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

Well said, ( Kzoom)!!!😠

FYI: TeamViewer will allow for a mouse, SwiftPoint, to work with the iPad. Citrix has one to, but DON'T BOTHER WITH CITRIX---OR IT'S MOUSE. I bought both. Citrix and it's outsourced idiot support people can't help with some serious problems.

TeamViewer on the other hand, is great and so is SwiftPoint. So---YES, you can use a mouse with an iPad!!

Swiftpoint GT mouse with TeamViewer or other applications. YES, you can use a mouse!! Don't go with Citrix mouse....they have horrible support (NO SUPPORT WHEN THE MOUSE WON'T WORK). TeamViewer....Great.

GrinNBarrett wrote:

Spoken like a person stuck on a one way trip to nowhere with no idea of a world outside their own bubble.

No, spoken like someone who is good at accepting reality. iPads do not support mice. Therefore, if you require a mouse to do what you need to do, the iPad is not, at this point in time, the correct device for your needs. I'm not sure how you can argue with that.

I'm not judging your needs or desire for things to be different. You're entitled to your opinion and I trust that you know what you need. But, that doesn't change how the iPad currently works.

YES---you can use a mouse. You just have to step outside the bubble.

Swiftpoint GT Mouse.

Imagine that! Someone recognized that there is a world of need out there and created a product to fit the need. Furthermore, worldwide companies, like TEAMVIEWER, spent their own capital in recognition of the need, and created applications to fill the VOID that bubble people can't see.

GrinNBarrett wrote:

YES---you can use a mouse. You just have to step outside the bubble.

Swiftpoint GT Mouse.

Imagine that! Someone recognized that there is a world of need out there and created a product to fit the need. Furthermore, worldwide companies, like TEAMVIEWER, spent their own capital in recognition of the need, and created applications to fill the VOID that bubble people can see.

A limited number of apps will support a mouse for use with screen sharing. That didn't seem to be what Kzoom wanted, though. It sounds as if they want a mouse for more general use. And, that's not possible at this time.

I'm not at all clear why you feel the need to be rude to me.

GrinNBarrett wrote:

YES---you can use a mouse. You just have to step outside the bubble.

Swiftpoint GT Mouse.

Imagine that! Someone recognized that there is a world of need out there and created a product to fit the need. Furthermore, worldwide companies, like TEAMVIEWER, spent their own capital in recognition of the need, and created applications to fill the VOID that bubble people can't see.

You can use a select few mice and select remote desktop apps for support in a Remote Desktop session. But that‘s it. You cannot use a mouse in iOS itself, nor for any of the 99.9999% of the 2 million plus non-remote desktop apps in the App Store.

So for those people who are not interested at all in a remote desktop session app and are asking about using a mouse in iOS and iOS Apps, you’re answer is completely off target and simply incorrect.

Because the question that is asked is a valid need. Many responses dismiss the need out of hand and with a shocking dismay of "Why would you want a mouse on an iPad?" The all-knowing Jobs (5 years ago) didn't see a need.

Times have morphed and so has the competition. There is a need. Dismissive replies to a valid question is equally disrespectful.

I'm just responding with sarcasm because it is stunning how so many people believe that there is only one way to think about things relating to Apple tools/devices.

GrinNBarrett wrote:

Because the question that is asked is a valid need. Many responses dismiss the need out of hand and with a shocking dismay of "Why would you want a mouse on an iPad?" The all-knowing Jobs (5 years ago) didn't see a need.

Times have morphed and so has the competition. There is a need. Dismissive replies to a valid question is equally disrespectful.

I'm just responding with sarcasm because it is stunning how so many people believe that there is only one way to think about things relating to Apple tools/devices.

I neither dismissed the need or judged it. I was stating that, at this time, if the need is to use a mouse, that need cannot be met by an iPad.

That fact that you are unhappy with the way the iPad works doesn't give you license to take out that unhappiness on other people. No one here made the iPad or its operating system. No one here can change it.

GrinNBarrett wrote:

Because the question that is asked is a valid need. Many responses dismiss the need out of hand and with a shocking dismay of "Why would you want a mouse on an iPad?" The all-knowing Jobs (5 years ago) didn't see a need.

Times have morphed and so has the competition. There is a need. Dismissive replies to a valid question is equally disrespectful.

I'm just responding with sarcasm because it is stunning how so many people believe that there is only one way to think about things relating to Apple tools/devices.

Nobody is questioning an individual user’s concept of “need”. Individual users “needs” or wants (as many people treat them equivalent when they are not) do not inherently translate into a company’s change in response. Nor do individuals needs or wants translate into a widely agreed upon need or want.

But the answer remains that iOS does not support a mouse. iOS has never supported a mouse. iOS was designed from the ground up to not support a mouse. And there is no evidence nor indication that iOS will ever support a mouse.

Nor is there any evidence that any significant proportion of iOS users cares one wit about a mouse in iOS.

You see, it's that last silly comment that is so arrogantly annoying. That's only why multiple companies have created solutions for SwitchPoint and also, there's Citrix. There is ENOUGH people out there who need it. That is evidence enough...plus, a lot of people are wanting to use the iPad Pro as a laptop. The EVIDENCE is in Zagg, Logitech, Razor, Brydge and many others that have created a laptop-type keyboard. People who follow the tests, type in comments--"will a blue tooth mouse work with it"....NO.

But that is a lot of evidence. Companies putting their money where their customer's needs are.

Then you need to convince Apple that you are correct and they are wrong. I have no horse in this race. I nether want nor care about mouse support in iOS. So not only do I disagree with your analysis of the situation, I couldn’t do anything about it if I cared to.

But in 10 years now, iOS has not supported a mouse and until or if Apple ever offers that, this whole debate here is pointless. The answer to “can I use a mouse in iOS” is no. Other than for a very few Remote Desktop connection apps during a remote connection session.

If Apple ever changes that fact, I’ll change my reply to such posts here.

You guys check out Citrix X1 mouse and SwiftPoint GT mouse for Ipad. These Mice are compatible with the Jump desktop application. My workflow looks like this...

1. create a virtual machine on paperspace.com
2. install jump desktop host on the virtual machine
3. remote into your virtual machine using the jump desktop IOS app
4. Use one of the above mice and you now have a full blown operating system and mouse control when you need it.

The only down side to this workflow is that you need a stable internet connection and have to pay for a paperspace machine. If you already have a good workstation, then you can eliminate the paperspace machine cost.

If you had read any of this thread, you’d have noted people are NOT asking about solely using a mouse in Remote Desktop sessions. They want native mouse support in iOS and iOS Apps themselves. And that does not exist and your solution doesn’t address that.

Your solution for Remote Desktop sessions has been referenced in this thread numerous times, but other than a remote desktop session, it does not address the question people have posed in this thread.

My apologies, I only read the initial question and was trying to help OP. This is definitely a long overdue feature request that has not been addressed. I am also sorry for being late to the game and adding to the redundancy. I just figured out a workaround and wanted to spread the word.

During all of the years that Apple has been producing the iPad, this has been a continuously requested feature. So far Apple has not budged a bit on satisfying these requests. They seem to think that your finger is better then any mouse.