- You can connect a wired mouse to your iPhone using a USB dongle or adaptor.
- If it’s a Bluetooth mouse, you can pair it with your iPhone via the Settings menu.
- The mouse speed and button assignment can be controlled via the AssistiveTouch section.
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.
The Lightning to USB camera adapter is 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 the Settings app on your iPhone. Then, select Bluetooth > tap on your mouse’s name under Other Devices to connect to it.
Step 2: Head to the Accessibility option. Tap on Touch under Physical and Motor.
Step 3: Select AssistiveTouch and enable the toggle for 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 the Accessibility option in the Settings app. Tap on Touch under Physical and Motor.
Step 2: Select AssistiveTouch . Then, scroll down and adjust the slider under Tracking Sensitivity.
Step 3: Scroll up to the Pointer Devices section and tap on Devices . Here, you’ll find the mouse connected to your iPhone. Tap on it.
Step 4: Tap on the Customize Additional Buttons… option.
Step 5: Click a button on your mouse, and you can choose what you want that button to do.
Step 6: Repeat this process till you’ve assigned a function to all buttons on your mouse.
