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Hello, I have a new 13" Macbook Air (the model before 2018, maybe ~2015) connected to a Magic Mouse 2. Everyday when I come to work the laptop no longer recognizes the mouse and I need to 're-sync' by plugging in a Lightning cable between the mouse and laptop.
Once I do that, the mouse will work perfectly for an entire day... until the next morning when I need to repeat this entire process. Any idea what's going on? Thx!
Once you move that Magic Mouse 2 far enough away from the MBA, and it unpairs — whether by shutting down the MBA, or by distance alone — you will have to undergo the pairing process the next day. This may be as simple as ensuring that the mouse is powered on before you get within range of the MBA, or simply power the mouse on just before you boot the MBA.
Once you move that Magic Mouse 2 far enough away from the MBA, and it unpairs — whether by shutting down the MBA, or by distance alone — you will have to undergo the pairing process the next day. This may be as simple as ensuring that the mouse is powered on before you get within range of the MBA, or simply power the mouse on just before you boot the MBA.
I replaced three Magic Mouse I and their constant disconnection, and ravenous battery consumption for a Magic Mouse II. What I found in practice with my 2014 MacBook Air and the last three, major macOS releases is that the MM II will disconnect only occasionally, and the ritual that I mentioned about repairing are my own experiences too.
One other thing to check:
Was this Magic Mouse 2 previously associated with any other Mac, ever?
You need to disassociate it from these other Macs, for peace of mind...
If this Magic Mouse 2 has been associated with another Mac previously, and that other Mac may be in the nearby vicinity, it seems to want to keep associating with that other old Mac, in addition to your newly associated Mac, and spends too much time still looking for that other Mac. Go to that old Mac, and completely remove its association from that old Mac (System Preferences > Bluetooth > "x" [remove it from old Mac]).
Note: I have had users forget to do this, and it only reveals itself when the original user puts in an IT complaint ticket about their cursor mysteriously moving on its own (its the new user within control distance sending mouse movement signals to the old user)
Wowwwwwww, that's annoying. But I'm super glad you told me. Some desktop users here use a Magic Mouse 1, so I'll just swap our mouses 🙂. Thanks for letting me know.
Magic Mouse 2 keeps disassociating from laptop
