I need to use a mouse with my ipad pro. What gives?

Apple never believed tablet devices should use mice and trackpads.

And only recently, after 5 years, decided to developed a smart Bluetooth stylus to use with iPads, which contradicted Mr. Steve Jobs about using stylii with iPads and iPhones.

And even though we have the Apple Pencil and other third party stylii to use with iPads and iPhones, now, Mr. Jobs was still right about them.

There is no easy place to keep/store them, people lose them ( many people have lost or misplaced their third party stylii or expensive Apple Pencils or other expensive third party Bluetooth stylii ).

Apple believes otherwise.

See this video from 1990.

https://youtu.be/WPS1DMlzz0M

See any mice or trackpads?

Most of us agree with you, Puniad. There are 2-3 people following this thread who vehemently and irrationally oppose mouse support in iOS, a position based solely on their own poorly- or narrowly-conceived aesthetic for the device, and each is quick to denounce any support for the idea (to bury the wheat under their chaff, as it were).

It's great that you agree with people. What difference does that make? This is a forum to ask questions and get answers. It's been answered hundreds of times that Apple doesn't support mice on iPads. This isn't a forum to debate why as conjecture is against the terms of use we all agreed to when we joined the forum.

Can't we all just agree that everyone is entitled to their belief, hopes, desires and dreams, but they won't come true by posting them here.

We're to understand, Larry, that you are comparing the iOS map fiasco response or the like in this forum to traffic from a simple feature request? Does such a comparison make sense!? No matter -- if anyone is genuinely interested in knowing whether there is significant interest in iOS mouse support or in the iPad as a laptop replacement I refer you to my earlier comment, which links to several high-profile reviews of the new iPad Pro: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8307855?answerId=250192467022#250192467022. Either those pundits are wrong or the ardent naysayers in this thread have misplaced their zeal.

Most agree? I see no evidence at all that of the 350 million or ipads sold, that a majority of users want, or don’t want native mouse support in iOS. Forums and other online discussions simply do not provide significant evidence either way. If anything, the vast majority of iPad owners and users have never expressed an opinion anywhere on the internet.

Apple did not become one of the most valued companies ever by being stupid. I refuse to believe that “most” iPad users want mouse support, have petitioned Apple for it, and yet Apple has refused to implement it. Occam’s razor would counter that clearly, Apple has not received any compelling nor overwhelming user input to deviate from their original touch interface for iOS.

I always find it rather amusing when a member comes here and validates their position as "the" position based on an active thread such as this. They fail to recognize there are millions upon millions of iPad's in the wild, with the vast majority of people giving this subject little to no consideration. I'm not saying many wouldn't add a mouse if they could. Perhaps they would. But it doesn't appear to be a subject the vast majority of users think about.

To illustrate, there are 8 people in my office with an iPad. After responding to a post on this today, I asked them all if they would want mouse support on their iPad. One person said it would be something they'd consider. Three didn't even know it wasn't available for iPad and the 4 others said it simply wouldn't be important to them and they likely wouldn't even if they could. Perhaps I should then draw a conclusion that the "vast majority" don't care about mouse support?

Exactly. Not one word posted in this forum will have the slightest impact on Apple's decisions regarding mouse support. I don't care either way. Now that I have the Apple Pencil 2, all the needs for which I choose the iPad as a tool are met. I have a Windows laptop from my company for everything else, all of which needs to be done connected to their VPN anyway.

Really? And your market research and intelligence on this is what precisely? Based on my research, the Surface may be up in sales marginally, but the iPad continues to dominate the tablet marketplace. As this chart aptly proves. That said, if the Surface Laptop better meets your needs, that's great. Enjoy it.

I draw no conclusion as to why as I'm not, nor is anyone else here inside the inner sanctum that is Apple. I just know my iPad does not now, nor has it ever had mouse support. I've bought them all (there have been many) with that knowledge. And I'll likely own more in the future. Whether the reason is it will or won't cannibalize laptop sales is completely irrelevant. The reality is there is no mouse support. Either that's acceptable to buyers or its not. It's acceptable to me.

Old data however, we are in 2019 and you forgot about the laptops and desktops which also have mice as well.

In my post I am using a laptop for my remote work. The pen and touch just doesn’t work.

Looking at updating my laptop but cannot use an iPad Pro due to the lack of a mouse.

The iPad is a good device and I have had one since the first version, but it lack this one item which would eliminate the need for my laptop and potentially my desktop.

Yes a little out date, but at least I posted actual data. You made a statement, without backing up your claim with any data. It's still moot. Either buy and iPad and know you don't have mouse capability, or buy something that does. It can't be any easier.

First if you read the fine print the post are opinions not claims.

Second read IDC reports

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Laptops-to-grow-3-7-percent-in-PC-market-share-by-2022-according-to-IDC.376041.0.html

and

https://mspoweruser.com/the-idc-predicts-surface-pro-style-devices-to-be-the-only-pc-growth-segment/amp/

and if you look at the tablet sales, the total of Apple iPads is only 25% of that.

So mouse based system far exceed Apple iPad Pro sales which is a small portion of total iPad sales.

So why not question why iPad Pro has no mouse?

PS: these post are opinions not claims

dobromir272 wrote:

The real question is, should a user really adapt to OS, or maybe OS should adapt to the user!?

No, the REAL question is should a potential user determine if a product meets their needs before buying it?

Then why on earth did you choose to buy an iPad knowing it didn’t support a mouse or arrow keys. Sell it and buy a notebook or something. Your frustration seems orchestrated considering you knew what you were buying the first place.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

just a sesquipedalian who doesn't understand the words they are using but showing off anyway.

Ironically, they criticized Michel for using "a lot of big words". Michel, of course, understand them.