Reset Magic Mouse 2 without Mac

Try following these steps to resolve issues with your Magic accessories.

Turn the device off and on

Magic Mouse has a switch on the bottom of the device, and Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad have a switch on the back edge of the device. Slide the switch to turn the device off (no green is visible), then slide the switch back to turn the device on (green becomes visible).

Earlier Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Trackpad models have a power button on the right side of the device. Hold the button until the green LED on top of the device turns off, then press the button until you can see the green LED again to turn the device on.

Make sure bluetooth is turned on

Using your Mac notebook's built-in trackpad or a USB mouse, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth. Make sure bluetooth is turned on.

If the bluetooth icon isn't appearing, or if the menu bar status continues to indicate that bluetooth is off, restart your computer and try turning bluetooth on again.

Connect the Lightning cable

Connect your wireless accessory to your Mac with the Lightning to USB cable or USB-C to Lightning cable, wait one minute, then disconnect the cable. This pairs the accessory with your Mac and charges the built-in battery. To check your accessory's charge level, click the Control Centre icon 

Earlier models don’t use a Lightning cable for charging, but have batteries you can replace. Find out how to pair those devices with your Mac.

Check for wireless interference

Published Date: June 02, 2021

You can factory reset your Magic Keyboard or Magic Mouse using your Mac connected via Bluetooth in a few easy steps.

Planning to Sell Your Magic Keyboard or Magic Mouse? Or Running into Bluetooth Issues? Do a Factory Reset

There will come a point where you might run into an issue or two with the Magic Keyboard or Magic Mouse on your Mac. Or, you might make the decision to sell one of the two accessories. If that is the case, then you might want to perform a proper factory reset of said accessories before handing them off. You do not want the other person buying those accessories running into 'Jason's Magic Mouse 2', do you? Of course you do not. So, read through and we will show you how you can take your Magic Mouse or Magic Keyboard to factory settings using a Mac.

Tutorial

Step 1. Assuming you are paired to your Mac via Bluetooth, find the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. If you do not see the Bluetooth icon, then you can enable it by going to System Preferences > Bluetooth > Show Bluetooth in menu bar

Step 2. Click on the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar while holding down the Option + Shift keys on the keyboard

Step 3. Now simply click on Factory reset all connected Apple devices

Your connected Magic Mouse and Keyboard will instantly return to factory settings. You can now re-pair it with your Mac or give it away if that is what you plan on doing.

We wish if this was possible on something like an iPad as well, but surprisingly, you can perform the factory reset only using a Mac. There are no button combinations that you can press in order to do it directly from the mouse or keyboard itself.

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