Nogard2008

Q: Mouse support for iPad pro

Will the iPad Pro have mouse support?

 

Something I would love to see and heard months back it might support, b

iPad, iOS 9.1

Posted on Nov 2, 2015 4:42 PM

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Q: Mouse support for iPad pro

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  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Aug 19, 2016 5:45 PM in response to TheOnlyCyberWizard
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    Aug 19, 2016 5:45 PM in response to TheOnlyCyberWizard

    A new iMac comes in 2 versions, trackpad or Magic Mouse 2. A mouse is not automatically packed with it. And the trackpad is much more powerful and useful than the mouse. All Mac notebooks only come with a trackpad.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Aug 19, 2016 5:46 PM in response to Mike K
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    Aug 19, 2016 5:46 PM in response to Mike K

    You should always research products before buying, and choose what best meets your needs.

  • by Mike K,

    Mike K Mike K Aug 19, 2016 5:49 PM in response to Phil0124
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    Aug 19, 2016 5:49 PM in response to Phil0124

    That's a deeply misleading answer. Perhaps if you're trying to sell MacBooks you should go work on a Mac store instead of looking on the help Forums deceiving people who come here looking for help. The MacBook does not have a touchscreen. The MacBook does not run iOS apps.  OS X is a completely different platform. If you want a touch screen and/or tablet form factor is preferable to you, but need the option to use a mouse when necessary, there is no Apple product for you. To suggest otherwise is a blatant lie.

     

    Please try and assist people who come here for help, not upsell them expensive products that they don't need.   This is a support forum. The sales department is a completely separate section of the website.

  • by Mike K,

    Mike K Mike K Aug 19, 2016 5:51 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Aug 19, 2016 5:51 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    I fail to understand the purpose of this unnecessary one-sentence lecture.  I believe you'll find that most people in our society are already aware of this, they don't actually need your guidance on it,  even in situations where it may be relevant.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Aug 19, 2016 6:05 PM in response to Mike K
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    Aug 19, 2016 6:05 PM in response to Mike K

    The title of this thread (the one you have posted in) is Mouse Support for iPad Pro, is this not what you intended to ask about?

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Aug 19, 2016 5:52 PM in response to Mike K
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    Aug 19, 2016 5:52 PM in response to Mike K

    Mike K wrote:

     

    Please try and assist people who come here for help, not upsell them expensive products that they don't need.   This is a support forum. The sales department is a completely separate section of the website.

    No one here works for Apple. Phil is free to make whatever suggestions he pleases as long as he stays within the terms of use of these forums. Accusing people of lying, by the way, is probably outside of the TOU.

  • by Mike K,

    Mike K Mike K Aug 19, 2016 5:53 PM in response to Csound1
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    Aug 19, 2016 5:53 PM in response to Csound1

    Precisely. Please see the comment I was replying to.

  • by Mike K,

    Mike K Mike K Aug 19, 2016 6:07 PM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    Aug 19, 2016 6:07 PM in response to Meg St._Clair

    I am free to make whatever suggestions I like as long as I stay within the terms of use of these forums. Pointing out the fact that a MacBook is objectively a completely different platform from iOS devices, with a completely different form factor, and no touch interface available at all, and that to claim otherwise is objectively false, is not a violation of TOU. It is a simple objective fact. I believe people coming here for help should be dealt with truthfully, and misleading information should be called out in order to keep this a high-quality user help forum. Im not sure why you have a problem with pointing out to him his misleading answer,  yet no problem with coming here yourself and attempting to harass me, for pointing out the facts.

     

    Harassing me (say, with needless, fraudulent claims that my statements of clear fact are "probably outside of the TOU" when they're not) might be outside the TOU. I'm going to go check now.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Aug 19, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Mike K
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    Aug 19, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Mike K

    You are also quite free to express your opinion, as long as you're civil about it. I'm not sure why that seems to be a problem.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Aug 19, 2016 6:14 PM in response to Mike K
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    Aug 19, 2016 6:14 PM in response to Mike K

    Mike K wrote:

     

    Precisely. Please see the comment I was replying to.

    Then let me hear your iPad Pro and Mouse Support question please.

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Aug 19, 2016 6:41 PM in response to Mike K
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    Aug 19, 2016 6:41 PM in response to Mike K

    Mike K wrote:

     

    That's a deeply misleading answer. Perhaps if you're trying to sell MacBooks you should go work on a Mac store instead of looking on the help Forums deceiving people who come here looking for help. The MacBook does not have a touchscreen. The MacBook does not run iOS apps.  OS X is a completely different platform. If you want a touch screen and/or tablet form factor is preferable to you, but need the option to use a mouse when necessary, there is no Apple product for you. To suggest otherwise is a blatant lie.

     

    Please try and assist people who come here for help, not upsell them expensive products that they don't need.   This is a support forum. The sales department is a completely separate section of the website.

    How is it misleading?

     

    I never claimed it had a touch screen, or that it was capable of running iOS Apps. Nor did i even suggest it at all. 

    Had I done so I would be in fact lying. Since I did no such thing, I can in turn accuse you of lying about what I said. 

     

    All I said is, if you need something with a mouse,  to get a MacBook.  The MacBook has a mouse. So it is in fact correct to suggest that someone who needs a mouse get a MacBook of some type.  Because its the only portable Apple device with a mouse. 

     

    If they have other requirements in addition to a mouse, such as a touch screen (though the mouse requirement kind of makes this superfluous) or the ability to run iOS Apps (which can be pretty much entirely covered by the Apps available for the Mac) then there is nothing out there currently that can fill all of them at the same time. 

     

    I stand by what I said. If you need a mouse get a Macbook. If you need to run iOS Apps and a touch screen, get an iPad.

     

    If you need all three then yes you are out of luck.    

     

    Please try to not write defamatory claims about other people simply because you do not like what they said.

  • by TheOnlyCyberWizard,

    TheOnlyCyberWizard TheOnlyCyberWizard Aug 25, 2016 8:37 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Aug 25, 2016 8:37 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Lawrence Finch wrote:

     

    A new iMac comes in 2 versions, trackpad or Magic Mouse 2. A mouse is not automatically packed with it.

    Sorry this is so off topic at this point, but I don't understand what you're trying to say here. The iMac comes with a mouse, but doesn't come with a mouse? If you order an iMac right now, it's default offers you a Magic Mouse 2. It also offers you a Apple Wired Mouse. Just curious what distinction you're making.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Aug 26, 2016 5:23 AM in response to TheOnlyCyberWizard
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    Aug 26, 2016 5:23 AM in response to TheOnlyCyberWizard

    I was responding to a post that said an iMac comes with a mouse by default. It does not. I just went to order an iMac, and it did not default to anything. I had a choice of pointing devices and I had to select the one I wanted.

  • by TheOnlyCyberWizard,

    TheOnlyCyberWizard TheOnlyCyberWizard Aug 26, 2016 2:49 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Aug 26, 2016 2:49 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    This is where my confusion lies.

     

    Screen Shot 2016-08-26 at 4.46.11 PM.png

    That's what it looks like when you go to order the low-end iMac. I haven't changed anything about this, Magic Mouse 2 was highlighted. If you click on "Which device suits your needs best?" you get this overlay, which says:

     

    Screen Shot 2016-08-26 at 4.46.23 PM.png

    "Magic Mouse 2 comes standard with your iMac," is was it says.

     

    So can you understand my confusion when you say an iMac doesn't come with a mouse?

  • by Russell Tudor,

    Russell Tudor Russell Tudor Aug 29, 2016 5:56 AM in response to Nogard2008
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    Aug 29, 2016 5:56 AM in response to Nogard2008

    Depending on what you want to use the mouse for; it's already available for remote desktop using the Citrix X1 bluetooth Mouse.

     

    I don't think it's necessary for navigating the OS, but hopefully other app's may take advanage of it as well at some point in the future such as word processing and graphic apps.

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