Apple is continuing researching on how one key on the MacBook Pro keyboard could be taken out, and used as a precision mouse.
A removable key that doubles as a mouse is not intended to replace the trackpad
“Deployable Key Mouse,” is a newly-granted patent, yet Apple must be serious about this idea because it was previously granted a near-identical patent for an application filed in 2020.
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Future Apple keyboard could have one key that can pop out and be used as a mouse