MacBook – Apple magic trackpad 2 not recognized by mac

bluetoothmacmacbook promagic-trackpad

I have tried the following:

Connected to computer with usb-c to usb-a charging cable.

Charged Trackpad overnight while power is on and while power is off.

Reset the bluetooth

Removed all Bluetooth Devices

Reset PRAM

Tried to add to a MacMini

Nothing works.

Best Answer

  • Make sure the Trackpad is powered on (there is a switch on the back)
  • Make sure you are using the Trackpad with a Mac that has Bluetooth 4.0 and runs at least OS X v10.11
  • Connect the Trackpad to your Mac with a USB to Lightning Cable
  • A message should appear that it is now paired. Do not remove the cable before that.
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