How to Use a Mouse With Your iPhone

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What Type of Mouse Can You Use With an iPhone?

The iPhone supports all kinds of computer mice for input. The best one to use is a Bluetooth mouse since it’s the easiest to connect. However, you can also use a wired mouse or a wireless one with a USB dongle. To use this type of mouse with your iPhone, you must purchase an external adapter.

TheLightning to USB camera adapteris essentially a Lightning to USB-A dongle that lets you connect USB-A devices to your iPhone. If you have a new iPhone with a USB-C port, you can use any standard USB-C to USB-A adapter. This will allow you to connect a wired mouse or a wireless receiver.

How to Connect a Mouse With Your iPhone

If you’re using a wired mouse or one that uses a USB receiver, plug it into your iPhone, and the iPhone will detect it straight away. If it’s a wireless mouse, follow the steps below.

Step 1:Put your mouse in the pairing mode and open theSettingsapp on your iPhone. Then, selectBluetooth> tap on yourmouse’s nameunder Other Devices to connect to it.

Step 2:Head to theAccessibilityoption. Tap onTouchunder Physical and Motor.

Step 3:SelectAssistiveTouchand enable thetogglefor AssistiveTouch.

After this, you can use your mouse with a circular cursor on your screen. However, if you want to take full advantage of your mouse, you can customize its button functions and other parameters like tracking speed.

How to Customize Mouse Buttons and Tracking Speed

To adjust the mouse buttons and their tracking speed to match your preferences, you must make some tweaks.

Step 1:Head to theAccessibilityoption in the Settings app. Tap onTouchunder Physical and Motor.

Step 2:SelectAssistiveTouch. Then, scroll down andadjust the sliderunder Tracking Sensitivity.

Step 3:Scroll up to the Pointer Devices section and tap onDevices. Here, you’ll find the mouse connected to your iPhone. Tap on it.

Step 4:Tap on theCustomize Additional Buttons…option.

Step 5: Clicka button on your mouse, and you can choose what you want that button to do.

Step 6: Repeat this processtill you’ve assigned a function to all buttons on your mouse.

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Last updated on 29 August, 2024

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