iPadOS 13 includes very basic support for pointing devices as an Accessibility feature. There are settings that allow you to customize the experience for multi-button mice like the Logitech MX Master, but the overall support throughout iPadOS is relatively rudimentary. These enhancements in iPadOS 14 will greatly improve the functionality.
Personally, I’ve already incorporated pointer input into my iPad Pro workflow paired with the Smart Keyboard Folio and iPadOS 13. There’s clearly quite a bit of room for improvement, though, and it’s exciting to see Apple developing such features for iPadOS 14. The support for multiple pointers is specifically exciting.
What about you? Will rich system-wide support for mouse cursors in iPadOS 14 change how you use the iPad? Let us know in the poll below and elaborate down in the comments!
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