Redesigned Magic Mouse With Touch and Voice Controls Reportedly Coming in 2026

[MacRumors]

A completely redesigned version of the Magic Mouse featuring touch and voice controls is coming in 2026, a Korean leaker claims.

Expanding on a recent report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the Korean Apple news aggregator known as "yeux1122" says that Apple's next-generation Magic Mouse will feature a new, more ergonomic design that addresses long-standing complaints, including the location of the charging port.

While the Magic Mouse switched from Lightning to USB-C a few months ago, the charging port is still located on the bottom of the mouse, which prevents it from being used while charging. This is only a minor inconvenience, as charging the mouse is a quick and infrequent process, but it sounds like Apple will finally relocate the port in the accessory's next incarnation.

Apple has apparently designed a prototype of the new mouse that incorporates a mixture of touch, voice controls, and hand gestures, making it more suitable for today's computing demands. It reportedly plans to release the new Magic Mouse alongside the OLED, "M6" MacBook Pro in 2026.

The overall look of the Magic Mouse has not changed much since 2009, so a redesign seems to be long overdue. Notable changes over the years include switching from AA batteries to a built-in rechargeable battery in 2015, new color-matching options with the iMac in 2021, and the switch from Lightning to USB-C earlier this year.

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[thejadedmonkey]

So it will double as a mic?

Honestly it's not a bad idea if they expect this mouse to be used for presentations and the like.

 

[sparkie7]

Not soon enough

 

[Slix]

"Hello mouse. Please click the button on yourself for me."

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I honestly think that anyone that wants to use a mouse on a Mac should just use the Magic Trackpad instead. It gives you more gestures, a wider range of motion, and you don't have to hurt your hand by using it.

 

[jdclifford]

Is the Apple pipeline so thin it needs to chat up a redesigned mouse coming in over a year from now?

 

[tubular]

So long to Apple’s last user-replaceable replaceable battery.

 

[iZac]

I'd be happy with this but with a proper scroll wheel:

 

[carloslegarda]

So it will double as a mic?

Honestly it's not a bad idea if they expect this mouse to be used for presentations and the like.

Computer.... Computer?

 

[jicon]

Every Apple designed mouse has something great about it... tracking, maybe battery life, but something infuriating, sometimes two things (horrible round shape, and ridiculous short cord on what I think was technically the first USB mouse available on computers on the original Bondi blue iMac mouse). I swear it is the Achilles heel of the Mac.

Apple laptops have had it good with the amazing, gigantic trackpads, I've just never understood the inability to get the mouse right.

So, I guess now we add Siri to lament about? AND, release with a new laptop, a device most never use a mouse with? Maybe if it is a feature nobody uses anyway, maybe they can get everything else right...

 

[PhoenixAnhart]

I must be in the minority, but I've always been very happy with Mac mice, my first being the Mighty Mouse (2006 for me).

 

[bradman83]

So it will double as a mic?

Once again Star Trek predicts the future.

 

[gleepskip]

They are obviously holding back the obvious mouse features for the future: multitool with mini screwdriver & scissors, hot plate to keep your tea warm, milk dispenser for tea, wifi access point, and fidget spinner.

 

[aaronsullivan]

Please can I right-click on this one with my pointer finger still resting on the left side of the mouse?

 

[jabba jabba]

Hello computer!

 

[nathansz]

"Hello mouse. Please click the button on yourself for me."

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I honestly think that anyone that wants to use a mouse on a Mac should just use the Magic Trackpad instead. It gives you more gestures, a wider range of motion, and you don't have to hurt your hand by using it.

hate trackpads

mx master is the way to go

 

[DunedinD]

I must be in the minority, but I've always been very happy with Mac mice, my first being the Mighty Mouse (2006 for me).

I didn’t like the earlier ones much, especially not iMac G3 and PowerMac G4 era designs, but I love Magic Mouse.

For all the complaints about its ergonomics, I wonder how tightly people grip their mouse. I like the light touch that it requires, similar to brushing a trackpad. Just very surprised Apple didn’t hasn’t made greater use of the surface’s multi-touch potential.

I mean, we know it can do much more thanks to the likes of BetterTouchTool. That utility can be taken too far, but a few more gestures, possibly in conjunction with modifier keys, has a lot of potential.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Computer.... Computer?

Was coming here to post this and am happy to have been beaten to it lol.

 

[pksv]

I cannot wait to shout at my mouse.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Once again Star Trek predicts the future.

Don’t forget this is the scene where Scotty gives up the formula for transparent aluminum. The iPhone is covered with… aluminosilicate glass. Coincidence? I think not!

 

[Admiral Fart]

Voice control for this thing has to be a mistake, surely? Why would a mouse have voice control when it’s connected to a device that will already have voice control?

 

[tipoo]

Voice controls? Bruh I hope they don't try to get so fancy again they forget to update the horrible 15 year old sensor, I'm fully convinced anyone who defends this has never felt a good mouse sensor. It's skippy and inaccurate and sluggish and nothing like new blue sensors on different surfaces, and 90Hz feels especially bad on a 120Hz ProMotion screen but is already bad on any 60hz Mac.

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[HobeSoundDarryl]

Voice control for this thing has to be a mistake, surely? Why would a mouse have voice control when it’s connected to a device that will already have voice control?

A mic will add only about 18¢ per unit but the new, "we think you'll love it!" <catchy name> feature will add $40 to the price???

Besides, you can't be the cool kid unless you have the mouse that listens to you: "how did we ever get by with deaf mice before?"

 

[csnwbd2251]

Other than the charge port location, I love the latest design...

 

[turbineseaplane]

Sounds really expensive

That aside, hopefully it's designed in a way where you could use it wired full time if you'd like

I vastly prefer using wired peripherals at my desktop

 

[xyz01]

Other than the charge port location, I love the latest design...

Personally, I think the charge port is poorly placed - but it's a minor concern. The more pressing one is that I find it working very poorly as a mouse, so I'm going with the Logitech MX Master series instead. Or any other mouse.

I can't remember Apple having made a good mouse this millennium.