This article will outline how to fix Universal control Logitech scroll wheel not working on other devices. Apple introduced a new feature in Monterey 12.3 called Universal Control. This allows you to use a single keyboard and mouse across multiple devices. Tools like Synergy have been around for a number of years that allow you to share a single set of peripherals across multiple computers.
Universal Control Logitech scroll wheel doesn’t work
If you’re using a Logitech mouse, you might have noticed that the scroll wheel doesn’t work on your iPad or any other connected mac. The release notes say the following:
Some third-party keyboards and mice might encounter issues when using additional functionality, like scroll wheels. (88106362)
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-12_3-release-notes
These notes had me thinking I’d be out of luck for a fix. Luckily, the Google fu was strong today and I found a solution. It doesn’t have anything to do with Monterey and everything to do with Logitech Options Daemon.
How to fix scroll wheel with your Logitech [quick fix]
On your Mac that is having the issue, follow these steps.
- System Preferences → Security & Privacy,
- open the Privacy tab
- Under Accessibility, uncheck “Logi Options Daemon.”
- Restart your Mac and then scrolling on iPad should work.
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Remove Logitech Options completely
If you don’t have any button assignments set up or generally don’t need it, it’s best to completely remove it. Follow these steps.
- Go to the Applications folder → Utilities and launch Logi Options Uninstaller.
- Click Uninstall
- Type your administrator password and click OK.
- Click quit
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Clean up preferences if you don’t want to save your button configs
- In Finder, press the Command+Shift+G key combination → in the search field enter ~/Library/Application Support/ and hit enter.
- Move the Logitech folder to the trash
- Navigate into the Caches folder
- Move the three com.logitech. folders to the trash
- Empty the trash
- Reboot.
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