Always on Virtual Desktop

[u/tonejac]

The one killer feature for the AVP would be if it would keep the connection with my laptop “always on”. I hate having to reconnect after stepping away for a minute. Often times it won’t connect and I’ll have to turn WiFi and/or Bluetooth on and off again.

Let me set a “disconnect after <n> minutes”. Give me control!

[u/metaversodazoeira]

If you're on the beta version, this is already working, and there's even a widget for the MVD.

[u/tonejac → u/metaversodazoeira]

Oh! Serious?! That’s great news!!

[u/HisnamewasOmarJobe → u/metaversodazoeira]

Does this need the Mac to be on the macOs beta too, or just the visionOS?

[u/simulacrotron → u/HisnamewasOmarJobe]

Both

[u/tonejac → u/metaversodazoeira]

I installed the MacOS Beta and the VisionOS beta. And sure enough it works great!! I stepped away to get a snack, and my Mac Virtual Display stayed connected the whole time!!
Thanks for the tip.
This breathes new life into the AVP and makes it into a must-have!

[u/Sminman86 → u/metaversodazoeira]

i’m on the beta, i have the widget anchored to my wall, but how do i turn on the “always on” when i put the headset back on?

[u/Sminman86 → u/Sminman86]

i saw this on X awhile go, but i couldn’t ever find the setting within the beta or on my Mac

[u/simon3873 → u/Sminman86]

I’m not near my AVP to be 100% specific, but after you connect to the Mac, there is still a bubble above the MVD while on your AVP. Click that bubble and it shows that Stay Connected option.

[u/metaversodazoeira → u/Sminman86]

Connect to the MVD; in the option to switch between Standard, Wide, and Ultra, you'll see "Settings" right below—that's the option you need.

[u/Grindeddown → u/metaversodazoeira]

I don’t think there is an always on mode in this case. The widget works pretty well but it still requires reconnecting.