iPad How do i off my iMac mouse pointer on my iPad???

[Gravydog316]

So, my iPad was just acting up... because i was using my iMac mouse & now i have a mouse pointer dot on my iPad... this has never appeared before... how the heck do i turn it off?!
Bluetooth on both devices is off,
tried turning wifi on both off,
Assistive Touch on iPad has never been on...
so now my iMac is stuttering, & my mouse is controlling both devices

???

How to customize the mouse cursor on iPad: tracking speed, animations, color, more - 9to5Mac

With the iPadOS 13.4 update, you can now use a mouse or trackpad with your iPad as a complement to...

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[Slartibart]

go to Bluetooth->My Devices. Click on the blue circled “i” right to the list entry of your mouse. Click on “Forget this device”.

 

[Gravydog316]

go to Bluetooth->My Devices. Click on the blue circled “i” right to the list entry of your mouse. Click on “Forget this device”.

i don't have anything under Bluetooth on both my iMac & iPad, except my Bluetooth keyboard, but it's off & hooked up to my iMac via USB & a old USB mouse LOL ...how come i never had this happen before yesterday ...& Bluetooth is always off on my iPad

 

[BigBlur]

Are you using the betas? It sounds like maybe you're using the new Universal Control feature. If so, go into settings and turn it off.

How to Set Up Universal Control Between Mac and iPad

As of iPadOS 15.4 and macOS Monterey 12.3, Apple has introduced support for Universal Control, the long-awaited feature that's designed to allow...

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[BigBlur]

go to system preferences on your imac, scroll down to the bottom and turn off handoff between mac and devices ...

This isn’t it. Handoff has nothing to do with the mouse cursor.

 

[Gravydog316]

Are you using the betas? It sounds like maybe you're using the new Universal Control feature. If so, go into settings and turn it off.

How to Set Up Universal Control Between Mac and iPad

As of iPadOS 15.4 and macOS Monterey 12.3, Apple has introduced support for Universal Control, the long-awaited feature that's designed to allow...

www.macrumors.com

Yes i am; iMac Display Sys Prefs says "Cannot load Preference Pane"

 

[Ruggy]

Have you rebooted the iPad?

 

[Gravydog316]

Have you rebooted the iPad?

yes i have tried everything???

 

[iStorm]

Yes i am; iMac Display Sys Prefs says "Cannot load Preference Pane"

I agree with BigBlur, this does sound like Universal Control. Strange that you cannot load the preferences pane though. Maybe it'll be fixed in the next beta for final release.

 

[Gravydog316]

I agree with BigBlur, this does sound like Universal Control. Strange that you cannot load the preferences pane though. Maybe it'll be fixed in the next beta for final release.

updated macos beta yesterday. Software Update in SysPrefs opened automatically after restarting, but still says "Cannot load Pref Pane"...buggy... & other panes i can & can't open randomly