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Want to How To Connect and Use Mouse on Smartphone so you can use it more like a PC? If you have the right hardware, you can do this on almost any Android device. Here’s what you need to do.
Even though young smartphone users have grown up with touchpads, there are still a lot of people who prefer the tried-and-true keyboard and mouse. And why wouldn’t you like it? The mouse offers a level of control that touchpads just can’t match yet.
Mouse support on iPhone and iPad is still new, and the feature isn’t even turned on by default. Let’s look at how to turn it on, what devices it works with, and what the benefits are of using a pointing device on an operating system that was made from the ground up for touch input.
Connect and Use Mouse on Android
Use a Bluetooth Mouse With Android
- On Android, swipe two fingers down from the top of the screen
- In the Quick Settings menu, scroll until you find Bluetooth
- Long-press Bluetooth
- Tap Pair new device
- On your Bluetooth mouse, make the device discoverable, as per the manufacturer’s instructions
- Wait while the devices pair
Using Android OTG
Starting with OTG (On The Go) USB, you can use one small cable to connect any supported USB device to your Android phone. For this to work, both devices involved need to be compatible with OTG.
- Navigate to your Settings
- Go to Storage or Memory
- The next step is to buy, or locate an OTG USB cable. These are usually fairly cheap, and absolutely necessary to use OTG
- Next, you’ll need to confirm that your mouse works with OTG. The easiest way to figure this out is to plug your mouse into the cable’s USB port.
- If you’ve already plugged your mouse into the OTG cable, you’re good to go. You’ll see your cursor on screen and everything will work how it’s supposed to, surprisingly. Enjoy your newfound control method!
How To Connect and Use Mouse on iPhone and iPad
Use Bluetooth
- Go to the Settings app
- Press Bluetooth.
- Make sure Bluetooth is toggled on at the top. (The toggle will be green.)
- Put your mouse into pairing mode. If your Magic Mouse 2 is unpaired, you should simply have to turn it off and on again for it to show up.
- You should see your device appear under a header in the Bluetooth interface called Other Devices.
- Press the name of your device.
- You might get a “Bluetooth Pairing Request.” If you do, press Pair.
set up wired Mouse
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down to Accessibility and press it.
- Press the Touch section.
- In the next menu, you should see a menu item for AssistiveTouch at the top. It will likely read Off. Press it.
- You’ll then go to another menu. Turn on AssistiveTouch through the toggle at the top. It’ll turn green if it’s on.
FAQs
Download the Remote Mouse app (available on both iOS and Android devices) Install Remote Mouse Server on your computer (available for both Mac and PC) Connect your mobile device and computer to the same Wi-Fi network and then you’re all set!Feb 5, 2020
If you own a USB mouse, you can connect it to any Android device that supports OTG. USB On-The-Go (OTG) is a standard used across all Android phones and tablets since USB host mode was introduced in Android 3.1 (Honeycomb).
Stop using “Airplane mode.” Turn on Bluetooth by going to the settings for Bluetooth. Put your mouse in pairing mode, and then choose it from the list that appears in your Bluetooth settings. If you wait too long on this menu, you may need to tap Scan at the top of the screen.
Press and hold the pair button on the bottom of the mouse for about 5 seconds, or until the LED light starts to flash. If a message pops up on your Windows 10 PC about your mouse, click “Connect,” then wait for it to get set up.