diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index eba5db7..807f012 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,30 @@ jobs:
             ${{github.workspace}}/build/OpenAL32.dll
             ${{github.workspace}}/build/libz.dll
 
+  build-ios:
+  # credit to pengubow from deepfriedwaffles repo
+    name: Build iOS
+    runs-on:macos-latest
+    
+        steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@main
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          cd project/iosproj
+          xcodebuild -scheme minecraftpe -derivedDataPath build -destination 'generic/platform=iOS' CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="" CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO
+          mkdir -p Payload
+          cp -R build/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/minecraftpe.app Payload/
+          zip -r minecraftpe.ipa Payload
+          rm -rf Payload
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@main
+        with:
+          name: minecraftpe-ios
+          path: project/iosproj/minecraftpe.ipa
+          
   build-linux:
     name: Build Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -340,4 +364,4 @@ jobs:
             ./minecraftpe-server-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}.zip
             ./minecraftpe-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}-android-arm64-v8a.zip
             ./minecraftpe-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}-android-armeabi-v7a.zip
-            ./minecraftpe-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}-web.zip
\ No newline at end of file
+            ./minecraftpe-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}-web.zip
diff --git a/src/client/Minecraft.cpp b/src/client/Minecraft.cpp
index a19dbaf..4fa0a23 100755
--- a/src/client/Minecraft.cpp
+++ b/src/client/Minecraft.cpp
@@ -1105,7 +1105,9 @@ void Minecraft::releaseMouse()
 }
 
 bool Minecraft::useTouchscreen() {
-#ifdef RPI
+#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+    return true;
+#elif RPI
 	return false;
 #endif
 	return options.getBooleanValue(OPTIONS_USE_TOUCHSCREEN) && !_supportsNonTouchscreen;