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MagicKeyboard MagicTrackpad - Not Charging

Posted by Ziyan Junaideen |Published: 04 August 2022 |Category: macOS
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I love how well Apple Products integrate with one another. It makes the competition look immature and childish. But there are times when you encounter glitches. I am as I speaking experiencing a similar glitch.

My MagicKeyboard charge dropped to 4%. After finishing some urgent early morning correspondence, I plugged in the charger cable and proceeded to have breakfast. Upon my return, I unplugged the keyboard just to find out that the charge bar had not moved. This couldn't have happened at the worst time 😱. Today is going to be a busy day with a lot of meetings and the remainder of the day for coding.

I have a backup laptop running Ubuntu, but I prefer working on my iMac. I can't stop appreciating how gorgeous that 27" screen is.

Conclusion

The chances are, although the charge bar is not moving, your MagicKeyboard, MagicTrackpad or MagicMouse is charging. I noticed that both my MagicKeyboard and MagicTrackpad have been almost fully charged after a reboot.

Next time this happens to me, I will connect and ignore the warning.

What I tried

I did a lot, not sure if any of it helped.

  • Disconnected and re-connected without any luck ⓧ
  • Changed the charging cable to the one I charge my iPad Mark 7 ⓧ
  • Turned the devices on and off ⓧ
  • Disabled and enabled Bluetooth ⓧ
  • Reboot ✓
About the Author

Ziyan Junaideen -

Ziyan is an expert Ruby on Rails web developer with 8 years of experience specializing in SaaS applications. He spends his free time he writes blogs, drawing on his iPad, shoots photos.

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