I bought an iMac a few months ago.
Now the batteries from the magic mouse are empty and I had to buy new ones.
Only they don't work. I had to pick cheap batteries from others devices.
Can anyone tell me which brand wil work?
Thanks,
Bernadette
iMac
Am I in a different world? The magic mouse that came with my Mac Mini has a built-in rechargeable battery and there seemingly is no way to replace it with ordinary replaceable batteries. I wish I could, as it is very inconvenient to have it suddenly die without warning and the only option is to plug it in and wait an hour or two for it to charge. I've switched back to my 5-year-old Logitech wired mouse; it is 100% reliable!
Hello Jenna,
Yes you are. Don't know if you have noticed but you are tagging onto a thread that is nearly 5 years old. It's always better to start a new thread as answers can get out of date. The mouse you have didn't exist then.
It appears you have a Magic Mouse 2 that is recharged via a charging cable. That being so a mere two or three minutes will give you enough charge for an average days work. The two hour plug in you mention should give you more than a months usage. It doesn't just die without warning unless it is damaged. You should get a notification when the power level gets to 10% or so.
If you are not getting this much power and it is dying without notification and it is less than 12 months old get it back to an Apple store for the genius bar to check it out.
Duracel should work. I'm guessing you may have put one (or both) of the batts in upside down. Or forgot to turn on the mouse.
Hi,
I know I'm blond but the batts are both with the + up. the same way I put in other batts and I did turn on the mouse.
I haven't seen your other theory (yet), but does it have something to do with Apple doing this on purpose to force people to purchase the Apple Reharger kit? 😝
No but I was wondering whether they had an arrangement with certain battery manufacturers? Or perhaps they built the thing using only that kind to test?
I have a similar problem only my Tesco rechargeable batteries don't work in the mouse but work in another device....I was all ready to take them back to Tesco and get a refund!
I use Duracell's, sometimes Duracell Procells, otherwise standard ones. I buy them in packs of 144.
Thanks! Same problem, so i put a small foil so that the Duracell batteries make contact. I worked!!!
why does magic mouse not work with duracel batteries
