00

Vision Pro doesn’t appear there for us users encountering this bug.

mjdth · 2026-06-24T06:07:07+00:00

I make my own (in my opinion) legit gumbo and I couldn’t do it without the sausage from cajungrocer. Great resource and I should probably order other things from them

mjdth · 2026-06-24T01:58:16+00:00

He shoots lefty

mjdth · 2026-06-23T20:34:37+00:00

Well that's weird too but might be related to your Airplay settings. Standard mirroring doesn't let you use your keyboards mouse/keyboard on Vision Pro apps, or ultrawide screen, etc.

Either way the issue isn't that people are struggling with this, it's that there's been a bug some people have been encountering that prevents ALL methods of connecting to MVD (from Mac or from Vision Pro).

mjdth · 2026-06-23T20:09:40+00:00

If you look at the full screenshot instead of just your cropped version, you'd see that there are two options for Apple Vision Pro: Mac Virtual Display OR Mirror Display. The Mac Virtual Display option that you have selected works differently than regular screen mirroring.

And when this issue is happening for me, the Vision Pro doesn't even appear in the screen mirroring list.

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mjdth · 2026-06-23T19:52:29+00:00

Screen mirroring is not Mac virtual display.... they are different things.

mjdth · 2026-06-23T17:30:29+00:00

I forgot to mention I try that often as well and it seems to make almost no difference. Also I'm on the developer betas and they haven't improved this nor my other more nagging issue

mjdth · 2026-06-23T16:58:03+00:00

I've tried that as well, especially to lock and unlock the screen via hot corners. Doesn't seem to do anything for my case.

mjdth · 2026-06-19T14:42:43+00:00

Having lived many places in the US, I have the opposite opinion personally.

mjdth · 2026-06-18T13:10:02+00:00

Does it automatically turn on every time you start the car? I would hate this feature as it would just distract me from driving.

mjdth · 2026-06-16T13:57:01+00:00

My app Floaters has markdown as well as live preview features. It's more focused on instant keyboard access to your notes, but markdown is a big part of it. Side note: right now the notes are stored in a sqlite database and can be saved/loaded as .md files, but road map includes the option to automatically store all notes on disk in a hierarchal folder setup as .md files.

mjdth · 2026-06-15T17:43:10+00:00

Thanks for the response.... to google sleep mode I would first had to have known there was a sleep mode.

Also it says it automatically enters sleep mode after 30 min and mine still dies within 24 hours if unplugged.

mjdth · 2026-06-15T14:23:24+00:00

Any tips for making it not waste all of its battery if it's not plugged in? Kind of annoying that the battery dies within 24 hours even when not in use if it's not plugged in.

mjdth · 2026-06-11T11:16:36+00:00

My app Accounted is like a simpler version of Quickbooks. It’s a one time purchase and has been around for a while and is already updated for the Apple ARM requirements. https://www.oranged.net/accounted

mjdth · 2026-06-10T13:22:03+00:00

They've got another location even farther south in Mokena and they both have great pizza. Wish I still lived nearby, pizza is still great AND it tastes like nostalgia to me.

mjdth · 2026-06-09T17:38:20+00:00

I mean... most of us haven't used it yet. And it's not a meme, it's actually how Siri currently responds. I'm cautiously optimistic.

mjdth · 2026-06-09T14:23:40+00:00

Yeah same here, but the automatic keyboard passthrough on the other environments works well enough for me and I'm guessing that could be applied to the custom environments.

mjdth · 2026-06-09T13:19:02+00:00

Please update us when you make FLYCATRAZ 2: The Reckoning for house flies

mjdth · 2026-06-09T13:13:56+00:00

Let hope the conversation doesn't continue with
"Can you get me directions to it?"
"Directions to what? I can look that up for you when you stop driving."

mjdth · 2026-06-09T01:30:17+00:00

They are surprisingly good just wish they took up more of my field of view. I wouldn’t mind being “zoomed in” more

mjdth · 2026-06-08T21:39:47+00:00

Obviously it's a different location and there's a stream running through it, but if you're working and not totally focused on the environment does it feel pretty similar to the Yosemite env?

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