macOS Sierra magic mouse has a slow tracking speed

Prior to macOS Sierra I used SmoothMouse to increase my Magic Mouse's tracking speed as the default maximum was far too slow. After installing Sierra, it stopped working, and according to this article it will not support Sierra at all.

I've tried other solutions read online:

BetterTouchTool, which actually worked on my work computer (Magic Mouse 2), but not on my personal computer (Magic Mouse 1).
I figured it was a long shot since the post was so old, but I tried modifying mouse scaling via the command line, as outlined in this post.
ControllerMate

And nothing changed.

I'm wondering: Has anyone else experienced this problem with macOS Sierra? And if so, have you found a solution? Or if not, is there any news or statement as to why the default maximum tracking speed is so slow?

Thanks,

Cohen

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12), magic mouse 1

Posted on Oct 8, 2016 3:41 PM

24 replies

Dec 19, 2016 10:22 AM in response to Coh3n

The slow tracking speed is driving me crazy. I have Sierra and my logitech anywhere mx mouse works fine (ie: fast enough to be usable with precise hand movement) but I just got a magic mouse and it is horrendous. I have to move my entire arm forward and back just to reach the top/bottom of the screen due to the slow tracking speed and awkward acceleration logic. And the tracking speed is maxed out in settings. Would love a way to modify this like previous apps allowed (magicprefs, usb overdrive, smoothcursor, etc... none of which work with sierra AFAIK).

tygb

Level 9

65,010 points

Dec 19, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Coh3n

Read this article : Adjust double-click and scrolling speed of your mouse or trackpad - Apple Support

Dec 21, 2016 12:03 PM in response to Coh3n

My first generation Magic Mouse drives me crazy as well. It is attached to a new Macbook Pro 15 inch with macOS Sierra installed. The same mouse works smooth and flawlessly at my old Macbook Pro 13 inc (late 2013) with OS X Yosemite installed.

A new user account, NVRam reset and a fresh macOS Sierra installation did not help.

Mar 10, 2017 3:28 AM in response to sjpye

THANK YOU! MagicPrefs is GREAT!

Jul 18, 2017 7:51 AM in response to Fuji-core

Download MagicPrefs from the App Store, it's a solution to the problem. Try it, you'll like it.

t.artz

Level 1

4 points

Jul 21, 2017 8:41 PM in response to sjpye

Thanks for this. I agree, MagicPrefs works great.

Aug 10, 2017 5:08 PM in response to biganthony

How do you delete smooth scroll?

Aug 10, 2017 5:21 PM in response to Fuji-core

I've tried turning mine up to 9 and it doesn't help. It seems to for a second or so and then reverts to too slow.

AndyGrey

Level 1

16 points

Oct 28, 2017 10:15 AM in response to sjpye

@sjpye! Thanks! That worked. All I needed was just a *little* more speed.

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