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> I've heard that iPads support a Bluetooth mouse now, but I don't have any personal experience with it. I haven't heard anything about trackpads. They do, but
by ascagnel_ 7y ago
> I've heard that iPads support a Bluetooth mouse now, but I don't have any personal experience with it. I haven't heard anything about trackpads.
They do, but it's emulating a fingertip (for accessibility), not a proper mouse cursor. It was neat to play around with for a little while, but not something you'd want to do over a longer term.
iPads will also work with Apple's Magic Touchpads (the standalone units), but they must be connected via USB, and the same finger-emulating touchscreen caveat applies.
- hsitz 7y agoI use both a bluetooth mouse and keyboard regularly with my iPad. I'm not sure what you mean by "not something you'd want to do over a longer term". Using the mouse is most definitely preferable to raising my hand to the iPad screen and pointing with my finger. Having said that, no, it doesn't feel as nice as real mouse or trackpad on a laptop or PC. But for the use case of having iPad on a stand and using it like a "real" computer (i.e, with keyboard and mouse), the current state of iPad mouse is at least usable, and preferable to having to physically touch the screen.