Change Mouse Speed in Android

Android is one of the most used  and popular operating system for tabs and/or mobile phones. Most of the tabs or smartphones devices are generally touchscreen devices. However there are many android devices that have a trackball or comes with a provision to connect a external mouse or keyboard. When using a mouse with the android device then there is a need to change the mouse speed as per your needs. This post explains the steps to change mouse speed in android.

Step 1 : Navigate to settings

On the android device, amongst all the icon is the icon to go to the settings. It is a icon with somewhat wheel like image and ‘settings’ written below it. See below screenshot. Click on this the ‘settings’ icon.

Settings shortcut

Settings shortcut

Step 2 : Select Input option

After clicking on the settings icon, a screen with a list of different options will be presented. On the left hand side column a list of all the different settings that can be change will be displayed. One of the option there will be ‘Language and Input’. Select the language and input option.

Language and Input option

Language and Input option

Step 3 : Select Mouse/Trackpad option

Once the language and input option on the left column is selected, on the right hand side a list of all the settings related to language and input devices will be displayed. Search for a option named ‘Mouse/Trackpad’. The ‘Mouse/Trackpad’ section will display a option named ‘Pointer Speed’. This option needs to be selected to customize the Mouse Speed.

Android Pointer Speed Option

Android Pointer Speed Option

Step 4 : Select Option ‘Pointer Speed’

On clicking the ‘Pointer Speed’ option, a box will be displayed with a slider bar to adjust the pointer speed. You can slide the bar and increase or decrease the speed of the mouse pointer as per the requirement. Click ‘OK’ for the changes to take effect.

Pointer Speed Bar

Pointer Speed Bar

Thats it, changing mouse speed in android device is simple and easy just in 4 steps !

Refer to Change mouse settings in windows to change the mouse configurations in windows.

Refer to Change mouse cursor in windows to change mouse cursor in windows.