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

why being so rude? this is a discussion between well educated people, you obviously do not share our opinion on the implementation of a mouse on a tablet and it is perfectly fine, but why reacting so negatively towards people that have reasonable reasons to ask for one?

What is certain , is that adding a mouse will definitely not affect your way of using your tablet, nor will affect the ipad technosystem, it will be a positive add for a lot of people in this 24 pages discussions, get to the first page and just count the number of people that are reacting the same way you do, 5-6 people, very vocals... has intolerance definitely burried our way, humans, to communicate?

And i will add that implementing a mouse wont radically change our way of working unless software developers seriously take the Ipad pro as a tool used by professionnals and not a nice good to have tablet for nerds....As you said, Microsoft office on tablet is very poor, maybe time to work a bit on it...

Your workflow is closer to mine. Am going on a trip soon and going only with the iPad. Will see how that goes. When i first got it, my MacBook Air took the back bench. Did not use it for over 4 days, that's When the neck strain started. Had to go back to the MacBook Air when i work longer hours. September will say it all.

You nailed the direction of the discussion well. I’ve learn to ignore the rudeness. It’s not new. I’ve been with  discussion forums since 2008 and it has been there since, so i’ve gotten used to it. I think as you noted it’s the challenge of understanding that we are all so very different. We have the same machines but we use them differently because we are different and as such do things differently.

I agree with your conclusions. This support will help those who need it but will not affect the experience of others who don’t. Am beginning to like accessibility more and more and funny, that is my area of work.

yeah i also do that sometimes when am not working long hours. I watched the video on the Brydge keyboard. Pretty good keyboard. Only thing i did not like was that you have to charge it. I take notes a lot with the pencil using  notes and it’s been fantastic.

The keyboard battery is rated at 12 months, with 2 hours use per day. Not much of an issue to charge it a couple times a year if you use it more. I've been using it like crazy over a full week now. It's down to 97% after a week of use.

@rbrylawski, I'm looking to buy the same setup you appear to have -- 11" Space Gray iPad Pro with the Brydge keyboard case of the same color. I have the Zagg rugged case for my iPad AIR 2 and really like it but it's chiefly plastic and too light, tips forward on uneven or soft surfaces. Is the Brydge reasonably hefty, such that it makes a decent counterweight to the iPad when open? I'll likely add the Pencil and a mouse, of course.

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Just a note, your link might be taken down because i posted a similar link showing mouse support on the beta and the moderators deleted it saying it violated the discussion guidelines but i've saved the video.

This is what am talking about. Am telling you with this, my iPad will jump to 99% usage. Only thing that will take me to my Mac is apps that don't have iPad support.

Am so tempted to run the beta or maybe the public beta but don't want to loose research data so will just be patient till September.

Uh-oh... I hadn’t thought about that. You’re right. I don’t know about beta, but I have seen postings saying issues with it couldn’t be discussed here. This isn’t an issue, but I feel badly if I broke the rules!

How exciting for you that it goes well beyond expectations. Hooray for Apple!!!

Hi, Gongfermor,

I had several Zagg’s back before I got the iPadPro. The Zagg’s tipped backwards, terribly, where I’d lose my data, often, with my fingers landing on the screen in the wrong place, trying to catch it. Never again...

With the Pro, 1st generation, I got the SmartKeyboard, which was very stable. However, I wore clean thru the keys down to the wires which wasn’t good. At least, with other keyboards, I’d wear holes in the keys, but could still use them.

I replaced that with the Logitech, and couldn’t have been happier: great action and stability, backlit keys and a back row of keys which made changing the volume instantly easier.

More to the 3rd generation of the iPadPro, and, sadly, only the SmartKeyboard was available. I’ve been watching, closely, as competition crops up, and had thought of the Brydge, but wondered if it hit only the ‘middle’ ground. There’s no wedge-like cover behind to help hold it up. So, I’m extremely leery about tipping. And the reviews weren’t all that great. When the time comes, I’d have to read reviews more closely.

But besides the Apple, the Logitech, the Brydge, I’d seen something about an Evergreen or Ever-something, too, recently, which I can’t find right at the moment. And I just stumbled, too, onto the upcoming Touchtype Pro which is due in September, utilizing a standard Apple keyboard. Quite interesting.

For sure I would move away from the Zagg, though, unless they’ve changed things substantially.

Here’s a few links:

The best, per Wirecutter: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-ipad-pro-keyboard-cases/

Apple Insider’s take on the Brydge: https://youtu.be/DRU9eoW22AU

The upcoming Touchtype Pro: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sajidcreative/worlds-most-versatile-ipad-keyboard-case-touchtype

Hope this helps!

I have both the Logitech Slim Folio Pro and Brydge. While I like the extra protection the Logi provides and it even provides an extra way to store the Apple Pencil, the Brydge keyboard runs circles around the Logi in just about every regard. That's of course my humble opinion, but having typed extensively on both, the Brydge simply ROCKS.

I have the 11" iPad pro. The Logitech Slim Folio Pro 11 weighs 1.22 lbs. The Brydge, weighs 1.14 lbs. There's a magnetic cover to protect the back side of the iPad supplied with the Brydge. It adds a couple ounces. It's still lighter than my larger full sized laptop by a long shot. And where the Logi provides one viewing angle for typing only, the Brydge offers adjustability to 180 degrees. Plus the ability to just pull the iPad out quickly to use it like a tablet.

I long ago went Bluetooth on headphones, from BT Earbuds to Full on Over-the-Ear Studio monitors costing hundreds of dollars. I've always used a BT Keyboard on my iPads, but this is the first time I got one I consider to be the best one can have.

I'm still not sure if a mouse will do that much for me. I have a Logi mouse which can be paired with up to three devices and one of the videos I watched last night the guy was using my exact mouse with his iPad. So there's no reason I won't connect my mouse if it ends up being included in the final version of iOS13 when released. I'm just not sure how much I'll actually use it.

I can't use BT headphones or BT audio sources when actually recording or playing live music.

There is too much latency.

The BT latency doesn't matter when just listening to music as you'll never experience this.

But for audio recording, overdubbing and and for video AND audio work most not too expensive Bluetooth headset do not cut it. They are even worse for live playing.

I can see why BT won't work well for you. I don't record or play live music. I just listen to music. Sound quality is extremely important to me, so I have quite the investment in BT headphones. Jaybird buds for travel which are excellent and Parrot Zik 3 (beyond fabulous BTW) and Audio Technica for over the ear when I'm home or at office.

Those are good points you made especially about portability. That is the one reason i did not consider other keyboards but bought the keyboard folio 3rd gen for the 12.9. For the mouse support if it's implemented in the final realease, am going to use my magic trackpad 2 that i got for my iMac. It's flat enough and will fit in my sleeve as i bought a slim sleeve that i place the iPad in so that the pencil is protected. So for me, it remains light. I've not seen anyone testing with the trackpad thou and think it should work via bluetooth.

I bought a portable power bank in case i run out of juice but that has not happened once. Even when i worked for almost 10 hours, still had 18% juice left. I mostly use the power bank for my iPhone when i do a lot on it in the day.

agreed, I do not really understand Apple pricing politics sometimes, for an equivalent device/macbook/macbook air/IpadPro at 12.9 inches, the ipad, with stylus and keyboard is around 1500ish USd, when the macbooks are at 13001400ish, may save on the keyb though , but considering only apple devices (stylus and keyboard for ipad).

And agree as well, the ipad/brydge keyb/mouse/hard disk (if compatible, i understood SD would be, not sure external hard drive will be) is already very similar to a mackbook setup, this is why i use the apple keyboard that does not take much more than the regular cover, i tried the logitech some years ago and it ended up in my drawer for the exact same reason you mentioned, too bulky, adding too much weight, but it was for the first ipad which did not have an apple keyb cover. If i was using the brydge (I love the apple cover keyb anyway) it would be more as a "dock station" that stays on a desk.

Hope at some point, we may be able to use an Ipad, keyb/stylus/ and iphone as track pad AND SD reader, then we would definitely be on a nice nomadic experience... plus my picoprojector that fits in my jeans pocket, i would never go back to any classical style of computers. (my colleagues already laugh when they see me open my bag with what i call my portable apple desk in meetings :D )