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Old Magic Mouse with AA batteries still 100% compatible with Monterey or Ventura ?

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Hi everyone
I've an old (2015) MagicMouse working with 2 AA batteries that is working well with my Monterey MBP, I also have a more recent one at work with the rechargeable battery and lightning port.

The old mouse losts connection sometime, otherwise works great. I remember I had read or heard that the old mouse may have issues with the newest mac or OS. I'm not sure - Is that true ? Did Apple made the newest mouse BT more powerfull so the connection is more reliable ?

The rechargeable battery of my mouse at work seems to last less than usual - it's 4 years old- and I'm considering finding a second-hand mouse with AA batteries rather than buying a new one with that unconvenient lightning connector.
 
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It’s the other way around, newer accessories are not all the way backward compatible. The Magic Mouse 2 requires OS X 10.11 El Capitain or newer. The Magic Keyboard with Lock Key requires macOS 11.3 Big Sur or newer. And the keyboard with TouchID requires a Mac with an M1 chip or newer. But the old Magic Mouse 1 works with everything.
 
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Hi,
Here Mac OS Ventura with Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard from 2010.
They are in perfect condition and still work fine, but I have to say, however, that I've always used the keyboard with the silicone cover...so it's perfect as new.
The mouse has lost some color on the sides but works perfectly.
When rechargeable batteries are flat or one is flat and the other is charged then it can happen that they lose connection for a few seconds, but with healthy batteries there is no problem.
In short, after 13 years of use, always used with rechargeable batteries, I am very satisfied with their duration.
 
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I have a couple of spare mouse/keyboard with AA batteries for backup and extra. These devices seem to last forever. Ventura, sonoma, no problem. And I never noticed any difference in performance compared to newer models. I always take care to remove the batteries if not in use for a while. Bloated batteries is a nasty thing.
 
lfaa said:
Hi everyone
I've an old (2015) MagicMouse working with 2 AA batteries that is working well with my Monterey MBP, I also have a more recent one at work with the rechargeable battery and lightning port.

The old mouse losts connection sometime, otherwise works great. I remember I had read or heard that the old mouse may have issues with the newest mac or OS. I'm not sure - Is that true ? Did Apple made the newest mouse BT more powerfull so the connection is more reliable ?

The rechargeable battery of my mouse at work seems to last less than usual - it's 4 years old- and I'm considering finding a second-hand mouse with AA batteries rather than buying a new one with that unconvenient lightning connector.
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I also have the same Magic Mouse and keyboard from the same generation and they both work just fine with Sequoia on an M3 Pro MBP.

Re: disconnections, it's a known problem and for me what helped (I got the tip from somewhere a while ago) was to add some paper on top of the batteries so that there is some pressure after closing the mouse and the connection with the batteries is not loose anymore. It's a lot more stable for me now.
 
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