Apple has quietly removed Intel-based Macs from the compatibility lists for its Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad, although that doesn’t necessarily mean the accessories have stopped working with older Macs.
The company updated the product pages for its USB-C Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad around 25 August, removing Intel models from their model-by-model compatibility sections, and related technical specifications pages have since been updated to match. Apple hasn’t explained the change, and the company has yet to respond to requests for comment.
Importantly, the accessories still appear to work with Intel Macs. Both use standard Bluetooth connections, while Apple’s current system requirement for the USB-C Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad is a Mac running macOS 15.1 or later.
That’s where things get a little confusing. macOS 15.1 is supported on several Intel Macs, so removing those models from Apple’s compatibility lists doesn’t establish that there’s a new technical restriction blocking them. For now, it looks more like a documentation change than a sudden compatibility cutoff.
Intel Mac owners should therefore check which version of macOS their machine supports before buying. If the Mac can run macOS 15.1 or later, it still meets Apple’s published operating-system requirement, even though its specific model may no longer appear on the accessory’s compatibility list.
On the other hand, an Intel Mac that can’t run macOS 15.1 is outside Apple’s stated requirements anyway.
There’s currently no indication that Apple has introduced a firmware cutoff or hardware change that would prevent the accessories from working with Intel machines. The company could also revise its compatibility pages again as its Mac lineup moves further toward Apple silicon.
So, if you have an Intel Mac, there’s no need to assume your Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad has suddenly become useless. For now, the macOS 15.1 requirement is the clearest compatibility test Apple provides, even if its newly edited model lists make things less clear than they were before.
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