Using Magic Mouse 2 with Yosemite doesn't work...

Actually, I'm having second thought about returning. I know my software's developers will eventually update accordingly. So its a matter of putting the trackpad and keyboard on the shelf for 6 months or so. I already have the shipping label, but the difficulty of getting to the post office with my schedule may be the deciding factor 😐.

Sadly, Apple does state it is compatible onky with El Capitan, which I beleive is very short sighted.

System Requirements Bluetooth-enabled Mac computer with OS X v10.11 or later

I hope they can patch Yosemite to make Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Keyboard compatible! I can't upgrade to ElCap because my work software is not compatible yet. 😟 It doesn't make sense how they released it with only El Capitan as the only supported OS X.

I'm on EL Capitan and have the exact same issue.

The Magic Mouse panel is gone – no scrolling for me.

Exactly the same problem the magic mouse 2 keeps freezing and losing connection on both yosemite and el captain.

I have tried on both my macbook pro and my iMac.

The magic mouse 2 is not fit for purpose sending it back.

I also thought it would work with Yosemite out of the box. Similar issue with the new keyboard. Thats what I get for jumping on the Apple accessories wagon too early. I can't update yet due to warnings from pro audio developers. I'll have to return them. Fortunately, the return is at no cost, and my tax is also refunded. My only true loss is the excitement and time it will take to repack + drop off. 😟

FWIW, grab one (or more) of the original Magic Mouse while they are still

available. If batteries are low in them, you just replace them instead of

not being able to use it until it charges back up.

The best spare mouse to have where your equipment can accept it is a USB Mighty mouse. Instant, no charging and no fancy hand gestures.

I'll stick to my Kensington USB Trackball until the time is right for the Trackpad 2.

Apple has always pushed you to have the latest & greatest for everything to work together, but crippling their new hardware to the extent of making it much less useable than the old hardware, unless you're on the very latest version of the OS, is just a slap in the face to their customers. I can understand not enabling new features of the new hardware on the old OS, but to disable something as elementary as scrolling?! Wow. I really wish the alternatives were better, because Apple has been having a lot of fails lately, and it's making it harder to keep supporting them.

Oy Vey. Guess I'll have to return them. I hope they don't hit me with a re-stocking fee.

There is an Apple Store where I live, so I did return them yesterday, no re-stocking fee. They did ask why and when I mentioned that I was using Yosemite, they acknowledged that to be a legitimate cause for return. My guess is I'm not the only one that will make that mistake.

I may get them later on when I do update to El Capitan, but that won't be until probably after WWDC next year.

Before buying the mouse I explicitly asked if it would work with Yosemite at the Apple Store (Rideau Centre, Ottawa, Canada) and was told of course it would. (I'm going to migrate to El Capitan next week so hopefully it will work then.) I should have read the box that says it needs 10.11 or later...

An interesting phenomena...after trying to get it to work, the microsoft mouse I am using now has had its scrolling reverse. Up is down and down is up. Strange effect. But the Magic Mouse 2 is supposed to replace that mouse.

An interesting phenomena...after trying to get it to work, the microsoft mouse I am using now has had its scrolling reverse. Up is down and down is up. Strange effect. But the Magic Mouse 2 is supposed to replace that mouse.

That's because touch surfaces (trackpad, MM top) in Apple use "natural scrolling" by default, you sort of drag the content – which happens to be the reverse to mouse wheel.