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Will the new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID be able to be used for an old iMac 2017 model?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.2

Posted on May 6, 2021 4:07 PM

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It will work as a bluetooth keyboard but the Touch ID feature is not supported by Intel iMacs.

Posted on May 6, 2021 4:44 PM

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May 6, 2021 4:10 PM in response to Cappiedog11

"Bluetooth-enabled Mac computer with macOS10.12.4 or later, iOS devices with iOS 10.3 or later"


Sounds like you should be good. 2017 Machines ship with a minimum of 10.12. So as long as you run the 10.12.6 combo update you should be fine, if you are still running 10.12.3 or earlier.




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