If the battery is critically low (under 5%), the mouse enters a preservation mode. It will maintain the Bluetooth connection and track cursor movement because those are low-power activities, but it will disable the power-hungry touch-sensing features—like scrolling.
: Major bugs are often patched in small OS updates; check General > Software Update . apple magic mouse scroll not working
The Magic Mouse treats scrolling as a gesture. If you’ve migrated from an older Mac, used migration assistant, or installed a third-party mouse driver (e.g., Logitech Options, SteerMouse), your gesture mappings may have been overwritten. If the battery is critically low (under 5%),
: Use a slightly dampened microfiber cloth to clean the top of the mouse. used migration assistant