iPad Non-Magic Mouse with iPad OS 13.4

[Raist3001]

For everyone using a Magic Mouse 2 is the 3 finger gestures working? Or are they just track pad Features?

 

[CoolerRui]

Hi guys, I just bought a Logitech Gpro wireless mouse and I can't connect it to the ipad, is it maybe the g pro only works with its original receiver?

 

[Never mind]

Logitech M720. Scroll, cut and paste work just fine. You can sign any of the buttons on the mouse for other functions if you wish. About $50 at Amazon unless on sale

 

[AJ_1878]

Am I right in thinking with a non Apple Bluetooth mouse you need to keep assistive touch settings on for full functionality?

 

[ascender]

My original Magic Mouse works, but doesn’t support scrolling which I think is normal.

I’ve got a Citrix mouse here which works well, but the scrolling is very clunky no matter what settings i change. I’m loathe to buy another Magic Trackpad 2 or Logitech Mouse as I’m waiting for the Magic Keyboard.

 

[tthkbw]

Hi I've been using a Logitech Triathlon Bluetooth mouse. It works just fine. However, there is a small issue, while I'm using the mouse, if I focus on a text area the on-screen keyboard never shows up.

It seems like the iPad is assuming that a BT keyboard is paired as well.

Has anyone experienced this issue?

You have to enable show onscreen keyboard in Settings/accessibility/assistive touch.

However, I saw some really strange behavior when I left this on while a usb keyboard was attached, so be aware.
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Am I right in thinking with a non Apple Bluetooth mouse you need to keep assistive touch settings on for full functionality?

If you turn on assistive touch, you get access to the remapping of extended buttons on some mice--like my Logitech MX Anywhere 2S, for example. I map the top button behind the scroll wheel to "Home"; the forward arrow button on the left side to the app switcher; the back arrow button on the left side to Spotlight sears. Non of those work without assistive touch turned on.

Also, if you turn on assistive touch, you can "sometimes" push and hold the left mouse button and it will act like the old assistive touch mouse support, allowing you to drag UI things like your can when swiping with your finger. For example, if you want to use the mouse to click and drag to switch between pages on the Home screen, assistive touch must be on. In some applications and some circumstances, this also allows you to scroll pages by clicking and holding. Not in every case, however--it is inconsistently supported. Some of the unsupported cases make sense--like the fact that if you are in a text field, clicking and dragging selects text. In other cases it just seems capricious.

 

[AJ_1878]

You have to enable show onscreen keyboard in Settings/accessibility/assistive touch.

However, I saw some really strange behavior when I left this on while a usb keyboard was attached, so be aware.
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If you turn on assistive touch, you get access to the remapping of extended buttons on some mice--like my Logitech MX Anywhere 2S, for example. I map the top button behind the scroll wheel to "Home"; the forward arrow button on the left side to the app switcher; the back arrow button on the left side to Spotlight sears. Non of those work without assistive touch turned on.

Also, if you turn on assistive touch, you can "sometimes" push and hold the left mouse button and it will act like the old assistive touch mouse support, allowing you to drag UI things like your can when swiping with your finger. For example, if you want to use the mouse to click and drag to switch between pages on the Home screen, assistive touch must be on. In some applications and some circumstances, this also allows you to scroll pages by clicking and holding. Not in every case, however--it is inconsistently supported. Some of the unsupported cases make sense--like the fact that if you are in a text field, clicking and dragging selects text. In other cases it just seems capricious.

Awesome. I’ve set my cheap Amazon £12 mouse up on OS 13.4 and the issues I was having are all gone. Bluetooth keyboard and mouse now don’t interfere with each other IF I set it up via assistive touch. Much better

 

[vladimirc]

I use a Logitech MX anywhere mouse. It works pretty great with the exception of scrolling. I can configure the three additional buttons. After a while the scrolling stops working completely and it resumes if I turn off and on again the mouse.
V.

 

[ignatius345]

I have a logitech pebble mouse

How is that mouse in general? Looks nice.

 

[Aditya rathee]

How is that mouse in general? Looks nice.

Really handy and works good .. yu wont regret buying this one

 

[PortoMavericks]

Does anyone have a third party mouse that doesn’t show this messages when running version 13.4 ?? It is really affecting the keyboard... Need one that doesn’t. TIA

Only the iPad Pro line with USB-C does not lose performance. It’s probably all about antenna design, when they designed the older models they didn’t anticipate the need for mouse and trackpad connection, so... that’s what we’d call on PCs “Wi-Fi and Blueooth cooperation“, when they share one of the two antennas on the device.



UPDATE: yep, that’s exatly what it is.

11” 2018 Pro:



iPad Pro 10.5”:

 

[vipersonic]

Only the iPad Pro line with USB-C does not lose performance. It’s probably all about antenna design, when they designed the older models they didn’t anticipate the need for mouse and trackpad connection, so... that’s what we’d call on PCs “Wi-Fi and Blueooth cooperation“, when they share one of the two antennas on the device.



UPDATE: yep, that’s exatly what it is.

11” 2018 Pro:

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iPad Pro 10.5”:
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I have the iPad Pro 12.9” running iPadOS 13.4 and it still shows that error...

 

[Jamo12]

Can anyone confirm whether or not side scrolling works on the iPad with the MX Master (1,2 or 3) mouse? I really want to get a mouse with side scrolling for video editing, and if at all possible I don’t want it to be a Magic Mouse. I heard before the 13.4 update it didn’t, but I haven’t seen any confirmation after the update

 

[sparksd]

I have the iPad Pro 12.9” running iPadOS 13.4 and it still shows that error...

Yeah, 2018 12.9 Pro here and get the warning with the Logitech MX Anywhere 2S mouse but not with the Magic Trackpad 2. With the 10.5 Pro, I see it with both devices.

 

[Jamo12]

Also, if you can scroll sideways on the iPad with the MX anywhere mouse, that would be nice to know as well.

 

[sparksd]

Also, if you can scroll sideways on the iPad with the MX anywhere mouse, that would be nice to know as well.

No side scroll with the MX Anywhere 2S mouse.

 

[Kylo83]

I find it slower using the mouse over all, the touch screen is much faster so don’t understand why someone would want it to be like a laptop

 

[sparksd]

I find it slower using the mouse over all, the touch screen is much faster so don’t understand why someone would want it to be like a laptop

When using a keyboard, I find the mouse to be faster and more natural.

 

[Sinan Erdem Erdi]

I have a Logitech M590. The cursor and scrolling works but none of the buttons work.

Can you use side scrolling?

 

[Jamo12]

Can anyone confirm whether or not side scrolling works on the iPad with the MX Master (1,2 or 3) mouse? I really want to get a mouse with side scrolling for video editing, and if at all possible I don’t want it to be a Magic Mouse. I heard before the 13.4 update it didn’t, but I haven’t seen any confirmation after the update

I just bought an Mx Master 2s. I can confirm that side scrolling does work.
I also want to mention, though, scrolling in general feels really laggy and jank. Everything else seems to work okay though (the other buttons and the actual tracking.)

 

[bearda]

Hi guys, I just bought a Logitech Gpro wireless mouse and I can't connect it to the ipad, is it maybe the g pro only works with its original receiver?

That mouse doesn't support Bluetooth. There's no way to use it with an iPad.

 

[DarwinOSX]

Considering how the original Magic Trackpad isn't properly supported, I somehow doubt the Magic Mouse is either, but I haven't tested that. - Mice that work with generic pointer drivers should work though, so scroll wheel and a couple of auxiliary buttons, but nothing that requires anything fancy I would imagine, hence why I don't think the Magic Mouse would work with the touche surface on top. Perhaps for scrolling since that could use a regular scroll signal, but gestures on it probably not.

In other words you don't know.

 

[sparksd]

I just bought an Mx Master 2s. I can confirm that side scrolling does work.
I also want to mention, though, scrolling in general feels really laggy and jank. Everything else seems to work okay though (the other buttons and the actual tracking.)

Did you do anything to enable side scrolling with the 2S? Doesn't work with mine, e.g. with app switcher window it won't scroll left/right. Accessibility is enabled.

 

[Never mind]

I use a Logitech MX anywhere mouse. It works pretty great with the exception of scrolling. I can configure the three additional buttons. After a while the scrolling stops working completely and it resumes if I turn off and on again the mouse.
V.

I have the same issues with scrolling with my logitech MX anywhere mouse, and Logitech M720. Have to turn them off and then turn it back on in order for it to scrolling again from time to time. Not all the time, but irritating nonetheless. Hope there is a fix or a workaround.