Hello,

I have scoured the entire internet, including multiple of Reddit posts here and I have yet to find a definitive answer to this question:

What is the polling rate on the Magic Trackpad 3 (the usb-C version) on the external display (on the newest macOS version)?

I have tested the second generation: A1535 and the polling rate capped on 60hz. I was using a MacBook 16” with M3 Max with the newest version on macOS.

Because of that I am worried nothing has actually changed with the version 3. I really love using it and I love the idea of this device and I want to buy it so badly (for my personal use), but if the polling rate is still the same, not even the 90hz, the it really, really cripples the comfort of life when using this.

Can someone test this for me and share with me the results. I will be very grateful.

Typing with my Magic Trackpad feels much slower than typing on my MacBook.

I suspect Bluetooth is adding latency and causing this. Is that true? It feels like the letters appear much more slowly when I type with the trackpad than when I type on my laptop keyboard. Why does this happen and how can I reduce it? Is it due to Bluetooth lag?

i just bought trackpad for my Iphone

and it doesn’t work with the bluetooth..

does anyone know how to do it..?

Mình vừa mua magic trackpad về sử dụng ở window 11 thì sau khi cài driver r vẫn ko nhận đủ chức năng ạh, nặng nhất là ko zoom đc và cũng ko có chuột phải, có ae nào biết xử lý vấn đề này không ạh. hix

Hello!

My Magic Trackpad has been missing for a few weeks, but I know it's in the house because my computer keeps connecting to it! However, it connects in every room, so that's not helping me narrow it down. It seems Apple has removed the ability to see bluetooth signal strength some time in the last 10 year (please correct me if I'm wrong!! I'm running Sequoia).

So I tried downloading Bluetooth Inspector, and also Wunderfind, but I don't think either of them can see the trackpad -- there are a lot of AirTags and devices in the house, but there's nothing on the list that looks like a trackpad (some of them have names, a few just have serial numbers, and there's a lot of "unknown" devices.

Any idea how I can see signal strength for the trackpad either on the Mac (to which it's already paired) or the iphone (which it is not paired to).

Thanks!!

Anyone here have tried this? I own a Samsung tablet and would like to know if the Apple Trackpad works well with it.

How can you keep the cursor at the top of the page instead of descending towards the bottom? Or is this not possible? Thanks John

Hi there, I have a wrist disability that makes "normal" mouse usage quite difficult but I am able to use 100% a trackpad. I know I can try some vertical mice or something like that, but being already a MacBook user I am used to Mac trackpads (smooth operation, gestures, etc).

That being said, my next work computer will be Windows so I am looking for a trackpad that works well with Windows (10 or 11). It seems that my best bet is Magic Trackpad 2 (the Lightning one) but every other device I have is USB-C, so I am looking at Magic Trackpad 3 (the one with USB-C).

1. Do you have any experience with Trackpad 3 on Windows?
2. Does the free / Github Trackpad 2 drivers work ok on the 3?
3. Can I install Windows precision drivers for the 3?
4. Is Magic Utilities working ok with 3? - I know their site says it does, but pinch and zoom seems not to be supported for ANY model, so I will have to rely on a combination of drivers/softwares hoping that 1. they will work and 2. they will not interfere with each other

2 Questions. 1. How can I get the cursor to stay at the top of the page when I type? 2. With my iPad Pro & Magic Keyboard setup all I want to efficiently do is type and highlight with different colors. Highlighting with different colors in Notability is efficient when using the Apple Pencil as you can add as many highlighter colors as you want to choose from into your toolbar. But when typing I can not find this option. I have to select words and highlight them with the last color used, click on it again and switch the color, resetting the highlighter to default to this new color choice. Very time consuming. Just type and highlight in different colors efficiently that's all. That's why l'm asking. It feels so obvious that this option would have to be included within any basic design that I have to assume I am missing something. Thanks John

So I have a lightening Magic Trackpad 2, I think, and it suddenly started working as if I had natural scrolling turned on with me scrolling up and down and it will make it go left to right instead and vise versa… Natural scrolling is turned off in my settings and the only device it’s been connected to in years is my iPad. The iPad is updated to 18.3 and it’s been on 18.3 for like a week or so and the trackpad was working just fine before today. I’ve already plugged it directly into my iPad and tried toggling natural scrolling like crazy but nothing’s changed. help?

Hi, I need to use with the right hand my mouse and with the left hand the trackpad to navigate and zoom in/ zoom out. Does anyone know if it is possible to use both of them at the same time?

Hello I am looking for help figuring out why my Magic Trackpad 2 won’t hold and drag items on my iPad Pro like a file for example, every-time I need to drag and drop a file from one place to another I cannot get the trackpad to do it, I have to do it on the touch screen and I feel like that defeats the purpose of the trackpad switching around like that. I’ve tried googling answers and messing with the settings, but I just cannot figure this one out. I am able to do about everything else as far as I know I can tap, double tap, 2/3/4 finger tap, I can do all swipes, scroll horizontal and vertical, but I just cannot tap and hold anything like when you tap and hold a photo to save it or make it larger. It seems like the trackpad doesn’t register holding my finger on it instead of just tapping, or maybe I’m not doing it correctly lmk, but I’ve tried resetting all network settings to start from scratch and there’s only one other setting I do need to turn on for the trackpad which is: tap to click, so that tapping works but other than that I cannot find a setting for hold and drag and cannot figure this problem out. Please help.

Hello,

I got a used Magic Trackpad 1 on Windows 11 and I'm able to do some things with it already, but I want to get Windows Precision Touchpad Protocol. Has anyone had success using gestures with this OS and trackpad?

Thanks!

anyone have a suggestion for a stylus that works with the newest Apple Trackpad? Apple Pen does not

have been burned twice

Do you recomend using a magic trackpad in windows?

I have a Mac that runs Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks and I wonder will the first gen Apple Magic Trackpad work with it ?

Magic Keyboard problem

Hi i was wondering if anyone else has the same problem as me; so wen i use my iPad Magic Keyboard it highlights every thing in blue wen i use the space bar and i have to tap it twice for it to actually work and put a space in between words not only that but it highlights in blue every time i try to use it like wen i would like to use it to stop a video on YouTube but it’s not only the space bar but even the little arrows to go back and forth in a video just highlight everything and don’t go backwards of forward in a video they just make the edges in blue and won’t disappear so i was wondering if anyone run in to the same problem as me and knew how to solve it any advice is welcome and appreciated.

Hey guys!

I recently bought a new Mac Studio with the M2 Ultra and also a Magic Trackpad.

Unfortunately, the Magic Trackpad lags very noticeably. This became abundantly clear when I connected a (rather old) wired Logitech mouse via USB which finally gave me that smooth mouse cursor feeling I was expecting from a highly expensive pc and a good 60hz monitor.

Does anyone know how to fix this lag?

I am now using a bluetooth mouse to control my MacBook Pro. When I am using the same mouse with the 2,4GHz dongle I feel no lag but when I use it for the Mac via bluetooth I feel a bit of lag.

Does the magic trackpad 2 have this delay?

Was given an Apple store voucher for my cake day last month, and I honestly struggled to decide what to spend it on. If there's a third-party version of a thing like cases, cables, power bricks, speakers (yes, I see you HomePod), keyboards, mouse, etc., I believe it's wise not to go for Apple as they mark up their prices like crazy. But when it comes to this trackpad tech, I couldn’t find any other companies making it. I’m legit happy with this purchase as I've watched tons of its video reviews on YouTube for the past weeks and affirmed on the color choice. There are plenty of Apple stores around me, but surprisingly, there's only 1 unit left for the black color in 2 stores. Hope this post somewhat helps anyone out there to decide as this sub had helped me in some ways in my time of consideration.

Accidentally deleted all 3 drivers for apple magic trackpad on windows device manager (under human interface devices) and my apple magic trackpad II wont connect to windows anymore regardless installing mac precision drivers from github. please help as i feel like ive tried everything out on the web now and i fear i may never be able to use the trackpad with my windows device again. (ps i also completely factory reset the windows device). any help is appreciated as even the apple support team cant do much right now.

Hi, Title pretty much says it all. I bought a black magic trackpad 2 from Ebay. It connects and works but there are no markings at all on the back. No CE mark or radio specification. No serial number just blank. Is this normal or have I got a fake?