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Can an Apple Magic TrackPad 2 be paired with a Raspberry Pi 4 , so that I can control the Raspberry Pi 4 with the TrackPad 2 via a wireless connection ?

If so, how do I set up the wireless connection between the two devices ?

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  • You would need to know the communications protocol over the link, not just how to set up the link.
    – Chenmunka
    Commented May 16, 2021 at 8:17

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Never tried it, but:

  • The device should pair with bluetooth without verification. If there is a prompt for verification, the code should be 0000
  • AMT2 drivers are in the 4.20 kernel, so anything above that should work too
  • open a terminal and run xinput list. It should list a "Apple Inc. Magic Trackpad 2" device. Write down the id number, you will need this later.
  • with xinput list-props you can see what kind of properties you can tune with xinput set-prop [DEVICE ID]

Tune only if your pad doesn't work exactly as you want. You can also make the tuning permanent; have a look at https://gist.github.com/imabuddha/c34c732dcd11dbb278a87e7ce5330943 for some sensible values and where to put the files.

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  • Thank you, but what about the parameters in the list ? Which do I use, and why ? This is all new to me.
    – DaleBr
    Commented May 17, 2021 at 19:42
  • I don't have an Apple trackpad, so you would need to experiment/google for the tuning parameters. I added a link of someone who apparently set-up his trackpad correctly.
    – Ljm Dullaart
    Commented May 18, 2021 at 6:51

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