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No more "low battery" warning for Magic Mouse?
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Bigwaff
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Yep - it was probably fairly low before I installed Tahoe, and then I've used it another charging cycle since then.
It's simply a fact that I'm not getting any low battery warning. Just curious if anyone else is having this issue.
My Magic Keyboard lasts for months but never my Magic Mouse (and I've had quite a few of them over the years). So, assuming I've not gotten a Magic Mouse with an subpar battery every single time, I'll just assume that my workload for it is heavier than those who say they can go months without recharging it.
This appears for a few seconds every time I turn on my Magic Mouse; it shows the battery level there.
Mine is about to die within the next few days, so I will try to keep an eye out for any notifications. I wonder if it's a similar style notification like this (or when you adjust volume or screen brightness). If it is, I could see that being easy to miss.
Mine is about to die within the next few days, so I will try to keep an eye out for any notifications. I wonder if it's a similar style notification like this (or when you adjust volume or screen brightness). If it is, I could see that being easy to miss.
Previously, I would always get a pop-up notification at the top right letting me know the mouse needed charging very soon. If they've taken that away by design, that would be stupidity - I hope not!
Btw I never turn my Magic Mouse off. I just assumed it goes into a low power mode when not being used, but maybe that's why I'm not getting months out of charges 😂 But battery life was never a complaint for me anyway. I just want to be notified before it just suddenly stops working in the middle of something.
Yep, it's official. No more low battery warning for Magic Mouse on Tahoe. 2 separate Magic Mice (Lightning model A1657 and USB-C model A3204) on two separate Macs (Mac Mini M4 Pro and Mac Studio M4 Max) running Tahoe 26.0.1 are running completely out of battery with zero warning for me.
I've submitted feedback to Apple.
I've submitted feedback to Apple.
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How did you go with your feedback to Apple?
Did your feedback go to the Apple feedback graveyard?
I forgot to post this earlier, but Apple did add this back in at some point. I first noticed it a month or two ago.
inkhorn
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I've been using this for a long time to remind me to charge it so I don't get caught out
github.com
GitHub - thisdougb/MagicPowerAlert: Better alerts when your Apple mouse or keyboard is getting low on power.
Better alerts when your Apple mouse or keyboard is getting low on power. - thisdougb/MagicPowerAlert
github.com
I'm fully up to date (26.4.1) on two separate Macs and still not receiving this notification. Magic Mice just die without warning on each. Bizarre.