According to code seen by 9to5Mac, Apple is set to roll out rich system-wide support for mouse cursors with iOS 14. Apple added rudimentary compatibility with external mice in iOS 13 Accessibility settings, but iOS 14 (iPadOS 14) will make it mainstream.
I’ve tinkered a little bit with the mouse support in iPadOS 13, and while it is better than nothing, it’s nothing like a mouse on a Mac or PC The feedback from iPad users has been such that Apple would be silly not to incorporate deeper mouse support into future iterations of iPadOS.
What is more interesting to me is the possibility of a trackpad in the Smart Keyboard, or at least a version of it. I like to use my iPad in my lap with the Smart Keyboard deployed, but a trackpad would be more comfortable than reaching out towards the screen. The one downside to this, however, would be the envy with which I’d look at new iPad Pros from my 2018 model.
Michael Miller 