does magic mouse work with the new Ipad?

The iPad was not designed for, and is probably never going to support, mouse control.

As an iPad developer, I can tell you that everything in iPad is completely built around touch control.
Therefore, I think it is extremely unlikely that a mouse pointer will ever be supported. The only way that would happen would for specific Apps that could use a connected mouse - like drawing or other productivity applications, but never for the operating system or for the majority of Apps.

I personally believe it is far more likely that some next generation iPad will support special styluses to use on the touch screen, to accomodate more accuracy and perhaps even pressure control.

• Answered by Stephan V
• 26-Jan-2011
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No. The iPad has no GUI mouse functionality but the blue tooth Apple keyboard works nicely with apps which allow text entry.

Try one.

• Answered by Greg M from Orlando
• 22-Jun-2010
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The iPad doesn't have an on screen pointer to control, so the no mouse works with it. This includes the Magic Mouse. The ideal keyboard is probably the keyboard dock as it positions the screen to it is easy to move between the keyboard and touching the display (though the iPad has to be connected "portrait style").

• Answered by Jeremy C from Plymouth
• 16-Aug-2010
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I tried it and it never paired up ... very frustrating

• Answered by Kevin C from Atlanta
• 18-Apr-2010
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I believe that if there is a sane argument for the bluetooth keyboard as posted above it should account for the mouse as well. The Ipad also comes with a build in keyboard, which should eliminate the need for a keyboard. Get into the zone Apple and fix this ASP. A mouse is far more precise than my big finger.
I love the ipad for work because of the small weight and volume, and the long batterytime and would love to have the extra feature that a mouse would bring to it

• Answered by Christian C
• 27-Jun-2011
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I'm a little annoyed because the Apple employee who sold me keyboard and mouse asssured me that both worked. Keyboard works great, the mouse is a $70 paperweight.

• Answered by Michael S from Baltimore
• 18-Mar-2012
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It'll never work because there is no mouse pointer on the iPads screen

• Answered by Aaron B from Port Macquare
• 16-Jan-2012
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Well because the iPad is touch screen, so naturally there wouldnt be a curser for the mouse to move around. The iPad can detect the Keyboard because you can type on iPad.

• Answered by Andy K from Rockville
• 6-Mar-2011
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Nope it's not but I hope someday it will.. And if that happens it will be like a powerful mini computer and I know it will gonna be awesome

• Answered by Geno Paulo B from Caloocan
• 8-Mar-2013
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The iOS devices do not have a cursor on-screen, thus a mouse cannot be used. These devices do have an "insertion point", but this is not a cursor.

• Answered by Pierre V from Gansevoort
• 25-Dec-2012
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