Planning to buy new Apple USB-C Magic accessories? First, make sure you’re running macOS Sequoia 15.1.

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Apple’s big Mac M4 unveiling this week took place with introduction of new manufacturer peripherals: Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Keyboard with USB-C replacing previous Lightning charging ports, but they currently only work properly with macOS Sequoia 15.1.

This means that if you’re still running macOS Sonoma (the predecessor to Sequoia), Ventura, or any older version of the OS, the new Mac accessories won’t work fully as expected. Problems have been noticed users on the MacRumors forumswhich include claims that the Magic Mouse has scrolling issues and that Touch ID and the Magic Keyboard’s function keys don’t work.

While it may be a surprise to see Sonoma and Ventura compatible with peripherals that are seemingly left out (after all, even the Ventura isn’t more than two years old), it’s also shocking to see that the macOS Sequoia 15.2 beta has the same issues . – It’s important to note that Apple will likely add full support for new peripherals at a later date, but this is definitely not the case for previous versions of macOS.

Will macOS Sonoma and Ventura have full support for USB-C accessories?

Considering Lack of Wi-Fi 7 on M4 Macs (much to our surprise), this could be another strange decision from Apple if older versions of the OS remain partially incompatible with new peripherals. The positive news is that the Magic Keyboard at least supports a standard level of functionality – although, frankly, it’s not enough for such an expensive product.

As for the Magic Mouse, the main problem is the complete inability to scroll – perhaps Apple’s biggest mistake this week, since it is one of the most basic features a mouse should have. While it may be easy for most users to simply upgrade to macOS Sequoia, it seems all too familiar to Microsoft Windows and its frequent forced updates.

There’s a chance this is a temporary issue as potential issues are already being investigated, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Apple ignored previous versions of macOS in an attempt to push users towards Sequoia – let’s hope that’s not the case, as some desktop users may not have that option .

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