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You can hook up a mouse to an iPad, as long as the mouse uses Bluetooth. I was delighted to discover that the iPad Pro has mouse support, and it even works on my iPhone! You have to register the mouse as an AssistiveTouch device in the Accessibility menu. The technique should work with most Bluetooth mice, although you may have to use a special workaround for some, including the Apple Magic Mouse. Read on for step by step instructions on how to get your iPad mouse working.

Want to use your iPad as a monitor for your Mac? No problem, Sidecar has you covered! With macOS Catalina and iPadOS 13, you can use a feature called Sidecar to turn your handy iPad into a second screen. Want to see your iPad mirroring your Mac's display? Not a problem either. Sidecar is easy to set up, and works like a charm. The ability to use an iPad as a second monitor for an iPad dual-screen setup has been possible with the third-party Duet Display app for a while. Now an even better way to do it is available to everyone, built right into the operating systems. Read on to find out how to set up this feature, and what requirements to check for if it doesn’t seem to be working.

Apple has finally unveiled its new iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 5, and even a new seventh-generation iPad. But whether or not you’re planning to upgrade to any of the new devices Apple just announced, you’ll still want to update most of your existing Apple devices and start enjoying all the newest features of iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS as soon as possible. Here’s when you can expect to start updating the software on your Apple devices and which iPhones are compatible with iOS 13 and which Apple Watches, and iPads can run the watchOS 6 and iPadOS.

Apple's Stocks app is a free, native offering for both iPhone and iPad that includes personalized market and stock tracking, and a curated section of business and finance news. One of the best reasons to use the Stocks app is the Watchlist; this feature offers the ability to choose which markets and stocks you are following, so you always have the data you need to make informed financial decisions. Let's get started learning how to customize the options in your Watchlist now. 

Mastering iPad multitasking will take your iPad productivity levels and dial them up to 1,000 as you effortlessly use apps in tandem, switch from one task to another, and navigate your device like a pro, especially if you have one of the cool new iPad track pads introduced at CES 2020. Multitasking on the iPad was introduced with iOS 9 and finally became useful when the iOS 11 update brought a lot of new multitasking features to the iPad. Recently, iPadOS has made iPad multitasking even simpler. In this article, we'll teach you the three main multitasking functions on the iPad & iPad Pro: Split View, Slide Over, and Picture-in-Picture. Next, we'll cover how to use the iPad multitasking functions with Drag and Drop, iPad gestures, and the expanded Dock. We’ll also go over which iPads have the iPadOS multitasking functions. Here’s everything you need to know about iPad Multitasking.