System Settings always shows 0% charge for Bluetooth devices

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System Settings always shows 0% charge for Bluetooth devices

I'm using an old Magic Mouse, and Magic Keyboard, with a Mac Book Pro, 13-inch, 2019, on MacOS Sequoia 15.7.7. For some months, the pages in System Settings for each of these devices always showed 0% charge, even after the batteries (rechargeable AA) had just been charged. Following a suggestion from elsewhere in the Forum, I looked at the Bluetooth page in System Settings, clicked on the i (Information) button, and the battery charge level was there. Then I went back to System Settings, and the charge levels are now there, too.

This isn't a question, just passing on a suggestion for others who may have a similar issue.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Jun 21, 2026 7:29 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Jun 22, 2026 5:14 AM in response to Pantera-Negra

You might also consider System Settings > Menu Bar > Menu Bar Controls : ☑️ Bluetooth. That will place a Bluetooth control on the menu extras bar that you can click and show (compatible) Bluetooth charge levels:

I have had at least two of the replaceable battery Magic Mouse I and finally gave up on their poor reliability and am now six years into my first (rechargeable) Magic Mouse II without issues.

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Answer 2

Jun 22, 2026 9:38 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks! I already had the Bluetooth control on the menu bar, but it never occurred to me to look there for the charge level of the devices.

Thanks also for mentioning that there's a control for what goes on the menu bar. I had previously just accepted whatever happened to appear there. On my system, it's in System Settings > Control Center.

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