Questions & Answers for Apple Magic Mouse
766 Questions from the Community
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Can I use my magic mouse without lion
My friends have a magic mouse and tell me you can't swipe expose without lion. Is this true
- Asked by Travis M from Los Gatos
- 12-Mar-2012
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Yes, but some gestures will not work. All features except the new Mac OS 10.7 lion gestures will not work. Hope this helps. :-)
- Answered by Timothy L from Singapore
- 20-Mar-2012
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Does the mouse use more battery power when your hand is just resting idly on it than when you take your hand off (assuming computer is on)?
- Asked by Pat F from Ann Arbor
- 30-Mar-2012
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I rest my hand on it a lot, and it has great battery life, so there shouldn't be a problem there. Mine lasts about 4 months straight of every day use and hand resting idle on it, while computer is on! It has wonderful battery life in my opinion! :) Hope I helped!!
-Mark- Answered by Mark H from Midland
- 12-Dec-2012
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does magic mouse work with Mac mini?
I have a Mac mini over 4 years old running v. 10.4.11 with a 1.66 GHz Intel CoreDuo processor. It's Tiger.
- Asked by Christine W from New Preston
- 3-Mar-2011
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Yes, it will work using bluetooth.
- Answered by Will N from Liberty
- 8-Jun-2011
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Does magic mouse work on HP laptop computers.. if yes which functions does NOT work
- Asked by Nicolai N
- 24-Oct-2009
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The mouse does not yet (Nov 2009) work with Windows and will therefor not work on a HP computer. You will have to wait for drivers to be developed by Apple.
- Answered by Jeffrey C from Arundel
- 2-Nov-2009
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I got 2 Mac and would like to buy 2 Magic Mouses. The both Mac are in the same room, will there be interferences between both mouses ?
- Asked by Julie Pearl S from Houston
- 8-Nov-2009
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No, each bluetooth device (by standard of design) will only interact with the device it was syncronized to, as each mouse has a unique bluetooth device serial id.
- Answered by Jung L from Santa Monica
- 9-Nov-2009
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does this mouse work with tiger software? (the 10.4.11 version)
does this mouse work with tiger software? (the 10.4.11 version)
- Asked by Ill Young L from La Canada
- 20-Oct-2009
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It does work with Tiger but just as a regular mouse. I received mine today and works well as a click and drag mouse. Too bad gestures don't work but it's nice to be wireless again (lost my old one on a plane).
- Answered by Steve F from Spring Grove
- 31-Oct-2009
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Is a mouse included with a Macbook Pro purchase?
This is in addition to the trackpad. I read some where that the mighty mouse comes with and I want to know if that is true.
- Asked by Luke M from Bethlehem
- 10-Feb-2010
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No. I just bought a Macbook Pro last weekend and I can tell you that you that it is not included...great extra purchase though...buying one today!
- Answered by Kelly H from Hilton Head
- 11-Feb-2010
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Can I pair magic mouse with two different macs?
- Asked by Evandro A from New York
- 7-Dec-2009
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Yes you can!
I paired mine with a MacBook Air & a MacBook Pro and it works great.
I have not yet had both computers connect to it at the same time. I suppose that would not work.- Answered by Mark H
- 9-Dec-2009
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Is the magic mouse work on the macbook pro 13'' ? Thank for your answer.
- Asked by L A J B
- 20-Oct-2009
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Yes, the Magic Mouse will work on any Mac that has Bluetooth (which the 13" Macbook Pro does) and with the correct version of Leopard (10.5.8 or newer) installed (which your Macbook should).
- Answered by Taylor J from Cleveland
- 25-Oct-2009
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No it doesn't it's bluetooth.
- Answered by Robert H from Swindon
- 29-Dec-2009
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Is there a way to use the scroll in boot camp?
- Asked by Kay P from Orland Park
- 1-Nov-2009
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Not currently. There may be an update coming soon for the Boot Camp drivers, but I wouldn't expect features like "momentum" or some gestures to work. Most probably, the mouse will only support left and right clicking. Even scroll is still unknown.
- Answered by Ronald B from Lima
- 3-Nov-2009
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To move the pointer, you simply move the mouse. To scroll, place a finger on the mouse and swipe in the direction you want to scroll. To click, place your finger(s) on the top and push down. To secondary click, place one finger on the left or right side (see preferences to set which side) and push down. To go back/forward in Safari, iPhoto, Finder, or similar applications, place two fingers on the top and swipe left or right.
- Answered by Gavin R from Sutter
- 12-Jun-2010
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Any problems pairing with blue-tooth? I have had problems with other BT devices on my iMac.
- Asked by Charles L from Rochester
- 13-Dec-2009
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Works like a charm with Snow Leopard. Momentum scrolling doesn't work on Leopard. Everything else works. You need 10.5.8 with the respective Bluetooth update though. Look at the system requirements.
- Answered by Ernesto H from North Hollywood
- 14-Dec-2009
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How good is the magic mouse's latency?
Every bluetooth mouse I have used in the past (both on OS X and Windows) had an annoyingly long latency. In other words, there's a small (but noticeable) delay between moving your mouse and seeing the cursor move, which gives the feeling that the cursor is struggling to keep up. I am wondering how good this mouse is in this respect.
- Asked by Karim L from Cambridge
- 22-Oct-2009
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Actually, it seems to work just as fast as the macbook pro's trackpad.
- Answered by Omar I from Wilmington
- 24-Oct-2009
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My magic mouse has been connected to my macbook for a while now, but it doesn't seem to have the scroll or any of the multi-touch functions.
- Asked by Gianne D from Sydney
- 17-Jan-2010
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Ok, I had this problem when I first set my MM on my macbook pro. What you need to do is click the apple logo on the top left of the screen on your Macbook or iMac and click software update. There should be a download that allows for the multi-touch surface to be activated (its only about 50 mb so it should download quickly) soon as it is downloaded the multi-touch surface should work
Thanks, MP- Answered by Matthew P from Bragg Creek
- 18-Jan-2010
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Can I use the Apple Magic mouse with the Apple keyboard with numeric keypad? Or do I have to use the Wireless keyboard?
- Asked by Nancy T from Spokane
- 20-Oct-2009
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No you do not have to have the wireless keyboard. The Magic Mouse will simply connect to your Mac using Bluetooth, regardless of the keyboard you are using.
- Answered by Neil M
- 21-Oct-2009
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How long am I to expect the battery for this to last?
I am a pretty frequent user and within 4 days the battery is 81% already. Is this normal?
- Asked by Faaiz K from Stockton-on-tees
- 23-Jan-2010
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Mine lasted less than a month. I kept it on all day and only turned it off at night (that doesn't mean it was used all day though but I am a pretty heavy computer user). That's just from the batteries that came with it.
I have rechargables in now that have been in there for less than 2 days. They are at 69% (but rechargeables in my experience do not last as long as disposable batteries).- Answered by Alice C from Lynnwood
- 25-Jan-2010
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Can I run a Mac wireless keyboard and the new magic mouse on windows vista ?
- Asked by William B
- 21-Oct-2009
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no you need to upgrade you mac os to intergrade with magic mouse at least with mac snow leopard
- Answered by Ferdinandus Ferry C from Bandung
- 8-Mar-2010
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will the mouse work with lithium batteries like those used in digital cameras? Not rechargeable, but lithium.
- Asked by Laura M from Orange
- 25-Feb-2010
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Yes it will. In fact they even last longer!
- Answered by Matthew K from Chesapeake
- 27-Feb-2010
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