I would love for Apple to add trackpad / mouse support1 to iOS, specifically the iPad version.

Using a trackpad would not make iOS better. In fact, it would be terrible. I don't want trackpad support for using iOS at all. I do want trackpad support when I'm using Screens to control my Mac.

Eventually, my aging iMac will need to be replaced. With iOS trackpad support, I could probably make my next Mac a headless Mac Mini that lives on a shelf somewhere. Whenever I need OS X for a specific task, I could find a trackpad, connect with Screens, and use OS X pretty much like normal. And when I'm done, I could stow the trackpad and get back to the good life on iOS.

Next. Level.

  1. I think the chance of this is pretty close to zero. ↩