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Q: Magic Mouse taking ~15 minutes to reconnect after charging

I have a rechargeable Magic Mouse (2?), which has worked perfectly for the past year. But it's now started to take 15 minutes approximately to reconnect to my retina iMac after unplugging it.

 

I thought the mouse was broken, I tried turning it on and off several times. I managed to use Spotlight to open the Mouse System Preference, it just said "No mouse found".

 

I even went to the store to buy a cheap wired mouse! By the time I got back it had reconnected. Any ideas? Just gone faulty as soon as it's out of warranty? It also feels warm after it's been charging, could that be related? Is it maybe waiting for itself to cool down? I've tested it a few times now, and happens every time.

 

Thanks

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Aug 24, 2016 9:27 AM

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  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Aug 24, 2016 11:45 PM in response to pderbs
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    Aug 24, 2016 11:45 PM in response to pderbs

    Magic Mouse 2 is the rechargeable version which uses a lightning cable to a port in the base of the mouse.   If you have that one, a certain amount of warmth when charging is normal.    I trust you aren't referring to the use of rechargeable batteries as that version of a mouse (Magic mouse 1) is not totally suited to El Capitan.

     

    If you have MM2, take it back to an Apple store and get them to test it, that would be free.   An alternative would be to try to pair the mouse with a friend's machine and see if the problem remains.