magic mouse stopped scrolling and stopped swiping

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silvertogold Author

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magic mouse stopped scrolling and stopped swiping

(2020 Macbook Pro)

Suddenly, my magic mouse stopped scrolling and stopped swiping. - but continues to work on the trackpad...

I verified these options are turned on in System Preferences

I have rebooted

I removed and reinstalled the Magic Mouse

I tried removing my mouse and adding my spare Magic Mouse

I tried both mice on my iMac and they work fine.

I took it a step further and did the upgrade from Big Sur to Monterey

Still no scroll or swipe

Any Ideas out there?

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 3:14 PM

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Answer 1

Mac_Cat

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99 points

Dec 16, 2021 8:40 AM in response to silvertogold

On one of my iMacs the Magic Mouse stops scrolling more and more often, after I upgraded to Mac OS 12.x (Monterey).

If I turn it off and then back on, it works normally - for about an hour.

I think the mouse is dying, but I can't figure out a way to test it.

I have gesturing and the second click features disabled - I only use the scrolling feature.

So sad. dozens of similar posts - no answers.

It's a very expensive mouse and I'm not anxious to buy another one (don't like the charging port location)

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Answer 2

Blue_26

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Dec 19, 2021 10:31 AM in response to Mac_Cat

I have the same problem in that powering off / on the mouse - it will work again for a short while.

I don't think it's the mouse.

Started doing this after updating to Monterey (not immediately - but shortly after)

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Answer 3

Dec 23, 2021 3:40 PM in response to Blue_26

I had the same problem when I updated to Monterey. Each time I opened my MacBook Air I had to turn off the mouse and then reconnect it. When the 12.1 version came out, it seems to be back to normal operation now. I did not see any reference to this in bug fixes, but it may have addressed the issue.

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magic mouse stopped scrolling and stopped swiping

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