Improved 3rd party Mouse Support?

[slyronit]

Can someone on iPadOS 26 Beta confirm if they have improved 3rd party mouse support in iPadOS 26? Specifically, use of additional buttons for back/forward/home screen etc. Also, better scrolling etc.

My MX Master 3 feels useless on the iPad. I am very close to buying a Magic Mouse, even though I hate the shape.

 

[richpjr]

Same boat as you. I love my MX Master 3 and loathe the Magic Mouse and sorely miss the additional buttons.

 

[xxFoxtail]

Assistive touch settings have always been there for my MX Master 2S mouse. I can’t really say if scrolling is any better or not though.

Edit: I rarely use the mouse, mostly use the trackpad.

 

[slyronit]

Assistive touch settings have always been there for my MX Master 2S mouse. I can’t really say if scrolling is any better or not though.

I see. Had no idea such a thing existed. Will try it out. Thanks.

 

[xxFoxtail]

I see. Had no idea such a thing existed. Will try it out. Thanks.

Yeah, it's a bit buried in the settings.

Settings > Accessibility > (Physical & Motor) Touch > AssistiveTouch > (Turn this on) > Devices > Select your device and customize the buttons.

There seems to be no way of changing the left-most thumb button for me, and it seems to default as a tab button. And I’m not sure if this is a bug, but every time I click or tap into a text field, the on screen keyboard will always come up even though my Magic Keyboard is connected, and the setting is off.

 

[slyronit]

Yeah, it's a bit buried in the settings.

Settings > Accessibility > (Physical & Motor) Touch > AssistiveTouch > (Turn this on) > Devices > Select your device and customize the buttons.

There seems to be no way of changing the left-most thumb button for me, and it seems to default as a tab button. And I’m not sure if this is a bug, but every time I click or tap into a text field, the on screen keyboard will always come up even though my Magic Keyboard is connected, and the setting is off.

I tested it today and I couldn’t find a way to set the thumb buttons as “back” or “forward” for navigation, especially in Safari.

 

[richpjr]

I tested it today and I couldn’t find a way to set the thumb buttons as “back” or “forward” for navigation, especially in Safari.

I really wish someone could figure out how to do this.