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How to use your iDevice as a keyboard/mouse.
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In this tutorial I will be showing you how to use your iDevice as a keyboard/mouse on a Windows Pc.

As a matter of fact I am using my iPhone as a keyboard whilst writing this.

How I came across this software is a funny story, I woke up this morning and stood on my keyboard and broke it.

So lets get cracking, what you will need is the following.
  • WiFi Connection
  • iDevice (Touch or Phone)
  • Windows PC (You can also use this on a Mac)
  • TouchMouse Server software, here.
Note: No Jailbreak is needed for this to work, it can be used on a stock iDevice.


Step 1:

On your iDevice go to the App Store and search for "TouchMouse" and install it. TouchMouse is a Logitech product that is free.
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Step 2:

Install the server software (link above), once installed run the server software.
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Step 3:

On your iDevice you can now run TouchMouse, once it has loaded it will search for your PC running the server software, once found it will show the name of your PC.
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Step 4:

Select your PC and wait for it to connect, it may take a while depending on how far away your router is.
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Step 5:

Have fun with your "new" keyboard and mouse.
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I wouldn't recommend you use this all the time, I will be buying a new keyboard but this will suffice.

Oh if you have a sister like me it is fun pissing them off, when they are not looking install the server software on their PC/Laptop and let the fun begin :
 
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GJ, but you could alwaus get teamviewer and use it as a keyboard, its in the appstore....
 
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Sounds nice if you have no other keyboard but I personally dislike typing on an iDevice but it's better than typing with a virtual keyboard


Nice tutorial :smile:
 
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GJ, but you could alwaus get teamviewer and use it as a keyboard, its in the appstore....
Sounds nice if you have no other keyboard but I personally dislike typing on an iDevice but it's better than typing with a virtual keyboard


Nice tutorial :smile:

Thanks for the feedback guys, I hate using the OSK with Windows, it does my bloody nut in!

I am finding it very good to troll my family when they are updating their status on facebook haha.
 
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this is pretty cool, i'm going to use this to prank some friends

I fraped my sister the other day while she was on Facebook. She turned around to talk to her friend who was around and it was a pretty epic moment.
 
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Not working. It's all installed right. But it just doesn't work.
 
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Not working. It's all installed right. But it just doesn't work.

Which part doesn't work?

If your PC isn't showing up in the iDevice App then you may want to enter your PCs IP address manually.
 
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Which part doesn't work?

If your PC isn't showing up in the iDevice App then you may want to enter your PCs IP address manually.
It connects and shows in the list when I need to pick the PC. Nothing works. It's connected just fine.

Video. Sorry for the quality, done with my phone.
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I know this is a long shot but check your Windows Firewall settings, locate the Logitech TouchMouse app and edit the inbound rules. It might connect but that is all it will do until you grant it permissions.

Also if you use a third party firewall like ZoneAlarm that may block access but still grant the connection.
 
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It's already in my exceptions list. Right now it's not even finding the server though.

EDIT: Yeah, it acts like there's no server period. Manual entry also fails. This is bulls***...
 
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It's already in my exceptions list. Right now it's not even finding the server though.

EDIT: Yeah, it acts like there's no server period. Manual entry also fails. This is bulls***...

It might be your physical router blocking the connections as the PC software sets everything up.

Does your iDevice ever have problems with the Wi-Fi? If it does it might be worth resetting your connection setting on the iDevice.
 
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cool, im using it now
:smile: just wish scrolling was a little easier.
 
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It might be your physical router blocking the connections as the PC software sets everything up.

Does your iDevice ever have problems with the Wi-Fi? If it does it might be worth resetting your connection setting on the iDevice.
Everything works fine on it. Wifi always works. It just won't work with this app for some reason.

I really want this to work. Get on AIM so you can help me.

EDIT: My netbook doesn't show on the ipod either...wtf

EDIT2: You've been on multiple times but can't help me out at all?
 
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I found the problem. It was my router. My printer stopped working wirelessly so I did a factory reset. Fixed it and it now works.
 
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