Trackpad on iPad Pro via iPadOS 13.4

Huge but not surprising news this week from Apple with the release of iPadOS 13.4. In addition to the recent announcement of new the 2020 iPad Pro Apple has fully added external trackpad support for the iPad. Additional announcement included a new Smart Keyboard with trackpad.

To some these announcements boarded on heresy but I digress. Functionally Apple has executed some unique touches with the translation of a touch interface into the mouse/pointer paradigm. The “ghost finger” (trademark and copyright John Siracusa) rules in this new world.

Hard to pick some of my favorite articles on the release but here’s a few:

MacRumors - Apple Explains How to Connect and Use a Bluetooth Mouse or Trackpad

Daring Fireball - 2020 iPad Pro

Six Colors - iPad 2020 review: Small steps