With keyboard shortcuts, however, I've greatly reduced the need to tap on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro display and I'm getting more work done in a shorter time because of them.

The iPad keyboard is perfectly fine the way it is. But even with home screen widgets and USB-C, the iPad is still an extension of the iPhone. That’s not a criticism—that’s what it should be.

Granted, there’s not much space on the Magic Keyboard, but the huge trackpads on Apple laptops are appealing. I am, however, having a ball using my iPad Pro with the Magic Keyboard 2 before me, the ...

“Level up your iPad games and add in keyboard, mouse, and trackpad controls,” the company told developers when describing a WWDC 2020 session about the new controller scheme.

Apple is greatly improving its controller, mouse, and keyboard support for iPad gaming. Most of the improvements also extend to iOS 14 and tvOS, and include support for haptics, button remapping ...

Perhaps Apple has seen positive response to mouse support — my colleague Sam Byford felt it was pretty good — and will make it a more core part of iPadOS along with this rumored new keyboard case.