Tap the rightmost icon to bring up a series of bespoke modules for various uses. There’s a camera icon that allows you to snap photos or scan documents, but it’s the final button that we found the most interesting. The toggles to the right switch the keyboard to display function keys or a full number pad. Tapping any of the icons to the left will hold down the shift, control, option, and command buttons respectively – handy for keyboard shortcuts. Obviously you can type as normal, but the row of buttons above the keyboard gives you a ton of other options. Speaking of which, the keyboard mode is really clever. If you’d rather use the entire screen, there’s a button to hide the keyboard. The yellow arrows in the middle act as a virtual scroll wheel – swipe across it to scroll vertically or horizontally around a page. Tap anywhere to click, or use the bar just above the keyboard as designated left- and right-click buttons. If you’re playing music, it’ll give you a preview – but you can swipe right over it, no bother. Once you’re connected, you’ll probably want to know what Mobile Mouse Remote can do.įor starters, you can swipe anywhere across the top half of the screen to move the mouse cursor, much like using a trackpad. You’re now in control of your Mac! Using the remote In our testing, it connected within a few seconds. Press to Allow it to connect to devices on your local network and it will automatically search for your computer. Next, ensure both devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network and fire up the iOS app. Note that the app lives as an icon in the Mac’s top menu bar if you ever need to close it or adjust the settings.

If you have any other firewall or antivirus software active, make sure to allow the connection there too. You’ll need to grant it some permissions – open System Preferences > Privacy & Security > Accessibility and toggle Mobile Mouse Server on. Open the Mac app first to prepare your computer for remote control. Getting set upįor this trick, you’ll need to install Mobile Mouse Remote on your iPhone and Mobile Mouse Server on the Mac you wish to control. If you think that sounds useful, here’s how to do it.

Iphone as a remote for mac