# Apple Magic Trackpad

Published articles for Apple Magic Trackpad.

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## A 10 GB Memory Leak Killed My Bluetooth Trackpad: bluetoothd -experimental on Ubuntu

DevFeed: [A 10 GB Memory Leak Killed My Bluetooth Trackpad: bluetoothd -experimental on Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-10-gb-memory-leak-killed-my-bluetooth-trackpad-bluetoothd-experimental-on-ubuntu-25168.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.ivanmorgillo.com/2026/05/27/bluetoothd-memory-leak-experimental-flag-ubuntu/>)

Author: Ivan Morgillo

Published: 2026-05-27T10:09:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Ivan Morgillo](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ivan-morgillo.md>)

Topics: [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>), [Memory Leaks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/memory-leaks.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>)

Tags: [apple-magic-trackpad](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple-magic-trackpad.md>), [bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluetooth.md>), [experimental](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experimental.md>), [memory-leak](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory-leak.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>)

### AI overview

The article investigates a bluetoothd memory leak on Ubuntu 25.10 associated with the -experimental flag. It describes a Bluetooth trackpad failure after three days of uptime, reports bluetoothd using 10.3 GB of RAM, and presents diagnostic commands and a one-line fix.

### Source excerpt

How a runaway bluetoothd process -- silently leaking memory for three days under the -experimental flag -- quietly killed my Apple Magic Trackpad on Ubuntu 25.10, what the symptoms looked like, and the one-line fix that brought everything back.

## Apple Magic Trackpad on Linux: How I Made It Work on Ubuntu XFCE

DevFeed: [Apple Magic Trackpad on Linux: How I Made It Work on Ubuntu XFCE](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/apple-magic-trackpad-on-linux-how-i-made-it-work-on-ubuntu-xfce-25165.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.ivanmorgillo.com/2026/01/17/i-made-apples-magic-trackpad-work-on-ubuntu-xfce/>)

Author: Ivan Morgillo

Published: 2026-01-17T10:53:57Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Ivan Morgillo](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ivan-morgillo.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [xfce](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xfce.md>), [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [apple-magic-trackpad](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple-magic-trackpad.md>), [bluez](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluez.md>), [ergonomics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ergonomics.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [libinput](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libinput.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [troubleshooting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/troubleshooting.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [xfce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xfce.md>)

### AI overview

A practical guide to using Apple's Magic Trackpad as the main pointing device on Ubuntu XFCE. It covers BlueZ configuration, libinput tuning, persistent settings, scrolling and right-click behavior, battery monitoring, and troubleshooting, including a kernel 6.17 battery regression.

### Source excerpt

Get the Apple Magic Trackpad working on Linux: a guide for Ubuntu XFCE with BlueZ fixes, libinput tuning, autostart, battery indicator, and troubleshooting.