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JoefromCHSSC
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Q: Mac Magic Wireless Keyboard

While my magic keyboard is working fine the percent charge is not being displayed in the keyboard preferences. The percent charge is being displayed for the mouse and track pad. Has anyone else experienced this problem?

iMac with Retina 5K display

Posted on Dec 21, 2015 8:40 PM

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  • by morrispe,Helpful

    morrispe morrispe Dec 22, 2015 9:46 AM in response to JoefromCHSSC
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    Dec 22, 2015 9:46 AM in response to JoefromCHSSC

    Yeah I don't think the keyboard prefs pane shows the keyboard charge for some reason. If you enable the Bluetooth icon on your menubar you can quickly check the charge status for all your BT devices there without having to open preferences.

  • by shivafeb17,

    shivafeb17 shivafeb17 Dec 21, 2015 9:03 PM in response to JoefromCHSSC
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:03 PM in response to JoefromCHSSC

    The Keyboard Preferences Window show the % of battery. (Using El Capitan)

     

    Screen Shot 2015-12-22 at 10.26.48 AM.png

    You can view the Bluetooth icon on menubar to quickly view the % of Mouse and Keyboard .

    Screen Shot 2015-12-22 at 10.29.51 AM.png

     

    To Enable Bluetooth icon on Menu bar,

    APPLE MENU --> SYSTEM PREFERENCES-->BLUETOOTH--> here check mark SHOW BLUETOOTH IN MENU BAR option....

  • by JoefromCHSSC,

    JoefromCHSSC JoefromCHSSC Dec 22, 2015 9:54 AM in response to shivafeb17
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    Dec 22, 2015 9:54 AM in response to shivafeb17

    Sorry, my preference view with the keyboard does not show the percent charge. It did up until i loaded the latest operating system.

     

    Screen Shot 2015-12-22 at 12.49.47 PM.png

  • by JoefromCHSSC,

    JoefromCHSSC JoefromCHSSC Dec 22, 2015 9:56 AM in response to JoefromCHSSC
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    Dec 22, 2015 9:56 AM in response to JoefromCHSSC

    This will work but does not address the problem that a month ago I could see the percentage of charge on the keyboard in the preferences view now I cannot, but your solution will allow me to track the charge. Thank you

  • by Lorenzo.it,Helpful

    Lorenzo.it Lorenzo.it Dec 24, 2015 6:19 AM in response to JoefromCHSSC
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    Dec 24, 2015 6:19 AM in response to JoefromCHSSC

    Hi

    I can confirm that before the OS X upgrade to 10.11.2, the icon with the battery % was there on the left corner of the window like the mouse, for some reason, I think may be a bug, they have removed the % of battery charge left only for the keyboard, if you perform a down grade to the release 10.11.1 you will seen the icon back. I hope that someone in Apple is reading this blog and adjust the problem within the next upgrade.

     

    Regards