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Set up your Mac
- Open System Settings → General → Sharing → Screen Sharing. Enable it and allow access for your Mac user.
- Connect both devices to the same trusted local network or your Tailscale network. Keep your Mac awake.
- In MikeyVNC, add the Mac’s reachable IP address or hostname and port 5900. Choose Mac login and enter the local short username and password.
Your Apple Account email is usually not your local Mac username. If you enabled a separate VNC password in Screen Sharing, select VNC password instead.
Touch and keyboard controls
In Trackpad mode, drag to move the pointer and tap to click. In Touch mode, tap directly on the visible desktop. Pinch to enlarge small controls. Open Keyboard for Mac shortcut keys. Tap Password to locate an empty lock-screen password field, fill it and press Return. Enable Unlock automatically on connect in a saved Mac’s settings to do this once when connecting. If the field cannot be identified, nothing is typed.
If a session stalls
Use ⋯ → Refresh screen for a static picture. Use Reconnect for a failed connection. Check that the Mac is awake, Screen Sharing is allowed, and your network permits TCP 5900. Network flags in a diagnostic report do not prove Tailscale is connected.
Send a diagnostic report
- Open Diagnostics from the home screen or session menu and check that Verbose logging is on (the development default).
- Reproduce the problem.
- Preview the report, then choose Share diagnostics → Save to Files.
- Email the report with the app version, your iOS/macOS versions and the steps that caused the problem.
Never send passwords or screenshots of private desktop content. Reports omit credentials, input text, clipboard contents and screen images.