“Invite to share screen” and “Ask to share screen” are still present in the 
“Conversations” menu in Messages 14.0 .

-David



> On Mar 4, 2021, at 6:51 PM, Scot Hacker <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> In Catalina and earlier, I relied  on a feature that was kind of hidden. In 
> Messages, you could select a person, then pull down Buddies | Ask to Share 
> Screen. This is how I helped my 84-yr-old non-tech father with computer 
> problems all the time, and it worked great. He didn't need to do or know 
> anything - he could just click Accept. Now I've upgraded to Big Sur (he 
> hasn't). I just tried to help with something and was frustrated to find that 
> that option is totally gone from the Messages app. I've looked for equivalent 
> functionality in the Contacts app but don't see it there either.
> 
> What is the absolute easiest way for me to request to take control of his 
> screen remotely now, without him having to install anything? 
> 
> Thanks,
> Scot

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