Magic trackpad keeps losing connection

I have been having similar problems with the trackpad just getting disconnected and the mouse cursor sitting top right of the screen all of the time. A reboot (CTRL-CMD-EJECT) usually fixes the problem but it feels so wrong - so Windows to have to do that. 😊

I tried making my trackpad a favourite as described above. I noticed that this item was missing from the Gear menu below the list of Bluetooth devices. Then I turned "discoverable" off at the top and teh Gear menu changed to show the favourite option. I also noticed that there is a detailed half of the window which may not always be visible and you have to drag it over.

I will try running for a while with discoverable turned off and see whether the trackpad keeps its connection better.

I have been experiencing similax problems in that I seem to lose connection and only for a split second but it is enough for the cursor to be snet right down to the trash can and it happens evewry 3 mintues of nac works

I tried all of the above, dowmloaded Xocde and the bluetooth explorer and I havent seen anything change

I ll keep trying

Cheers

A bit late, but I noticed something today. I switched from the Apple batteries to regular duracells and all of a sudden the trackpad was losing connectivity CONSTANTLY. So in the midst of contemplating jumping off a building, I noticed that it usually happened after I put it down on the desk after moving it, or sometimes if something knocked against it. So I picked it up, and hit it softly on the desk, it lost connectivity. The batteries inside were just loose enough that they lost contact if the trackpad was moved or knocked about very softly. I replaced the batteries again, and also made sure to tighten the battery cover with a screwdriver instead of just finger tight. No more issues. Some batteries can be just enough off that the internal spring in the trackpad can't push them tight enough. I've now had no more issues since doing this.

Have been looking for a solution for my trackpad for a while, and I can confirm that this was the problem for me. Used a screwdriver to tighten the battery cover and it has been working since. Sometimes it is an easy solution. 😉

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My batteries were at 17% but I replaced them with a set of fully charged ones and the connection issues vanished.

I ran into this issue several times earlier when the battery was below 20%.

Other possible issues are if you previously paired the trackpad with another macbook and if that macbook is in range it will try and connect to that one hence dropping the connection.

I was having same issue for weeks and has been driving me crazy. Tried several new sets of batteries.

One of the previous posts about other wireless equipment make me think. I had recenly purchased vtech wireless phone system.

So after some testing I found it was not the phone itself, but the paring feature that allows the vtech to pair to cell phone to be able to answer the cell via the main vtech phone.

Once I turned off the blue tooth paring to the cell phone, the track pad issue disappeared.

Having same issue for a month since I update to 10.11.3

Nothing helps but a reboot.

Whats the favourites bit there isn't a gear when clicking on the left?

As per original post.

Rob

I also started having this problem; i.e. everything was working fine for months (since I bought the mac [el capitan] and magic trackpad), then today it started cycling the connection like crazy. However:

1. turning off the trackpad,
2. removing the pairing on the mac (System Preferences -> Bluetooth -> X),
3. turning off bluetooth on the mac,
4. turning bluetooth back on on the mac,
5. then turning the magic pad back on,
6. then re-pairing with mac

all seemed to fix it up a treat! =o)

This worked for me, assuming you have the trackpad all set up and visible in Bluetooth preferences:

1. Move very close to the computer.

2. Turn off/on again

3. Move back to normal location.