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iPad as trackpad

I’m thinking of buying a Mac mini and will buy a keyboard, should I also get a trackpad and or mouse or is there a feature to use your iPad to do the same job?

iPad Air, iOS 10

Posted on May 13, 2020 6:10 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Posted on May 13, 2020 8:07 AM

Bradmaz wrote:

should I also get a trackpad and or mouse

Yes, there is no way to use an iPad for this.

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Tom Gewecke

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May 13, 2020 8:07 AM in response to Bradmaz

Bradmaz wrote:

should I also get a trackpad and or mouse

Yes, there is no way to use an iPad for this.

iPad as trackpad

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