iPadOS v13 a harbinger of iPads as Laptop Replacement

David Herron
3 min readJun 6, 2019

With Apple’s iPadOS announcement there were many advances demonstrated.

Attached at the bottom of this are a few videos where folks are going over the developer preview of iPadOS 13. So let’s talk about the features.

Mouse Support in iPad OS is a seemingly minor detail. If you’re asking “what’s the big deal”, well, read on to the rest of this. What it means is users can now use a familiar input device, a mouse, with their iPad. Those who shy away from iPads because you’re pointing at the screen with your finger…

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David Herron

Software Engineer and author (Node.js Web Development and more) passionate about Node.js, climate change, EV’s, and clean energy. https://davidherron.com