Is there an app to use the iPhone as a USB keyboard / mouse

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I work on a lot of touchscreen PC's which don't have keyboards or mice attached to them.

Generally they are locked down so I can't install software on them and often don't have access to the WI-FI network they are on.

Is there an app so that when I connect my iPhone via its dock cable I can use the iPhone as a wired keyboard / mouse for the PC?

It would save me carrying a keyboard and mouse around everywhere as all I would need would be my iPhone and the dock cable.
 
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I have an app that lets me use the iPhone as a wireless touchpad -- TouchMouse I think it was called (wife has the iPhone and is not here at the moment).
 
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I have one that does wireless, logitech make it, but that isn't always appropriate because i cant install stuff on every machine i work on, it must be USB
 
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adecelis said:
I have one that does wireless, logitech make it, but that isn't always appropriate because i cant install stuff on every machine i work on, it must be USB
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No, you cannot connect your iPhone by USB and use it as a wired keyboard/mouse. There are no apps that add this functionality.
 
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Mobile Mouse Server. Free.
It actually works wirelessly over BT, but there's nothing stopping you from having your iPhone plugged in at the same time to save battery life. I use it with my iPhone and my MBP when watching TV shows with my Mac connected to my TV. Works great because you can switch to keyboard to type and I don't have to get off the couch to browse to a different website. You have to install the app on your Mac and on your iPhone. Both can be found in their respective app stores.
 
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Mobile Mouse Server. Free.
It actually works wirelessly over BT, but there's nothing stopping you from having your iPhone plugged in at the same time to save battery life. I use it with my iPhone and my MBP when watching TV shows with my Mac connected to my TV. Works great because you can switch to keyboard to type and I don't have to get off the couch to browse to a different website. You have to install the app on your Mac and on your iPhone. Both can be found in their respective app stores.
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You guys are completely misunderstanding what he wants. He wants to use his iPhone as a WIRED keyboard and mouse, on computers that he CANNOT add software to or otherwise modify.
 
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lifeisabeach said:
You guys are completely misunderstanding what he wants. He wants to use his iPhone as a WIRED keyboard and mouse, on computers that he CANNOT add software to or otherwise modify.
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Oops! I didn't read the part about cannot add software. Sorry. Guess I wasn't fully awake this morning. :Oops:
 
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Oops! I didn't read the part about cannot add software. Sorry. Guess I wasn't fully awake this morning. :Oops:
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Now that I drink stronger coffee, I'm bouncing off the walls all morning.
 

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