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Magic Trackpad Erratic Movement

Just bought and installed Magic Trackpad on my iMac. Paired the trackpad, installed the software with Software Update. But then the cursor movement has been erratic. The cursor jumps on the screen randomly and "taps" itself. Fortunately I can still use my Magic Mouse so I have to disconnect the trackpad.

Anyone with a similar experience? Any solution?

Unibody MacBook Pro 2.53GHz/iMac Core2Duo 2.66GHz/iPhone 3Gs 32GB, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 7:33 AM

141 replies

Mar 15, 2015 9:06 AM in response to kidhack

see my response to Colin Lai's issue.

Jun 1, 2015 8:03 AM in response to mediahound

Actually, this did not fix the issue however I have now disconnected weak flakey the internal Bluetooth (it just unplugs) from inside my early 2008 Mac Pro and bought one of these USB Bluetooth adapters: http://amzn.to/1KHR0se

It is working well!

Oct 21, 2015 3:25 PM in response to Colin Lai

I found that if you restart your computer in the safe mode, this takes care of the cursor problem....

Oct 21, 2015 3:27 PM in response to Colin Lai

I found that if you restart your computer in the safe mode, this fixes the cursor issue...

Oct 20, 2016 5:44 PM in response to Colin Lai

I have the 2016 MacBook 12" and am experiencing something similar - when I get my MacBook too close to a digital picture frame power supply, the trackpad action is erratic. Move it away just enough, it works perfectly again. This issue is not isolated to the Magic Trackpad - there's got to be some electronic components inside these trackpads that's being affected by RF/EM interference.

No permanent fix for this other than "then don't go near the power supply." I would suppose a recall would be too much to ask for.

Mar 5, 2017 3:01 AM in response to oddsare

same here, if my iphone is on the desk the trackpad goes crazy and also the magic keyboard works erratically. hope this helps.

Magic Trackpad Erratic Movement