Remote Mouse is not only a third-party wireless mouse, but can also serve as a wireless keyboard or touchpad, in addition to offering other special control features. This includes working as an app switcher or media remote for apps like iTunes, VLC, Keynote, PowerPoint and some major Windows apps, as well as Chrome, Firefox and Opera browsers. The media remote interface will provide digital buttons that mimic the look of a physical Apple media remote, which can be especially useful if you’ve lost your Apple TV remote. The wireless mouse function works similarly to the one seen in the fake April Fools video, although the left and right click buttons are smaller and towards the bottom, mimicking the touchpads found on older MacBook models. In addition to fully simulating a physical mouse, it includes a left-handed mode.
If you download the app to your iPad, you might get more use out of the trackpad feature, which supports the multi-touch gestures used to control the Apple Magic Trackpad, which we’ve been fans of for a long time. The iPad will also give you more room for a wireless keyboard option, which can support a variety of third-party keyboards, including those that enable speech recognition or foreign languages, as well as keyboards designed for computers if you need them.
The Remote Mouse works with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but when SlashGear tested the app, we found that there was significant lag when using the former, while it was almost non-existent when connected via Wi-Fi. Remote Mouse has a user rating of 4.6 out of 5 based on more than 16,000 ratings on the App Store, and can be used on iPhone, iPad, or even Apple Watch.