Found Solution to using Mouse with IPad (no Jailbreak)

I bought one off Amazon for my iPad 4 and it doesn't do anything when plugged into my iPad with or without anything plugged into it. I have a wireless mouse as well as mini usb mouse and a Bluetooth. None work. Anything other than plugging it in that you had to do? Any suggestions, tricks etc.

I suspect the solution will eventually be something like running the wireless mouse interface thru the keyboard and then piggybacking into the iPad. I’ve never seen anything like this (probably with good reason) but since keyboards have cursor movement control, not only <>^v but some have features like highlight to end of line, maybe someone at Logitech can figure it out. Dunno. Just daydreaming.

I was just thinking out loud.

IOS has cursor like functions, you can use two fingers on the glass keyboard to use it like a cursor. I was just wondering if a BT mouse could connect to a BT keyboard and the pickyback the keyboard link to the IOS device as a exploit.

I don't know if anybody's tried it before. Do you? Just exploring a though about an exploit no one to my knowledge has tried.

I have Ipaid Air2 I believe. I have a blue tooth keyboard too, it comes with a cover so it looks like a mini laptop (its A hard cover), anyway my question is would the Logitech mouse be compatible with my ipad? AMazon will list what it is compatible with, yes?? And do yo know the pricing of the mouse: so i would have to buy the mouse and the wire to plug it in the bottom slot (assuming the slot where u plug it in to charge...so you gotta get the mouse, the wire and probably also another wire to charge...or do they all come together or buy separately ?? Do you kno the price range? Different colors ? I want pink =P please soooo get backi to me and let me knowl. Thank you i

If you read this entire post before posting your question, you would have discovered that NO mouse/trackpad works natively with any IPad.

There is NO native Bluetooth or lightning connector support for ANY standard mice, trackpads or trackballs.

None.

I am not sure why either, but this just happened to one of my postings, too!

If there is something about your postings that do not conform to the TOU you agree to, the moderators of these forums have the option to edit or delete your post, either on their own or from a warning notice from an upper level community support member.

Anyways, I understand what you want to do, but the issue is that iOS devices have to have an overall navigation cursor, other than the text insertion I-Beam cursor.

Without a standard cursor that works throughout iOS, there is nothing a mouse or trackpad can control!

Like I stated earlier, I don't see Apple adding any type of OS onscreen cursor control anytime soon.

Until this happens, Apple won't be implementing ANY type of mouse or trackpad control to iOS.

The only thing you can do it send feedback and keep, occassionally, sending feedback to Apple on this issue.

iPad Feedback

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

Good Luck!

There is no hint or trick. iOS does not support a mouse. It never has.

Since you were scammed, see if Amazon will refund your money.

If they don't at least you will be alerting them of this phony sale.

Did you try to use USB mouse instead of wireless mouse ?

It won’t make any difference.

I find it plausible as well. Please watch your langage. Thank you.

What, EXACTLY, do you find plausible?

Where, EXACTLY, do I need to “watch” my language?

Once, again, confused.

The only way it’s ever going to change is if Apple chooses to alter iOS itself. No third party app or hardware is going to alter the fact that iOS itself does not support a mouse.

"someone at Logitech can figure it out"

How are they going to put a cursor into iOS so that the mouse will work?

You don't get the best of both worlds.

We are not working in JUST a Windows environment and are only chained to it for certain applications.

Surface Pro tablets do not have everything we need and are clumsy compared to an iPad Pro. Additionally, the Surface Pro:

• doesn't have LTE networking
• cost TWICE as much as an iPad depending on the model
• battery life is terrible

Microsoft still has a way to go to make the Surface desirable for our firm. It's a nice start, but costs, lack of LTE, and overall clumsiness have deterred us from getting more than two for the office. The iPads are always chosen to take on site with an Apple Pencil.

The only thing we are missing is a mouse for what we would consider the perfect environment.