ALS sufferer uses iPad in demonstration of thought control

Apple’s new thought control protocol has now been shown in use by Synchron, a medical company that has made a prototype for using iPads solely by thinking.

Man lying in bed, watching tablet on adjustable stand, with warm lighting and a stained glass lamp in the background.

Patient Mark Jackson uses an iPad solely through thought control — image credit: Synchron

Apple’s Brain-Computer Interface Human Interface Device (BCI HID) protocol is a series of standard controls presented as form of API that any developer can use. The standard was launched in May 2025, when Synchron its use with a patient learning to use the Apple Vision Pro through the system.

Now the same company — and the same patient — have unveiled a patient using an iPad solely through thought control.

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