diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qinputdevice.h b/src/gui/kernel/qinputdevice.h
index 2b7ce32d862..b7c0eb3b6f6 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qinputdevice.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qinputdevice.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Q_GUI_EXPORT QInputDevice : public QObject
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QInputDevice)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(DeviceType type READ type CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(Capabilities capabilities READ capabilities CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(Capabilities capabilities READ capabilities)
     Q_PROPERTY(qint64 systemId READ systemId CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString seatName READ seatName CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QRect availableVirtualGeometry READ availableVirtualGeometry
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosintegration.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosintegration.mm
index 76173ce830a..69b79b111b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosintegration.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosintegration.mm
@@ -94,14 +94,13 @@ void QIOSIntegration::initialize()
     // Depends on a primary screen being present
     m_inputContext = new QIOSInputContext;
 
-    m_touchDevice = new QPointingDevice;
-    m_touchDevice->setType(QInputDevice::DeviceType::TouchScreen);
     QPointingDevice::Capabilities touchCapabilities = QPointingDevice::Capability::Position | QPointingDevice::Capability::NormalizedPosition;
 #if !defined(Q_OS_VISIONOS)
     if (mainScreen.traitCollection.forceTouchCapability == UIForceTouchCapabilityAvailable)
         touchCapabilities |= QPointingDevice::Capability::Pressure;
 #endif
-    m_touchDevice->setCapabilities(touchCapabilities);
+    m_touchDevice = new QPointingDevice("touchscreen", 0, QInputDevice::DeviceType::TouchScreen,
+                                QPointingDevice::PointerType::Finger, touchCapabilities, 10, 0);
     QWindowSystemInterface::registerInputDevice(m_touchDevice);
 #if QT_CONFIG(tabletevent)
     QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::TabletEvent::setPlatformSynthesizesMouse(false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm
index 7796e93c16d..fb9cfdbe7f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include <QtGui/private/qwindow_p.h>
 #include <QtGui/private/qapplekeymapper_p.h>
+#include <QtGui/private/qpointingdevice_p.h>
 #include <qpa/qwindowsysteminterface_p.h>
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQpaTablet, "qt.qpa.input.tablet")
@@ -346,12 +347,10 @@ inline ulong getTimeStamp(UIEvent *event)
     [super traitCollectionDidChange: previousTraitCollection];
 
     QPointingDevice *touchDevice = QIOSIntegration::instance()->touchDevice();
-    QPointingDevice::Capabilities touchCapabilities = touchDevice->capabilities();
+    auto *devicePriv = QPointingDevicePrivate::get(touchDevice);
 
-    touchCapabilities.setFlag(QPointingDevice::Capability::Pressure,
-                              (self.traitCollection.forceTouchCapability == UIForceTouchCapabilityAvailable));
-
-    touchDevice->setCapabilities(touchCapabilities);
+    devicePriv->capabilities.setFlag(QPointingDevice::Capability::Pressure,
+                                     (self.traitCollection.forceTouchCapability == UIForceTouchCapabilityAvailable));
 }
 
 -(BOOL)pointInside:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event