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BTstack mouse
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Just tried BTstack mouse with the magic mouse I got with my 2011 iMac, and it connects just fine. Ipad 2 16gb wifi only on 4.3.3. I haven't used it a lot, nor used any other versions on other devices, but this doesn't work with cydia at all, you still have to tap the ipad to do anything. Haven't tested anything else.
Thanks for your input. I am surprised that the cursor doesnt appear using Cydia. Does it dissapear from screen or does the mouse buttons stop working?
If you wouldn't mind could you please test it in various applications like safari, pages (if you have it), and so on? I have been hesitant to buy a magic mouse without absolute certainty that the mouse cursor works in the apps I would have a use for it in (like pages and LogMeIn/Splashtop).
If you wouldn't mind could you please test it in various applications like safari, pages (if you have it), and so on? I have been hesitant to buy a magic mouse without absolute certainty that the mouse cursor works in the apps I would have a use for it in (like pages and LogMeIn/Splashtop).
The cursor is there, it just doesn't physically work. If you click on any buttons, links, menu bars, sources, etc, it doesn't do anything in cydia.
Other things I've found:
If you click disconnect in the actual bt mouse application it doesn't work with the mouse, you have to manually click.
It does work with sbsettings and my background app.
Upon further investigating, it doesn't work for any apps. It will launch the app from the springboard, works with folders, etc. Once the apps launch, it is useless, even in safari or mail.
At this point, I cannot suggest using it as hardly anything works correctly.
Other things I've found:
If you click disconnect in the actual bt mouse application it doesn't work with the mouse, you have to manually click.
It does work with sbsettings and my background app.
Upon further investigating, it doesn't work for any apps. It will launch the app from the springboard, works with folders, etc. Once the apps launch, it is useless, even in safari or mail.
At this point, I cannot suggest using it as hardly anything works correctly.
Cydia does not load unnecessary modules because it is able to modify them... SB settings is not loaded either, for instance.
I believe what he was saying is that btstack mouse stops working properly whenever you launch any app. On the iPad 2 running 4.3.3, btstack mouse is apparently not fully functional the way it is in all the demo videos on the iPad 1. I can't find a single video of btstack mouse working on an iPad 2. I would love to be proven wrong though because I really want to use a mouse for Pages.
thanks for the testing and replies everyone! 
i have one last question, i seen the use of magic mouse on ipad in youtube, but it seems that the scrolling is not like how you would use it on a PC.
it requires holding and moving the mouse (similar to how we use our fingers on the ipad) instead of scrolling using the scroller
is this still the case with this update ? thanks
i have one last question, i seen the use of magic mouse on ipad in youtube, but it seems that the scrolling is not like how you would use it on a PC.
it requires holding and moving the mouse (similar to how we use our fingers on the ipad) instead of scrolling using the scroller
is this still the case with this update ? thanks
