Q: Magic Mouse too Sensitive Under Mavericks

Hi George, thats the wire connected Logitec ?

Crag_rat wrote:

 

Hi George, thats the wire connected Logitec ?

No wireless ! Any wireless or wired mouse should work. Amazingly only the Apple Magic Mouse and Magic pad appear to have a problem with Maverick.

George in NY

Hi George thanks for your help

georgeny wrote:

 

 

What I don't understand!!! They sell new desktops with magic track pad or mouse and they apparently must work on new machines with coming with Maverick installed? So what is the difference in having upgraded from Mountain Lion? Has anyone done a clean install of Maverick and then used magic mouse or Pad? Perhaps some conflict left over from upgrade?

 

George in NY

Hi George-

Like I've posted here many times, my brand new iMac that shipped with Mavericks just a few months ago has this exact same problem- and did from the start.   And just a few days ago, I duplicated it in an Apple Store for two curious Apple Store employees on each and every iMac on display.   Both with Magic Mouse and Trackpads.  Heck I was battling it just now trying to reply to this post.

The only thing that has made this somewhat tolerable is MagicPrefs with a small and tightly defined scroll area along the top of the Magic Mouse.

Cheers,

Dave

Dave_K. wrote:

 

georgeny wrote:

 

 

What I don't understand!!! They sell new desktops with magic track pad or mouse and they apparently must work on new machines with coming with Maverick installed? So what is the difference in having upgraded from Mountain Lion? Has anyone done a clean install of Maverick and then used magic mouse or Pad? Perhaps some conflict left over from upgrade?

 

George in NY

 

Hi George-

 

Like I've posted here many times, my brand new iMac that shipped with Mavericks just a few months ago has this exact same problem- and did from the start.   And just a few days ago, I duplicated it in an Apple Store for two curious Apple Store employees on each and every iMac on display.   Both with Magic Mouse and Trackpads.  Heck I was battling it just now trying to reply to this post.

 

The only thing that has made this somewhat tolerable is MagicPrefs with a small and tightly defined scroll area along the top of the Magic Mouse.

 

Cheers,

 

Dave

Dave I know you have but I would have expected to hear an outcry if was same problem on all new macs, again since they deliver with one or the other, mouse or pad.

And what did the curious Apple employees have to say about it? Wow look at that?

I have to presume at this point they are planning to fix bugs by eventually replacing Maverick with Yosemite?

http://www.apple.com/osx/preview/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-mac-com

Are we just a beta operation for the new OS? The issue varies in importance depending on your use and need of these devices. In my case it is an annoyance to have something like $180 of purchased equipment no longer work or even have a modicum of usefulness to me right now. For others I would imagine this could seriously impede there work.

I am guessing that we will have to wait until Fall for Yosemite to see any fix for this obvious bug! Since I will never again download a new OS version until at least a year and three updates after it comes out I will probably have to wait until late 2016 to use my Apple magic equipment. That is very disappointing!!

George in NY

Crag_rat wrote:

 

Hi George thanks for your help

You are welcome. Good luck...

George in NY

I've been lurking in this discussion for a while as a very longtime user of the Magic Mouse (I own three) and Magic Prefs. While Magic Prefs could cure any of the problems/issues I have had with the Magic Mouse, it's gotten to the point where using Magic Prefs somehow seems to greatly decrease the battery life in the Magic Mouse. That wasn't the case with prior versions of the Mac OS. The app also uses a fair amount of processor time, but I could live with that.

During the past month I've been experimenting with brand new alkaline batteries (instead of the Sanyo Eneloops that I normally use). When I became convinced that Magic Prefs was shortening battery life I first returned to an alternate bluetooth mouse that I used in the past--Targus Bluetooth Comfort Laser Mouse. It's got a nice shape and seems to work well with Macs; however, it has the noisiest mouse clicks (and scroll wheel click) I've ever heard. In a quiet office environment it would be noticed by people nearby. I know some are thinking that there's no way a mouse click can be that loud...but it is. The button mechanism deep inside the mouse produces a loud click and there's something about the design of the mouse that magnifies the sound.

Then I began to search for an alternative. I was shocked at how the number of mice, especially bluetooth mouse, has dropped during the past decade. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I finally settled on the Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Mouse. It's not too small, has nice button action (and quiet buttons) and rubber around the edge for a better grip. The only feature that I don't like is an indented scroll wheel movement. I prefer smooth scroll wheels. Finally, the battery life in the Microsoft mouse seems to be very, very good.

As always, YMMV.

Hi Scott,

I've had the same issues for a while but I had little enthusiasm to experiment with what is a badly designed product. I opted for the Logitech M325 which a compact and small - ok for mobile working. It has a very small USB adaptor which communicates with the mouse,and this adaptor fits neatly into the mouse body for transportation. The mouse wheel is OK - not as smooth running as I would like but all in  all it performs as a mouse should.

Additionally when the the apple mouse is used with Bootcamp and Win 7 you have to move the mouse around for 20 seconds or so after booting before the Mac sees it, with the logitech connection is instantaneous and is more function rich in this environment.

The Magic Mouse is not fit for purpose and the sooner people stop  buying it then perhaps Apple will extract a digit and either sort it out or discontinue it because this device tarnishes Apples reputation for excellence which it has deservedly earned.

Recently I switched to using my iMac more with Mavericks and found something was triggering a psych problem I have with repetitive motion.  I finally figured out it is the magic mouse sensitivity.  It literally drives me crazy.  The sensitivity and forced accuracy you need to use to ensure you are on the right spot before clicking increases my frustration level until I have to walk away.  I wasn't sure until the other day as I've had a lot of pressure at work, but I plugged a wireless logic tech mouse in an decided I have to pitch the 'magic' mouse before I explode.

I downloaded that app recommended earlier, I'll try it out, and I don't remember the mouse acting this way with prior releases.  There is no reason for its behavior and lack of settings in the modern world.

Apple's response is so typical of Job's attitude of 'it is the best, get used to it' no matter how bad it sucketh!

I use my old dell usb mouse and it works a lot better and easier then the apple mouse.

I updated to Mavericks soon after getting a new iMac so I don't really have much experience with the Magic Mouse on previous OS X versions.  The hyper-sensitive scroll sensor, however, made me put the fancy, expensive device in the drawer and plug in an el-cheapo wired USB mouse from an old Windows PC.  Unsatisfied with the loss of the USB port and the unsightly cord, I finally sprung for a Kensington SureTrack bluetooth mouse.  It's basic in operation, but frees up the port and is as predictable/reliable as the wired USB mouse. 

The problem is because of the middle finger inadvertently touching the mouse and causing weird zooming issues. In order to alleviate the problem, make sure only the index finger is on the mouse, and the thumb and middle finger is on the side of the mouse, just to hold it. That way it works much better and does not do any weird un-necessary zooming etc caused by that extra finger (thats what i was experiencing in the beginning).)

Well, what do you know ? I have upgraded to Yosemite, and guess what ? The Magic mouse still misbehaves!

Clearly, Apple does not give a **** (well we all know that already anyway). This thread has grown to 116 replies, all of them complaining about the problem. I can only surmise that either none at Apple follows those forums, or whoever at Apple does follow this just does not care. I have seen no explanation and no solution from anyone at Apple - only advice from afflicted by the problem, just like me.

Again: there is nothing wrong with the *hardware*: the magic mouse worked fine when i first bought it and used it under Lion and Mountain Lion. It only started misbehaving with Mavericks. And Yosemite brings no relief: it is clearly a *software* problem in those versions.

Hello, Apple: anyone there ? Anyone caring about your customers at all ?

Albert

Give http://magicprefs.com a shot!

Awesome find philgooii, that seems to have 'fixed' the 'edge sensitivity' issue that was making the Magic Mouse so frustrating. And a plus is if you're 'ham handed' like me, the 'sensitive area' of the mouse surface is easily configurable to find the 'just right' area for you.

It also works on the Trackpad and MacBook glass trackpads.

Oh, it's free as well, and seems to be very well put together, with the ability to add several very handy 'plug-ins'

Magic Prefs worked for me. A very annoying screen jump has been present since Mavericks was installed. I could not be happier, have  removed my Microsoft wired mouse and use the Magic Mouse again.