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The absolute biggest change to the iPad that Apple introduced via its new iPadOS received zero mention on stage at the WWDC 2019 keynote: mouse support. Eagle-eyed software developer Steve Troughton-Smith discovered the new feature buried deep within the first iPadOS beta release.
If youāre into the iPadOS beta, then youāll have to dig through several settings toggles to connect your mouse either wired (with a USB-A to USB-C adapter) or wirelessly (via Bluetooth). Our friends at Tomās Guide did just that to see how it works.
First, you have to open the iPadOS āSettingsā app and then head to āAccessibilityā. As you can already see, Apple doesnāt intend for this to be used widely, but for people who need physical assistance using its products.
Then, you head into āTouchā, followed by āAssistiveTouchā, which is Appleās feature set for folks that require additional help using its product interfaces. Finally, you tap āPointing Devicesā and select your connection method of choice.
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According to Tomās Guide, a thick, circular mouse cursor instantly appears āas if a phantom digit was hovering.ā In photos, it looks exactly like other, touch-based accessibility iOS features readily available today.
[IMG alt=āipadosā]http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPj...QzCtEJzuD.jpeg
This is the iPad Pro working with a Bluetooth mouse. (Image Credit: Tomās Guide)
So, youāre saying thereās a chance?
Whatās important to drive home is just how deeply Apple has buried this support for mouse input for iPadOS, one of the most requested iPad features ever since Apple started positioning its tablet as a laptop killer. This is not something Apple is promoting ā actually, almost the opposite is true.
Apple is hiding the feature outright. Why? Could Apple be testing wider mouse support through the guise of accessibility positioning? Is this what Apple considers the extent of mouse support on its new iPad operating system?
These questions are impossible to answer right now, but what we do know is that using a mouse on an iPad is finally possible. And, frankly, the iPad just got one helluva lot closer to throwing your laptop into question.
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If youāre into the iPadOS beta, then youāll have to dig through several settings toggles to connect your mouse either wired (with a USB-A to USB-C adapter) or wirelessly (via Bluetooth). Our friends at Tomās Guide did just that to see how it works.
First, you have to open the iPadOS āSettingsā app and then head to āAccessibilityā. As you can already see, Apple doesnāt intend for this to be used widely, but for people who need physical assistance using its products.
Then, you head into āTouchā, followed by āAssistiveTouchā, which is Appleās feature set for folks that require additional help using its product interfaces. Finally, you tap āPointing Devicesā and select your connection method of choice.
[ul]
[li]We give a deep Mac Pro first look[/li][li]Here are all the macOS Catalina details so far[/li][/ul]
According to Tomās Guide, a thick, circular mouse cursor instantly appears āas if a phantom digit was hovering.ā In photos, it looks exactly like other, touch-based accessibility iOS features readily available today.
[IMG alt=āipadosā]http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SPj...QzCtEJzuD.jpeg
This is the iPad Pro working with a Bluetooth mouse. (Image Credit: Tomās Guide)
So, youāre saying thereās a chance?
Whatās important to drive home is just how deeply Apple has buried this support for mouse input for iPadOS, one of the most requested iPad features ever since Apple started positioning its tablet as a laptop killer. This is not something Apple is promoting ā actually, almost the opposite is true.
Apple is hiding the feature outright. Why? Could Apple be testing wider mouse support through the guise of accessibility positioning? Is this what Apple considers the extent of mouse support on its new iPad operating system?
These questions are impossible to answer right now, but what we do know is that using a mouse on an iPad is finally possible. And, frankly, the iPad just got one helluva lot closer to throwing your laptop into question.
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[li]These are the best laptops for most people[/li][/ul]
Continue readingā¦[/IMG]