iPad: External monitor - how to connect it

If the screen of your iPad is too small for you, you have the option to connect an external monitor. Since the latest iPads only have a USB-C port, an additional adapter is usually needed to make this possible. Optionally, there are also monitors that have a corresponding port.

How to connect an external monitor to your iPad

The latest iPad Pro offers enough power to also serve as a laptop replacement. To make this possible, it is a good idea to connect an additional monitor to the device so that you can work on it more clearly. There are different options to choose from.

1. If the external monitor has a USB-C port and supports the HDR10 standard, then you can connect it to your iPad without an adapter. However, depending on what ports your iPad or monitor has, you may need a USB-C display AV adapter or USB-C VGA multiport adapter or Lightning digital AV adapter or Lightning to VGA adapter.
2. To switch the view on the monitor, you need to connect it to your iPad via USB-C cable. After that, first open the menu on the iPad.
3. Then go to "Display and Brightness". Here, select the monitor in the list and tap "Allow changing display mode".
4. Now the view will be switched automatically and you can use the iPad and the screen together.
5. If you don't want to sync the monitor with the iPad's image, but use it as a second screen, then it is necessary to use a corresponding app.
6. Alternatively, it is also possible to use an HDMI adapter, with which you can also connect other monitors to the iPad.