(This was a magic trackpad 2 I was given for work, the battery of which swole during the pandemic, and which I offered to dispose of safely myself. I did this for the battery, but kept the rest of the electronics with the hope of replacing the battery!)

I've attached three photos of the model I have in front of me; isn't arranged like the internals of the one currently on iFixit!

My questions:

• Does anyone have a model that looks like mine?
• Does anyone have tips on how to attach a new battery? (I have an A1542, meant for a Magic Trackpad 2 that looks like the one on iFixit, so it may not work, but nonetheless!)
• Would anyone else be interested in seeing the different internals of this same-model-numbered device?
• Is it possible this is a knockoff? Or a corporate-only version??

The inside of the top/glass — basically only the glass and the touchpad electronics controller.

The inside of the bottom/batter/charging/haptics/lightning port

The model number (A1535) and serial number (that doesn't seem valid with Apple?)

(If these images are too low quality, I'm sure I can post them somewhere else)

⟐ Commented December 27, 2025 at 17:14 MST

I recognize that this swelling is a potential fire hazard.

Further information: The battery is a TIS 2217-2548 Apple South Asia (Thailand) Limited Product, Lithium Ion Polymer Battery

Another question: Will the Magic Trackpad 2 operate with the battery disconnected or removed as long as it is plugged into my MacBook system?

⟐ Commented August 24, 2025 at 19:24 MST

I found the below article on iFixit to figure it out myself, but am not sure how/if the author can be contacted to get more insight, so I posted here.

I have studied the attached pictures showing the green prong that is attached to the Power Switch, as well as the chip shown to contain whatever trigger is used for powering on/off, to determine what may cause the resistance the switch used to have both ways. However, the image resolution makes it difficult to see how parts interact with each other to power on/off. Does anyone know?

⟐ Commented August 23, 2025 at 0:10 MST

Mine has a serial number but I don't recognise the initial character which according to A.I. is not a unicode character. It looks like a 7 combined with an F. The rest of the serial number is "...821-1988-A"

⟐ Commented September 06, 2024 at 9:42 MST

I still can use the magic trackpad 2 without any issue,just the glass cracked

how can I fix this?

⟐ Commented November 30, 2022 at 3:37 MST

I am keen on the reusing/recycling principle so I am considering purchasing a second hand trackpad that has its glass shattered and wanted to know the type of glass I should be looking for in order to replace it. I’ve already seen that Apple does not offer spare parts for the trackpad, but I’d look elsewhere for this. I was wondering if anyone has any info about the type of glass used in a Magic Trackpad 2 as I could not find anything online.

Thanks,

Nadgob

⟐ Commented May 30, 2022 at 6:42 MST

⟐ Answered March 17, 2022 at 8:34 MST

I see it is not impossible to open up the Magic Trackpad 2 and to get at the Taptic Engine. Does anybody know if I can get a replacement part for it anywhere?

⟐ Answered April 22, 2020 at 8:14 MST

Can I replace Magic Trackpad 2's battery by iPhone 5's battery for temporary?

⟐ Commented April 16, 2018 at 6:38 MST

The lightning connector from the cable broke off and is now stuck in the lightning port on my trackpad 2 so of course i can't insert a new lightning cable to charge this anymore.

Other than taking this apart, does anyone have ideas on how i can remove the broken off lightning tip?

⟐ Answered March 01, 2017 at 13:09 MST

⟐ Answer accepted December 16, 2016 at 14:45 MST