Session controls
Displays, windows, clipboard, files, quality, scale and more, in one panel.
Tap Session controls in the toolbar, or tap the status pill. In landscape the controls slide in from the side; in portrait they rise from the bottom. Tap outside them, or Close controls, to close.
At the top: the Mac's name, the user you're logged in as and the round trip time, and Secure for a Secure Connection.
Displays and windows
- Displays, on a Mac with more than one display: All, or one display by its place, such as Main, Left or Above. See Zoom and displays.
- Windows, with the carousel toolbar: opens the window list. See Find a window.
- Follow the cursor, when the Mac's windows can't be listed: keeps the Mac's cursor in sight as it moves.
Tiles
| Tile | What it does |
|---|---|
| Observe | On, view only sends nothing to the Mac. Tap again for control. |
| Clipboard | Shared follows ⌘C and ⌘V on the Mac. Its menu has Get Mac Clipboard and Send iPhone Clipboard. See Clipboard and files. |
| Files | Send files to the Mac, or get them from it. |
| Screenshot | Shares what's in view, at the Mac's own resolution. |
| Quality | Adaptive or Full. See Picture quality. |
| Scale | Size to Fit, Size to Fill, Actual Size, or Hide Toolbar. |
| Pointer | Touch or Trackpad mode. |
| Keys | Shortcuts: the Edit, Commands and Function Keys menus, Mission Control, Spotlight and Type User Password. |
Mac sound & devices
With BoxView Helper on the Mac: Sound, Mic and Camera, the volume, Mac quiet and Clicks shown. During a remote support call this section is On the Call instead.
Tracking speed, Settings and Disconnect
- Tracking speed sets how fast the pointer moves in Trackpad mode, from Slowest to Fastest.
- Settings opens this Mac's own settings. Some changes apply when you next connect.
- Disconnect ends the session.
Switches like Observe keep the controls open; other actions close them.