Up next, I wanted to see how well the virtual cursor could play with Apple's latest multitasking trick - split-screen view to get two windows for the same app.

It's all very intuitive and neat - and the kind of menu you're probably familiar with if you've ever broken the Home button on an iPhone. The Assistive Touch menu allowed me to mouse over buttons for Home, Notifications and Control Center, as well as get a Devices option with shortcuts to adjust volume as well as lock and rotate the screen. I then spent a moment trying to figure out how to switch apps without touching the screen, before seeing the AssistiveTouch icon (a white home button that floats on screen) that I could tap to bring up a series of options. The first thing I noticed is that the on-screen cursor - which is a bit blobby compared to a normal mouse icon, but not too distracting - was very sensitive to movement, and looked a bit jumpy as I navigated around the iPad Settings app. MORE: 6 Reasons You'll Want iOS 13 on Your iPhone Instantly, a dark circular cursor appeared on my screen, as if a phantom digit was hovering. Then, I tapped Touch, followed by AssistiveTouch, the on-screen software interface for performing actions in iOS and iPadOS for those Apple says have 'difficulty touching the screen' or 'require an adaptive accessory.'Īfter tapping Pointing Devices and then Bluetooth Devices, I set my MX Master 2S into pairing mode, saw it show up on screen and paired the two.

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