A Guide to Use a Mouse With iPhone or iPad

Many of the iPad users have been demanding for the mouse support on iPad for many years. Good news is that this support is finally available on iPadOS 13. Quite surprisingly, the mouse support is also available with iPhone.

However, the mouse support is buried deep within the iPhone’s and iPad’s Accessibility Settings. Even if you establish a Bluetooth or wired connection between the mouth and iPhone or iPad, you are still going to have to deal with quite a process related to the settings. Right now, the major positive is that there is a mouse support.

Establishing connection between Bluetooth mouse and iPhone or iPad

Setting up a Bluetooth mouse with iPad or iPhone is the easiest thing you can do. You can connect any old wireless mouse using this option. You are going to have to use AssistiveTouch menu.

First you have to make sure that the Bluetooth is turned on. Then follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Go to your Settings app
2. Press Accessibility.
3. Press Switch Control.
4. Press Switches.
5. Tap Bluetooth Devices in the menu. You will be able to put your wireless mouse in the pairing mode through this option. In this menu, the mouse name should be displayed.

Although the mouse is paired with the iPhone or iPad after the above mentioned steps, you won’t be able to use the mouse yet. You are going to have to turn the AssistiveTouch. If you are using Magic Mouse 1, you will have to enter the pin which is usually 0000.

Follow the guide to turn the AssistiveTouch on.

• Open the Settings app.
• Press Accessibility.
• Press Touch.
• Press AssistiveTouch.
• Your mouse should start working now.

Setting up a wired mouse on your iPhone or iPad

Although there is a process of setting up a wired mouse on the iPad or iPhone, the procedure can be quite awkward. If you connect anything other than a generic laser mouse with anything below the iPad, you will get an error message about the mouse demanding too much power.

Good thing is that you can connect any of the mice with iPad Pro. You are going to need to buy the $29 USB-A to Lightning dongle before you can hook up a standard wired mouse if you are using older and lower-end iPad. If you are using 2018 iPad Pro, you will need to buy a $19 USB-A to USB-C dongle. After connecting the mouse, you will need to work on the following steps.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down to Accessibility and press it.
3. Press Touch under the Physical and Motor section.
4. Now you will be able to see the menu item for AssistiveTouch at the top. It will say Off. Press this option.
5. Then go to another menu and turn on the AssistiveTouch through the toggle at the top.

Calibrating the mouse

The above mentioned steps can help you run the mouse but it is not going to work the way you use mouse on your computer. The cursor will be a big gray circle that will mimic a fingerprint. You may be able to get the same precision that of the cursor on the computer but it will require practice.

The circular AssistiveTouch menu stays on the screen while AssistiveTouch is active. You can move it around on the screen using your finger. You can active the menu for AssistiveTouch by right-clicking of the mouse. You can also hide the menu by going to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch > AssistiveTouch and untoggle Always Show Menu. The menu will always appear after right clicking unless you change the settings.

The Mac Computer That You Should Buy

 

It is wonderful to have a Mac computer. But you may wonder which Mac computer is right for you. Since it mainly depends upon your requirements, you need to know about the specifications of different Mac computers so that you could be able to go for the right one.

In this article, we are going to talk about different models of MacBook computers. You can use Apple product reviews to pick what you think is appropriate.

MacBook Air

MacBook Air is the name of affordable line of laptops offered by Apple. There are two 13-inch models of this lineup being offered by the company.

MacBook Air is ideal for the customers who are conscious about the budget. It is also a perfect laptop for the people who are usually on the go and they do not want to be tired by carrying a regular sized laptop but they also want better versatility than what’s offered by an iPad.

Both of the models of MacBook Air are powered by 1.6GHz dual-core Core i5 (eighth-generation) processor and 8GB of RAM. The major difference is the storage capacity. The $1,099 model has 128GB of storage capacity while the $1,299 model has 256GB storage capacity.

MacBook Air is capable of assisting in daily tasks such as sending and receiving emails, web browsing, and using office application. In other words, it is a general purpose laptop which can do well for most of the users.

MacBook

The 12-inch MacBook was discontinued by Apple in July 2019. However, you may be able to get one from Apple’s Refurbished and Clearance Store.

MacBook Pro

13-inch MacBook Pro models were released in July 2019 (the same month in which the models without touch bar were discontinued). 15-inch models were replaced by 16-inch models.

What makes MacBook Pro a beauty is its display when you look at it. The high density display with insane amount of pixels make the pictures, videos and text look smooth and clean. At a normal viewing angle, you will not be able to spot individual signals.

MacBook Pro promises great performance to the users who demand performance in their laptops. As a matter of fact, MacBook Pro sites at the top of the performance chart of all of the MacBook computers.

MacBook Pro laptops are available with the screen sizes of 13 and 16 inches. And all of the models have touch bar.

There are four models of 13-inch laptop available.

• $1,299 model: 1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (8th generation) processor, 8GB of memory, 128GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 integrated graphics, two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• $1,499 model: 1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (8th generation) processor, 8GB of memory, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 integrated graphics, two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• $1,799 model: 2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (8th generation) processor, 8GB of memory, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 integrated graphics, four Thunderbolt 3 ports
• $1,999 model: 2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (8th generation) processor, 8GB of memory, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 integrated graphics, four Thunderbolt 3 ports

And there are two models of 16-inch MacBook Pro available. Those models are:

• $2,399 model: 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 (9th generation) processor, 16GB of memory, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630 integrated graphics, 4GB Radeon Pro 5300M discrete graphics
• $2,799 model: 2.3GHz 8-core Intel Core i7 (9th generation) processor, 16GB of memory, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630 integrated graphics, 4GB Radeon Pro 5500M discrete graphics