# Implementing mouse pointer interactions on iPad

DevFeed: [Implementing mouse pointer interactions on iPad](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/implementing-mouse-pointer-interactions-on-ipad-39514.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://rambo.codes/posts/2020-03-19-implementing-mouse-interactions-on-ipad>)

Published: 2020-03-24T21:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Rambo Codes](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/rambo-codes.md>)

Topics: [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [GUI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gui.md>), [Xcode](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xcode.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/keyboard.md>)

Tags: [animations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/animations.md>), [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [gui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gui.md>), [implementing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementing.md>), [interaction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interaction.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [ipad](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ipad.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>)

## AI overview

A guide to implementing mouse and trackpad pointer interactions on iPadOS 13.4. It covers the relevant APIs, setup requirements, UIHoverGestureRecognizer, and hover animations while noting that iPad pointer behavior differs from macOS.

## Source excerpt

Gui Rambo writes about his coding and reverse engineering adventures.