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Supported devices

Any Magic Mouse
Mouse name		Color	Year	Power	Connection
	Magic Mouse	Various	2024	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + USB-C*
	Magic Mouse		2022	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB*
	Magic Mouse	Various	2021	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB*
	Magic Mouse (2)		2018/19	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB*
	Magic Mouse (2)		2015/21	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB*
	Magic Mouse (1)		2009	2x AA batteries	Bluetooth
* recharging only
Any external Magic Keyboard and any Apple Wireless Keyboard
Keyboard name		Color	Year	Power	Connection
	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad	Various	2024	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + USB-C
	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID	Various	2024	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + USB-C
	Magic Keyboard with key	Various	2024	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + USB-C
	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad		2022	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad	Various	2021	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID	Various	2021	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Keyboard with key	Various	2021	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad with key		2018/19	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad with key		2017	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Keyboard with key		2015	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Apple Wireless Keyboard with key		2007-11	2|3x AA batteries	Bluetooth
Any external Magic Trackpad
Trackpad name		Color	Year	Power	Connection
	Magic Trackpad (with rounder corners)	Various	2024	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + USB-C
	Magic Trackpad (with rounder corners)		2022	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Trackpad (with rounder corners)	Various	2021	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Trackpad (2)		2018/19	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Trackpad (2)		2015	Rechargeable	Bluetooth + Lightning > USB
	Magic Trackpad (1)		2011	2x AA batteries	Bluetooth

Changes since version 3.0.7.8

• Added scroll and swipe sensitivity sliders for the mouse and trackpad apps. By lowering the sensitivity you can prevent accidental scrolling or swiping.
• New options to customize the battery alerts, help is here.
• The Magic Trackpad can now be used in rotated orientations of 90, 180 and 270 degrees. Here is an use case.
• Swiss German and Finish keyboard layouts have been added.
• A new settings storage location in the Windows Registry. We've added this for more reliable store access. The previous INI file storage had issues on some computers, especially in enterprise environments. The storage location can be switched via Settings > Settings storage. Help is here.
• Added option Drivers > Reinstall drivers on wake up. This might help if a device doesn't reconnect after a computer wake up from sleep.
  Since version 3.0.8.6: When reinstalling the driver, the current driver gets uninstalled first.
• Added clear key option for "Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad" and a warning if NumLock is turn off.

Version 3.1.5.6

This is a normal release that fixes a splash screen issue.

All applications

• [APP-580] * Fixed splash screen not shown in some cases.

Version 3.1.5.5

This is a normal release that mitigates wrong detection of running in a virtual machine.

All applications

• [APP-581] * Fixed application hang on start of update.
• [APP-579] * Mitigates wrong detection of running in a virtual machine.
• [APP-578] * Fixed Reinitialize button icon and visibility.
• [APP-577] * Replaced remaining colored bitmap icons with SVGs.
• [APP-575] * Disabled update actions while update is in progress.

Version 3.1.5.4

This is a minor release that mitigates a rare license issue.

All applications

• [APP-574] * Delayed application termination on Magic Utilities and Windows updates.

Version 3.1.5.3

This is a major release that adds full support for all new Magic Keyboards, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad with USB-C port.

All applications

• [APP-570] + Added support for all new Apple input devices with USB-C port:
  • Magic Keyboard (small)
  • Magic Keyboard (small) with Touch ID
  • Magic Keyboard (large) with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad
  • Magic Mouse
  • Magic Trackpad

Version 3.1.5.2

This is a normal release which adds support for user interface Dark mode. It also improves the driver installation process, so less computer restarts are required.

All applications

• [APP-566] * Improved Reinstall device driver process to avoid computer restarts.
• [APP-564] * Better text rendering in the About > Privacy tab.
• [APP-563] * Better text rendering in the About > Build-with tab.
• [APP-047] + Added Dark mode support in menu View > Light / Dark mode. Windows 10, version 1809 or higher is required.
• Numerous small user interface tweaks for more consistent colors and alignment.

Setup

• [APP-566] * Improved driver uninstall and installation process during setup to avoid computer restarts.

Version 3.1.5.1

This is major release with all applications running in true 64bit mode.

It's also a major update for the graphics. Almost all graphics are now vector based and screen resolution independent. In addition, there is better HiDPI support for all menus and buttons.

There are also lots of small improvements (not listed below) which make the setup and the apps more stable in various rare edge cases.

Finally, we updated all development tools. Thanks to the true 64bit mode we have a simplified tool chain which results in faster startup times for all Magic Utilities applications.

All applications

• [APP-169] + Use SVG based vector graphics. All icons are now more consistent.
• [APP-557] * Fixed dialog button size on HiDPI displays.
• [APP-452] * All applications are now compiled for the x64 64bit processor platform.
• [APP-562] * Fixed visual application restart state.
• [APP-560] * Fixed critical driver and app error messages not shown to the user.
• [APP-541] + Renew global Windows keyboard hook after computer wake up, sometimes desktop change animations were not suppressed.
• [APP-553] + Added option for desktop change animations on simulated (injected) keystrokes.
• [APP-523] * It's now easier to see which license expires in the "License details" dialog.

Keyboard

• [APP-551] + The large Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad now checks if Mouse keys are enabled. Added menu Validate keyboard settings... to the Windows menu.
• [DRV-258] + Added prt scr (Print screen) option to the Eject / Lock / Touch key mappings.

Mouse

• [APP-559] * Fixed mouse display with cable plugged in when the cable was already unplugged.

Setup

• [SETUP-39] * Updated the setup installer which supports Windows on ARM much better.
• [SETUP-40] * The installation folder is now the Windows standard folder for 64bit applications, usually C:\Program Files\.

Version 3.1.5.0

This is a major release adding support for Windows on ARM. It runs on all computers with Intel x64 and ARM 64bit processors using Windows 10 + 11 64bit, including all the new Copilot+ PCs coming the 18th June 2024.

This initial release has only been tested on a few Windows on ARM computers. Please contact us if you face any problems.

All applications

• [DRV-152] + Added support for the ARM 64bit processor architecture with native ARM 64bit Windows drivers.
• [APP-459] + Added processor architecture to feedback information.
• [SETUP-29] + Added setup for the ARM 64bit platform and fine-tuned the Magic Utilities application emulation settings.
• [APP-454] * Fixed "Device I/O thread priority" menu not indicating current settings.
• [APP-457] + Added extended battery state indicating a possible battery issue.
• [DRV-252] * Fixed Windows Driver-Verifier - Code-Integrity checks.
• [DRV-251] * Changed internal protection parameters.

Keyboard

• [DRV-245] * Changed internal key code for the Copilot modifier key.

Mouse

• [DRV-254] * Fixed mouse not moving between double taps to drag.
• [DRV-544] * Fixed Magic Mouse 1 displaying USB charging on low batteries, that's actually not possible.

Trackpad

• [DRV-016] + Added multi-touch processing for more than seven fingers at the Magic Trackpad 2 on Bluetooth connections.
• [DRV-250] * Fixed instand 1 finger tap drop on 3 finger dragging with drag-lock.
• [DRV-255] * Fixed instand 1 finger tap drop on 1 finger double tap dragging with drag-lock.