Magic Mouse not responding to hand movements on screen

I have checked it is fully charged, bluetooth is on and finds the mouse, but every now and then it ignores my moving it and seems to hover on the page however I move my hand




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Original Title: my magic mouse frequently ignores my hand movement and won't move on the screen unless I get cross and bang it down!

iMac 24″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Nov 6, 2025 11:28 PM

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Posted on Nov 7, 2025 12:16 AM

have you tried to use a mouse pad even if it's just a piece of paper to see if that helps?


otherwise you could try the mouse with another device to verify that it's not a physical defect with the mouse

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Magic Mouse not responding to hand movements on screen

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