I have never been very fond of trackpads, but then Apple introduced Force Touch alongside this year's MacBook hardware refreshes. At these levels out of the box, you should have near one month of use before having to recharge. The trackpad was at 95 percent and the mouse at 92 percent when I received them. On a side note, both trackpad and mouse came almost fully charged. Moving to the light setting made interaction more fluid with much less strain on my hand and wrist, an important consideration for those who work long hours in front of their computer. I am by no means frail, but even the medium setting seemed to be somewhat difficult to trigger. For example, Force Touch gesture input pressure can be adjusted to light, medium and firm, or switched off entirely to make the device function like a traditional trackpad. Users can easily adjust settings for click and haptic feedback in Mac's Settings menu. With Magic Trackpad 2, Apple has truly continued the tradition of building in foolproof device setup procedures.īluetooth antenna slot on Magic Trackpad 2. If you are not comfortable digging into the settings of your Mac and want things to "just work," these new devices are for you. A confirmation message pops up onscreen to let users know that their trackpad is ready to use over Bluetooth. Plugging a Lightning cable running from your Mac into the trackpad's charging port instantly pairs the device, no configuration needed. Apple employs a haptic feedback engine to mimic the usual "click" sensation, a system used in the latest MacBooks. The surface is also static it doesn't physically move. Sensors connected to the glass surface register pressure-sensitive deep press gestures, adding an entirely new layer to OS X El Capitan's GUI. Trackpad 2's real magic is a Force Touch mechanism hidden beneath the glass and metal exterior. Four rubber feet provide a solid foundation for all but the most vigorous swiping activities.
On the rear of the aluminum wedge, next to the Lightning receptacle, is a a physical power switch and a Bluetooth antenna cutout filled in with strip of radio-transparent material. Powering the unit is an internal battery that can be recharged via a Lightning port. I really enjoyed the feel and its size made it easy to "find" without taking my eyes off the screen. As with all Apple trackpads, the snow white, glass-covered surface on Trackpad 2 is smooth and comfortable with consistent edge-to-edge friction. In fact, the two device both weigh in at 0.51 pounds.
I suspect that when you turn FileVault back on again, that 3rd party driver for your devices moves to the unencrypted part of the SSD and is accessible before the login screen and then the Mac can connect to your devices on startup.Shaped like a wedge, Trackpad 2's rear height comes in at 0.43 inches, identical to the Apple's new Magic Keyboard.
When you turn off FileVault, then everything on the SSD drive is accessible prior to login, including the drivers for the 3rd party Bluetooth devices. It’s also probably why native Apple bluetooth devices will always connect on startup - because those drivers are stored on the same part of the SSD that houses the MacOS. That means that the drivers for your device won’t get accessed until AFTER you log in, which is probably why it won’t connect to your 3rd party bluetooth device until after connection. When you turn on FileVault, everything you do after that takes place on the encrypted part of the SSD. I suspect that you connected the 3rd party Bluetooth devices after you turned on FileVault on initial setup. Now the next question is “why”? here is my theory: And then when you turn FileVault back on, it will connect on startup as well.
Bottom line is that you need to turn off FileVault, then reboot and your devices will connect on startup.
I had this issue too and spent about an hour with Apple tech support and figured out how to fix this problem.