Changing Magic Mouse batteries difficult

I use Eneloops for batteries in my Magic Mouse, which is just a few months old.
When the Enelopps are getting low on charge, I have difficulty getting the bottom cover off of the battery compartment.
Is there a how-to video anywhere on how to easily remove that cover? I tried using my pocket knife to open it, but it is way too difficult.
This happens seldom enough that I have to re-learn how to do it every time the batteries need re-charging. Switching to non-rechargeables doesn't seem to be an answer, since I would then be opening the cover even less often.
Any suggestions on how to get this cover off easily?

I believe I found the answer to my question on YouTube. I wish I had known about this video when I bought my iMac. Thanks to Dan's How To Videos.

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I've been changing batteries for the magic mouse every week. The batteries cost 20 dollars for 2 pairs. Is this normal? I like the mouse but it seems more like a bill to me.

Barry Hemphill wrote:
Rechargeables do not last as long as Lithium batteries - voltage difference, I think.
The difference is because of the chemistry of the battery is different -- most rechargeable batteries use chemistries that can't store close to as much electrical energy (watt-hours) per unit of volume as conventional battery chemistries like alkaline or lithium. IOW, their energy density is lower.
But there is more to it than that. Different chemistries are designed for different discharge rates: some are designed to supply large amounts of their total energy at a time & some aren't. A battery designed to deliver a small amount of power for a long time (like a standard alkaline-manganese one) won't deliver as much total energy if used in an application that demands a lot of power than if used in one that doesn't.
Most rechargeable batteries do well delivering higher power, so even though they pack less energy into their cases, they may last longer in higher power applications. Since BT uses relatively large amounts of power when transmitting, you might actually get more life per charge out of a rechargeable than out of a standard alkaline battery if you use the mouse a lot.

Magic Mouse batteries last only a day.

My Magic Mouse (with 2013 iMac) used a pair of Energiser Ultimate Lithium L91 3000 mAh batteries every six weeks. So I changed to Energiser Recharge 2400 mAh. They are the best rechargeable batteries available, but I now have to recharge them every day, but the same batteries in the keyboard last over a month between charges. Can this be correct?

Magic Mouse is really, REALLY terrible on batteries.
You are better off with using high end, high priced, non-rechargable batteries that are specifically design for high drain electronic devices.
Remember to turn the Magic Mouse off when not using it for prolonged periods of time.
The batteries may last longer.
Look into one of these. This may help you with getting better battery life.
http://www.amazon.com/Mobee-Technology-Magic-Charger-Inductive/dp/B004GCPJDQ/ref =sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417743175&sr=8-2&keywords=Mobee+charger+for+Apple+Magic+Mou se
I really loathe the Apple Magic Mouse. I had one.It worked erratically, it was terrible with all but very expensive higher end lithium batteries and, generally problematic with Bluetooth pairing.
I returned mine within the 14 day return policy.
It looked great, but never worked great for me.
Look into the much better Apple Trackpad, instead OR purchase and use thisTrackpad from Logitech.
This is my new, favorite input device and works well on Macs and OS X as long as you install Logitech special trackpad software.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Rechargeable-Trackpad-for-Mac/dp/B009JP461G/ref=s r_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417743595&sr=8-1&keywords=Logitech+Trackpad+Mac

Magic mouse batteries drops fast, help!

is there anyway to solve this problem? in the mac store they told me that the batteries may last about 2 or 3 months aprox. but i think that's not true, put new ones and in less than a month they are dead. i tried 4 brands and still the same thing.
help please!

Depends completely on the quality of the batteries! Did you notice that the magic mouse came with Energizer Lithium batteries in the box? As an aside, the inclusion of high-quality batteries is typical Apple attention to detail that almost no other tech. company yet understands the importance of (no, I'm not an Apple employee -- just a fan of quality over quantity).
In my job I support hundreds of Mac and PC users with lots of different wireless mice (including several of my own). I even have a new Apple Magic Mouse at home. The simple answer is that if you use cheap batteries (Alkaline or rechargables), they will last only a few weeks. In my personal experience most name-brand alkaline batteries last a month or more in bluetooth mice. Quality lithium batteries however last much longer. I just replaced (for the first time) the original batteries in my home Magic Mouse after about 2.5 months of 2-6 hours use per day!!! And, I have yet to replace the batteries in my Apple bluetooth keyboard that came with the same iMac that the Magic Mouse was included with!
So, I'd recommend checking out something like Consumer Reports to find good info on cost/performance of name-brand batteries and go with their suggestions for best brand/model of battery for electronics use.
Tim

Magic Mouse Batteries drain in 2 days

Hello folks,
I own a Mid 2011 iMac since Feb 2012. The Magic Mouse that comes shipped with it never gave me problems until up to a few weeks ago, where it drains my batteries literally in one or two days! At first I thought it was some faulty batteries, but now I already had about 6 replacements hoping it will be okay. Yesterday I bought new batteries, and today the level is at 38% - how do I troubleshoot it?
(I do not use rechargeable batteries. Lithium and Alkaline only)

Magic Mice can die. Mine, from the same iMac model as yours just went belly up a couple months ago. It as also using up batteries pretty quick but not as fast as yours. Even the Genius Bar veterinarian couldn't revive it. As Forrest Gump once said: "It happens".
The replacement with regular batteries is getting about 13 weeks between batteries at about 8 hrs per day (turn it off at night).
Just give it a decent burial.

Magic Mouse batteries

Hey guys.
Sorry if this has been posted multiple times but haven't found an answer yet.
Magic Mouse has been working perfect, until the batteries it came with died, and since then replacing them the mouse always disconnects on small shakes or fast movements... I've noticed it the batteries fail to touch the upper metal +ve side and loses connection easy.
If anyone has found a solution to this let me know.. I've tried multiple batteries but none have worked miracles liked the ones that came with the mouse.
Thanks in advance.

Found a solution, I just put flexible glue (known as Blu-tac here in NZ) at the bottom to push the battery towards the top a bit more, leaving small shakes and fast movements uneffected.
Thanks for you reply!

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I just got my new Magic Mouse in the mail today. I paired it with my MacBook with no problem. The thing is, when I go to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Bluetooth, my mouse isn't listed. If I pair my Mighty Mouse, it is. But that Magic Mouse is not.
I really want to set up scrolling and gestures, but right now I can only click! Am I looking in the wrong place? Did I miss a step?

I agree with the tracking speed. I had to drag slider for speed to max in mouse configuration.
Whenever I plan to play Windows games that utilize mouse's wheel, I have to switch mouse to one with wheel.. I have to reset the slider back to default every time I switch. Otherwise, Mr Flash likes that setting!
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Yosemite killed my Magic Mouse. It disconnects all of the time. Sometimes never reconnecting. Sometimes taking 15-20. Its so frustrating. Switching the mouse on/off from the mouse itself or via toggling Bluetooth on/off my MBP doesn't do anything. Manually trying to connect does nothing either. I participating in the Yosemite beta program from start to finish and submitted feedback on the issue numerous times.
Anyone else experiencing this or have a fix?
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~ G

You've probably fixed this by now, but I encountered it on a Macbook Pro after upgrading to Yosemite 10.10.1 from Mavericks, where the Magic Mouse worked fine. After booting into Yosemite after the upgrade, the Magic Mouse wouldn't resync and the Bluetooth preferences didn't show the mouse. I changed the mouse batteries, turned it off and on several times, turned the Macbook Pro's Bluetooth off and on, and removed the unconnected Magic Mouse listing from the Macbook Pro's Bluetooth Preferences.
I'm not positive what fixed it, but while struggling with this issue it occurred to me an iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard and an iPhone with Bluetooth enabled were just a foot or two away from the MBP. I moved the iPad with its Bluetooth keyboard and iPhone w/Btooth enabled to the next room and suddenly the Magic Mouse connected to the MBP. I then noticed the iPad or iPad Btooth keyboard showed up as available in the MBP's Bluetooth preferences, so I removed that, too.
I'm not sure if this was a coincidence, but the idea it might help struck me based on the following reasoning, which might be faulty:
- maybe Bluetooth in the Macbook Pro, the iPad and the iPhone were all detecting the Magic Mouse and the iPad and/or iPhone were "winning" or hogging, perhaps because they were on next to the Magic Mouse during the Macbook Pro's long hiatus during the Yosemite installation.
- maybe by the time the Macbook Pro finally booted to Yosemite, the iPhone and/or iPad had hogged the Magic Mouse Bluetooth identity so the MBP saw the Magic Mouse as unavailable even though the MM and iPad/iPhone were just friends, not a pair.
I had another iPhone next to the MBP but its Bluetooth was off.
I didn't have time to verify this after the Magic Mouse started working because I was charging a client an hourly rate, otherwise, I would have nailed it down. Still, the agony in the forums over this issue lead me to post this possibility in case it turns out to be true.

Magic Mouse turn on/off reconnect

Hey,
When I turn my magic mouse off at the end of the day, the following day when I turn it back on, my computer doesn't recognize it. I have to plug back in my mighty mouse and click on bluetooth, then apple wireless mouse and connect.
Is there a way for it to automatically recognize it and connect?
Thank you,
Marcus

This is what I do when I've just changed the magic mouse batteries and need to reconnect:
1. command+spacebar (this opens spotlight)
2. type in "system preferences" (once you type in "sys..." it should be one of the first options)
3. if necessary, navigate down to system prefs using the arrow keys
4. once system prefs is highlighted, press return
5. when system prefs opens, there should be a blinking cursor in the search bar on the top right ready for input
6. type in "mouse" and press return
7. turn on the magic mouse
8. if the bluetooth adapter AND mouse are working correctly it will say "Found: 'Apple Wireless Mouse'"
9. press return to continue
10. wait a few seconds and the mouse should be connected
I'm assuming this is what you're asking for if you're trying to "connect manually."
It is possible to do a lot on a Mac with just the keyboard. Anytime you're without a mouse it's possible to access almost all your applications/folders/files via Spotlight using "command+spacebar" and navigate your way around your Mac from there. However, this will only work if your Spotlight is on and its settings are enabled to access system prefs (and applications if you wanna open other stuff with it). Spotlight is set to access system prefs (and applications) by default, so unless you've changed this setting you should be fine.
PS - Some of the extreme specifics in these steps might be a little off, as I am typing all of this from memory (e.g. it might say "connect" instead of "continue" in the mouse pane of sys prefs when trying to connect... other than this, I'm sure it's spot on).
Hope all this answers your question.
-Nick

Magic Mouse battery monitor

I'm looking for an onscreen monitor which would display the battery level of my Magic Mouse and inform me when I need to replace the batteries. Is there a way of displaying this rather than going to System Preferences>Mouse, or via the iStat Pro widget?
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Captain Maniac wrote:
Well, you guys were right: when my Magic Mouse batteries registered below 10%, a window popped up on my screen informing me that a) my batteries required replacement and b) I'd be in deep doo-doo if I didn't change the batteries now if not sooner! I've put in a couple of fresh batteries, and my battery level is now 100%
Another mouse saved now the real question. How long did you get out of the batteries and what kind are they?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2232607&tstart=0
We have a discussion on this subject you will note due to many of us finding the " 4 month " estimate for battery life is closer to 2 weeks!
George in NY

Magic Mouse battery only lasts 30 days?

I bought my new 21" iMac back in October and today got a message from Magic Mouse that batteries need to be replaced.
What kind of battery life other folks are getting from MM? Is there anything can be done to increase battery life of MM?

Hi Kenichi Watanabe:
Would seem some Apple reference reported the Magic Mouse batteries should last four months. I've only found items that report the reference (have not located the reference itself). Clips below are cross posted, but if you search the Internet for the terms ["Magic Mouse" four months] (without the brackets), you'll find a whole series of early reviews and comments containing the same reference to four month battery life.
Perhaps inquire directly of Apple Care. Gizmodo's review (http://gizmodo.com/5386202/apple-magic-mouse-review ) relays a claim about the Magic Mouse battery life saying, "it's powered by two AA batteries, which get up to four months of use per charge, according to Apple."
Engadget's preview (link follows) included the same reference, the related headline read, "Apple's Magic Mouse: one button, multitouch gestures, Bluetooth, four-month battery life."
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-blueto oth-four-month/
Finding support for Gizmodo's reference ("according to Apple") and Engadget's headline may be a little more difficult. Perhaps I haven't read the press release carefully enough. Clip below, from that Apple press release:
"Apple Introduces Magic Mouse," press release, 20 Oct 2009, Apple.com (http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/10/20magicmouse.html : accessed 24 Nov 2009), in part, "Magic Mouse uses Bluetooth wireless capabilities to create a clean, cable-free desk top and its secure wireless connection works from up to 10 meters away. To extend battery performance, Magic Mouse includes an advanced power management system that works with Mac OS® X to automatically switch to low power modes during periods of inactivity. The wireless Magic Mouse is powered by two AA batteries which are included."
Hope this helps

Macbook pro 2012 bluetooth problem with magic mouse

I have a MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 running Mac OS X 10.7.4
It's two days old and Bluetooth has stopped working.. I use bluetooth for my apple magic mouse.
I know it's the Bluetooth app and not the mouse as I changed the mouse batteries and double checked it with my old iMac.
The Bluetooth app has become sluggish and unresponsive.
I have restarted and logged out and in.
Run permissions.
Switched Bluetooth off and on.
Scratched my beard.
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Not sure which Bluetooth app you are referring to ...
Try deleting Bluetooth preferences ...
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type this exactly as you see it here:
/LIbrary/Preferences
Click Go
Move the com.apple.Bluetooth.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Trash.
Now open System Preferences > Bluetooth and try re "pairing" the mouse.

Magic Mouse Unresponsive since battery replacement

So yesterday my Magic Mouse suddenly started losing its connection ("Connection Lost" icon displayed and MM would not move cursor) with annoying frequency. Its indicator light and laser were lighting up, but I finally had to stop using it. Last night I left the MacBook installing the Magic Mouse software upgrade and the ITunes upgrade. This morning the first thing on my MacBook was a "Magic Mouse Batteries Critically Low" message. Hmmm....that must have been why the MM was losing its connection!
Sadly, after replacing the batteries and moving the on-off switch to "on," the indicator light does not light up. Yes, I've checked to make sure the the + ends of the batteries are in the right place and yes, I've tried a different pair of batteries. The MM battery compartment cover seems to be latched back into place properly. In the Bluetooth preference pane the MM still shows as "paired" but obviously it is not "connected" and cannot be "found."
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Dear Reader,
I just purchased a (Intel) Imac, I also recieved my very own magic mouse and keyboard, out of the box battery length for the magic mouse only lasted aprox. two weeks ... was the battery insufficient? will magic mouse require me to pay 5 dollars every two weeks for batteries for this device. With this said i replaced the two double A batteries and now, three days later the battery percentage is still at 100%. did i recieve bad batteries from apple or does magic mouse require new batteries every two to four weeks? Whats your thoughts on the magic mouse?
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I have a 5 month old Magic Mouse and I want to replace the batteries for the first time but the battery door will not release any suggestions?

The battery compartment door on my Magic Mouse appears to be jammed shut and will not open, the device is only 5 months old and this is the first time I have needed to open it to change the batteries. Are there any suggestions?

It could be you are approaching it incorrectly.   It can be a tricky little gadget that actually works with minimal pressure.
Try turning over the mouse so the compartment panel faces you, optical sensor topmost. Then holding the mouse at each side but not on the panel itself, flick the small, black rectangular panel downwards.   The top of the panel should spring out, though it may require you to manipulate it fully away from the mouse.
Once you have replaced the batteries, starting at the bottom reverse the procedure then clip into place.   Remember to move the small switch next to the optical sensor upwards which should turn on the green light.   Then click twice to connect.

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