Magic mouse driver lack?

Magic mouse is truly a design item, beautiful.
Can detect strange movements like tracking, scrolling etc BUT....
cannot detect a single/double click like a touchpad do?
Let me explain.
I have a mac book pro whose touchpad is similar to the magic mouse multitouch surface.
So why the touchpad can detect single "tap" clicks and, instead, the magic mouse can detect only "physical" single clicks?

Magic mouse can detect single, double, triple tap, swipe, and other gestures.
I hope apple devs will implement some of this gestures:
http://blog.boastr.net/

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    I am using the magic mouse.
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    Hello sure:
    Welcome to Apple discussions.
    I do not think you need (or want) to play with the drivers.
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  • Magic mouse driver for windows 7

    Hi Guys,
    Im running windows 7 (64 bit) from bootcamp on my macbook (late 2008 aluminum). I have had a few error messages from windows telling my that W764 doesn't support this notebook but I have nevertheless managed to work quite comfortably on this OS. My problem is that I have not managed to install the drivers for my computer from bootcamp assistant (trying to do so results in the aforementioned error message); this is not really a problem unless I really value scrolling on my computer - which I do, since I am working on CAD drawings - could you guys help me out to get drivers for my magic mouse? Would also really appreciate addressing these error messages.
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    Which version of bootcamp drivers are you trying to install? If you are trying version 4, maybe try an earlier 3 series that still has MM support. Even if you get them installed, getting the MM to work is a pain. You have to replace the generic bluetooth driver in device manager with the apple one and then do some other tweaks to get it to connect. Lots of posts on this.

  • Magic mouse driver issues

    I have a magic mouse and wireless keyboard that i am using on windows 7. After what feels like 15 seconds of inactivity, both devices will go to sleep and take 5 seconds to wake. I have tried reinstalling the drivers and i am running the latest version of bootcamp. Both products work fine on mac. Any help?

    Both. Wired trumps wireless until you have driver support for wireless devices which are no-starter.
    Or, to put it another way, seems like common sense if you can't use wireless deivces.
    Take everything with a grain of salt, it will help. And not everything written was probably technically proofed and checked by someone that knows Windows as well as Windows on Mac. Probably written by different people even.

  • Magic Mouse scrolling lacks "rolling feature" for fast finger swipe

    I recently purchased a Magic Mouse for my iMac (27" 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with Leopard 10.5.8 OS). I've noticed that the scrolling does not have one of the features shown in the System Profile settings for the mouse scrolling. When I move my finger quickly to scroll using a swiping motion (removing my finger from the mouse at the end of the motion), the scrolled content does not continue to roll on for a bit. Instead, it just stops. This is not a serious problem, but I would like to enjoy the full functionality as advertised by Apple. Anyone know what I should try to fix this? Thanks.

    Hi Marilyn:
    I dredged this up from my dim memory banks:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3925
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  • New apple wireless magic mouse & itunes playlists grayed out

    Today I started using a new apple wireless magic mouse after installing the wireless mouse software.
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    I suggest you update to 10.5.8 (or change your signature), since teh magic mouse needs 10.5.8.
    They won't be selling too many of these new "Magic Mice" if this issue isn't resolved.
    See your previous sentence...
    Seems to me like someone else besides me would have had this issue
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  • IMac G5 iSight and the new Magic Mouse - WiFi dropping out.

    The G5 with iSight seems to be unique amongst Apple computers, in that it shares the WiFi with the Bluetooth on a single compound card. I have not tested this out completely but it certainly seems to be the case that the Magic Mouse when left, having finished a session on the iMac, will after a few hours 'power down'. When it does so, sharing the WiFi, it will disable the wireless communication. I can find no known settings to avoid this from happening.
    If I had dropped my iMac into sleep mode and woken it with a click of the mouse, all would be fine, however with my G5 downloading a file in the background, to come back and find the wireless has 'dropped out' is disconcerting to say the least.
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    I did not see resetting PRAM mentioned yet, so if not done already, do that
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
    plus this procedure to reset SMU (power management)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1767
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  • HT1846 I have a windows 7, and i'm trying to make my Mac's Magic Mouse work on my PC... do i need to download this BootCamp? or should i install a driver especially made for Windows 7?

    Is there any way that i can have my Magic Mouse to run on my PC (Windows 7)?
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    when one makes the bootcamp driver disc in bootcamp on osx it builds a cd with apple tested drivers for the hardware for windows

  • Sluggish Magic Mouse due to LaCie USB 3.0 driver

    I'm experiencing an extremely sluggish Magic Mouse when the USB 3.0 driver from LaCie is installed and a LaCie drive is connected. After removing the driver the mouse works as expected. Does anyone observed something similar?

    I am experiencing the same problem on a new mac mini - when the LaCie Rikiki USB 3.0 is connected the Magic Mouse is unusable.
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  • IMac 27" i5: Bluetooth Enabler Driver Problem with Magic Mouse and Keyboard

    So I just got my iMac 27" Quad Core i5 computer and was able to succesfully install Windows 7 64-bit (using this guide to get past the blank screen problem http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10533092). I then installed the Boot Camp 3 drivers from the Mac OS CD and updated windows via Windows Update. Everything seemed to work well.
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  • HT4144 Last April I bought a new a iMac but I didn't need to use the magic mouse  until few days ago. It drives me crazy. I have changed so many butteries but keeps loosing connection. I haven't it on the wall yet but I might be close to. It has to be fau

    Why a magic mouse divours batteries? Why does it loose connection evey few minutes? Can I have it replaced?
    <Edited By Host>

    Hello again,
    Just idly thinking about your post mentioning you had only had it for 4 or 5 days. Such a problem rarely gets better with time, were you suggesting you hoped it would improve, in other words?
    I can see you are now aware of the packing option but if you are using Apple, Duracell or Energiser batteries packing it out should not be necessary.   Any other batteries I cannot speak for.  
    One buys Apple because of its' reputation against other products; you will be helping to maintain that by asking for an exchange.   You will feel better for it, and speak better of it.
    Forgive me if the opinion is a touch biased; I've been very lucky with my iMac purchase and the only exchange I ever made only enhanced my view of Apple; it went so smoothly.
    Thank you for the star.

  • STILL cant get Windows 7 to connect to Magic Mouse

    Hello All,
    Firstly, pardon my ignorance. I am new to Macs and have been having a rough time adjusting.
    My problem is: I have a dual partition (Mac OSX and Windows 7). I am having an unbelievably hard time trying to connect the Magic Mouse in Windows 7. I have tried installing the Mac OSX Bootcamp drivers etc. I have also followed the article that says to boot in OSX first and then unpair-repair your mouse. (Which I am still a bit confused as to how to do)
    Anywho, I am not sure what else to do. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have checked Device Manager and the Apple "driver" is definitely present.
    Thank you for your suggestions and time

    The Magic Mouse is not supported by Windows. If you get it to work, it's functionality will likely be hampered by it's lack of official support and official drivers, etc. Any drivers that are being made available are non-official and likely unsupported.
    Note the system requirements from Apple's site on the device:
    System Requirements
    * Mac computer with Bluetooth wireless technology
    * Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later with Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0* or Mac OS X v10.6.1 or later with Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0
    * Existing keyboard and mouse for setup
    * Two AA batteries (included)

  • Is anybody else struggling with an intermittent connection when using the Magic Mouse/Trackpad ONLY on Boot Camp?

    Hi,
    I've seen thousands of posts about Bluetooth connection issues and interference and stutter/lag for both the Magic Mouse and Trackpad (affecting both Mac OS X and Windows under Boot Camp) but my problem is different.
    To summarise my setup, I use:
    - Retina MacBook Pro (lid closed or open, doesn't make a difference to this problem)
    - Thunderbolt Display
    - Wireless Keyboard
    - Magic Trackpad (have also tried a Magic Mouse and experience similar issues to the Trackpad)
    And in Mac OS X, everything works perfectly. The keyboard and trackpad work smoothly when I'm 6-7 metres from the machine, whether or not the laptop lid is open or closed, and whether or not the Thunderbold Display is connected.
    But on to my problem: the bluetooth connection is incredibly unreliable/intermittent when in Windows (I run Windows 7 64-bit and Boot Camp 4.0, and got both devices connected without any trouble via Bluetooth).
    But during usage, the cursor stutters/lags frequently, and tap to click (when enabled) seems to get triggered by mistake all the time (even when I'm not touching the Trackpad or even at the computer, clicks get registered).
    The Wireless Keyboard is perfect, and works well 5 metres from the machine. The Mouse and Trackpad, though, don't even work reliably when they are 6 inches from the machine. The built-in trackpad on the laptop works perfectly too, in Windows and Mac.
    I spent a week assuming I was suffering from Bluetooth interference, so I tried:
    - using the laptop with the lid open
    - removing the Thunderbolt display completely and trying the Magic Trackpad
    - repositioning items on my desk
    - disabling wifi
    All of these adjustments made minor differences to how good/bad the Trackpad was, but none came close to fixing the problem or making it work as smoothly as under Mac OS X. It was only after doing all of this that I realised perhaps it was just a Apple driver for Windows issue, so I booted into Mac OS X and tested everything out, and sure enough, it's all perfect. But back into Windows, the Trackpad doesn't work reliably at all.
    Obviously, the hardware is not at fault, and I assume the signal strength doesn't vary between operating system (why would it?) so I'm left believing this must be a driver issue. The TrackPad and Magic Mouse drivers have been out for a couple of years, so I'm surprised they can still be this bad. I tried both the latest driver from Boot Camp 4.0 (3.2.0.0) for the Trackpad, and also the older one from Boot Camp 3.2 (3.1.0.7) and both are equally bad for me.
    So my question is: has anybody else struggled with using the Trackpad (or Magic Mouse) with Boot Camp 4.0 and Windows 7 64-bit, whilst finding it to be perfect under Mac OS? I haven't found many posts complaining about the Windows driver, which is why I assumed it was an interference issue. But I'm almost sure it isn't, having spent 2 weeks investigating.
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    Kyle

    SOLVED!
    After much testing, I have found the cause of lagging/jumpiness on the Bluetooth Magic Mouse and Magic TrackPad in Boot Camp. Hopefully this will help others:
    The drivers for the Broadcom 802.11n Wireless Adapter have a setting called "Bluetooth Collaboration" that is Disabled by default. Enabling this option removes the problem instantly. My Magic Trackpad now works flawlessly, even if I stand 6 metres from the machine. It now works just as well as under Mac OS. The setting can be found under:
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    I really hope this helps others trying to use Bluetooth devices under Boot Camp. All Apple notebooks use the Broadcom card (and have done for years), so this driver is installed for almost anybody using Boot Camp on an Apple notebook. I'd assume this problem would affect anybody using Boot Camp + wifi + a Bluetooth device.
    Cheers

  • Magic Mouse and Windows 7: Discovered but will not Connect.

    Windows 7 (W7) can "Discover" the Magic Mouse (MM) but doesn't seem to be able to connect. Here is asolution.
    1. Turn Off your MM.
    2. Restart W7
    3. Connect a "Wired" USB mouse. (My Track Pad would not Right Click.)
    4. Open "Hidden Icons". (In the Right lower corner of your dispaly, in the "Tray" is a small "Triangle" icon. Mouse over this and you will see that this is the "Show Hidden Icons" icon. Click on it.)
    5. You should now see a Bluetooth icon. This is the "Bluetooth Devices" icon. Click on it.
    6. A Pop Up Menu appears. Click on "Add a device."
    7. Turn on your MM.
    8. Your MM should appear in the "Select a device to add to this computer." window.
    9. It will probably just say "Mouse" or "Bluetooth Mouse" If you have used your MM before on your Mac, it may display your Mac's "Short User Name". This means that W7 has "Discovered" your MM.
    10. Right Click on your displayed device.
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    12. Click on "Properties"
    13. Select/Click on the "Services" tab.
    14. Tick the "Box" for "Driver for mice, keyboard, etc. (HID)"
    15. Click "OK" and exit.
    Your MM should now work! Sort of!! Left & Right Click works and Up and Down scrolling works. Right & Left scroll does not.
    Also, you will note that your MM becomes "Inactive" after a few seconds of disuse. Just give it a single Left click to get it going again. I've posted a solution to this problem in another post.

    Thanks! That fixed my issues with my Apple bluetooth mouse and keyboard in Win7.

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    NOTE: The following steps fixed my issue. I thought I would share what worked for me but I really don't ever visit these discussion groups. I used a combination of Sysinternal tools to isolate what was causing my issue and rectified it.
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    12. Follow the steps in the Apple guide for your keyboard. This should work too now. Sweet!
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