ecosystem Apple it is recognized primarily for the very good interaction between idevices. Flawless account synchronization iCloud, between Mac, MacBook, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, HomePod, Apple TV and extended compatibility of accessories, gen Apple Magic Mouse.
Pe Mac and MacBook, the most suitable mouse is the one developed by Apple for these devices. Apple Magic Mouse now at 3rd generation (2021), offers users multiple commands optimized for Mac, through gestures on the touch surface.
Apple Magic Mouse not only compatible on Mac, iMac and MacBook. It can also be connected to the iPad, if you have an iPad Mini or a newer model (iPad models compatible with Apple Magic Mouse 3).
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How we connect Apple Magic Mouse to the iPad if it was already connected to a Mac?
First of all, make sure that the iPad has the latest version of iPadOS.
If you have multiple devices Appleand Magic Mouse was connected (Pair) to a Mac, it cannot be found in the list of devices Bluetooth available for connection on iPad. First, it must be done unpaired from the device it was connected to.
unpair Apple Magic Mouse
Unpair can be done in two ways:
- from your Mac's Bluetooth settings, the menu "System Preferences”→“Bluetooth"→ click on the sign"x"From the right"Magic Mouse", Then click"remove".
After clicking the remove button, the mouse will no longer work on the device until you reconnect it manually.
- if you had Magic Mouse connected (pair) to a Mac which you no longer have access to or which are no longer working, reset / unpair can also be done with the mouse.
Stop mouse from the back button, press and hold left-click while restarting the mouse from the back button. Hold down the left click for a few seconds.
It will appear in the "Other Devices" list in the Bluetooth settings of the iPad Magic Mouse available for connection / pair.
As soon as you click on "Magic Mouse”, it will connect to the iPad and will remain paired with this device, every time you use it. The mouse will no longer automatically connect to the old device.
Magic Mouse Settings on iPad – Tracking Speed, Scrolling & Secondary Click
Being a device Apple (iPad) and a peripheral accessory (Apple Magic Mouse), the latter supports a series of functions and customizations to support the productivity of those who want to use the iPad as a Mac replacement.
The most handy settings for Magic Mouse on the iPad, we find them in the "Settings"→" General "Trackpad & Mouse".
From here we can change the cursor speed (tracking speed), we can change the direction in which a page scrolls when scrolling.
For example, many users are familiar with operating systems Windows, will not easily support "Natural Scrolling". It executes the command exactly the opposite of Windows, but users can change the scrolling direction of the page.
Also from "Trackpad & Mouse" we can choose whether to activate secondary click on Apple Magic Mouse.
How to change the size or color of the pointer (mouse cursor) on the iPad
In addition to the above settings from "Trackpad & Mouse" where we can change the speed of the cursor (pointer) on the iPad, we also have at hand some settings through which we can change the size, color or activate / deactivate the pointer animation.
These settings can be found in the menu:Settings”→“Accessibility”→“Pointer Control".
Also from the "Pointer Control" menu you can change the speed with which the web pages or menus will run when we scroll on Magic Mouse.
CONNECTING Magic Mouse to the iPad turns this device into a real MacBook on which many productivity actions can be carried out. Especially if we take into account that the new iPad generations, Mac and MacBook are equipped with chips Apple M1.
