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This is a step-by-step guide on how to install Mouse Toggle on FireStick, Fire TV, and Fire TV Cube.
Mouse toggle is a virtual mouse application that is used to navigate and operate some of the sideloaded applications on FireStick.
Without a virtual mouse, it may be quite difficult to use third-party apps that don’t work with the FireStick remote.
Installing a Mouse Toggle can allow users to use apps that require a touch screen feature, with the help of the mouse pointer. The mouse can be used and controlled through the FireStick remote.
How to Install Mouse Toggle on FireStick
Mouse pointer can be controlled using the navigation buttons on the FireStick remote. To have the mouse pointer on your FireStick, follow the steps below to get Mouse Toggle.
Mouse Toggle is a third party app and therefore first requires you to Allow Apps from Unknown Sources.
Step 1: Open Firestick Home
Step 2: Click on the Settings icon
Step 3: Select My Fire TV
Step 4: Choose Developer Options
Step 5: Click on Apps from Unknown Sources
Step 6: Ignore the warning message, and Turn On. Mouse Toggle is a safe app and therefore there is nothing to worry about
Note: Before proceeding to install Mouse Toggle, make sure you have protected your device with a good VPN. We recommend ExpressVPN that not only protects your identity but also allows you to safely use the internet and apps on your FireStick device.
Step 7: Navigate back to the home page and select the Find menu
Step 8: Click on the Search option
Step 9: Type “Downloader” and select it from the list
Step 10: Select the Downloader icon
Step 11: Click on “Download” and wait for the app to install
Step 12: Wait until the download is completed
Step 13: Click on Open to run the Downloader app
Step 14: Once the downloader opens, click on Allow
Step 15: A prompt will be displayed, click OK
Step 16: By default Home tab would be open with a text box displayed on the right side
Step 17: In the Downloader app, go to Home, and on the URL bar enter this URL https://bit.ly/mouse-firetv and select Go
Step 18: Allow the download to finish
Step 19: When the following screen appears, press Install
Step 20: The following screen will appear when the installation completes. Click Done because you need to delete the APK file as it consumes space
Step 21: Now select Delete, these APK files are no longer needed after installation.
Step 22: Select Delete again
You have successfully installed and downloaded Mouse Toggle on your FireStick device.
Video Tutorial: How to Setup Mouse Toggle on Firestick
How to Use Mouse Toggle on FireStick
To use the Mouse Toggle app, you don’t exactly need to open the app. You just need to open those apps that don’t work with the FireStick remote.
- Open the Movie (Third-party app)
- On your FireStick remote, double click on the Pause/Play button
- The mouse circle will appear instantly
- Use the left, right, up, and down button on the FireStick remote to control the mouse toggle
- To end using mouse toggle, double click on the Pause/Play button on your remote once again.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I use apps that I only use on my other touch screen devices?
Mouse Toggle is the answer to this query, where this app allows a mouse pointer to appear on your FireStick TV and you can use those apps on your FireStick TV.
Is Mouse Toggle available on Amazon Store?
No, it is a third-party app and it is sideloaded through an app like Downloader.
Conclusion
Mouse Toggle is a great way to make FireStick TV available for apps that you use on your other devices like your cell phone or laptops.
When you make your FireStick device secure with a good VPN like ExpressVPN, you want to use as many apps as possible. Many users want to have similar experiences with their other devices on their FireStick therefore they like to have similar apps installed as well.
Mouse Toggle removes the problem of compatibility as it allows the FireStick remote control to navigate and monitor the mouse pointer on FireStick TV.
Can I use this with firetv remote on Android?
Yes, you can! Do let us know as well.
I did all… but double clicking the Play/Pause button did not launch the Mouse Toggle. I assume I’ve got to open the 3rd party app first, eg HBOMAX?
Yes, you need to open the HBO Max first.
it get stuck on ‘starting’. on my firetv. this was happening on version 1.6 too. toggling the ADB setting off/on does not help. This seems to be a bug with this mouse toggle and my firetv dating back a while no.w
Hey, just restart your Fire TV device once you have installed Mouse Toggle. Once you do that, directly open the app that you want to use such as HBO Max or whatever app and double click Play/Pause button to make it work.
finally got it kind off responding but had to adjust my video resolution. however, my tv is old, so only had one low resolution to choose. but the mouse pointer now does not move across the full screen which makes it pretty useless. also clicking ok on what it can ‘reach’ is a hit and mouse. Who at hbo would write such a terrible
hbomax app ??
Did you try Play/Pause button on the FireStick remote? Actually, this is not an HBO Max app, this is a third-party app that works with HBO Max because the official HBO Max app wont work anywhere outside the US.
I’ve downloaded HBO MAX, then I’ve downloaded the mouse toggle app. I’ve turned off the tv n turned it back on, opened HBO MAX, and double clicked the pause/play button and it still isn’t working. HBO Max app looks great, but I’m not able to navigate it as the mouse never appears. And yes, once both apps were installed I deleted the apk files like you said to. What else can be done?
Make sure you are connected to any 3 of these servers, Detroit, Bend, or Denver if you’re using it from outside the US. Let us know if it works.
I have done exactly as you direct, however, when I push pause/play i do not get the circle and I cannot select or move sideways. I can move up and down only and not select. Please advise.
Double tab the play button. Go to the app and stop the server and start it again and restart your firestick device.