Got a Razer mouse or keyboard? Read this before you upgrade to macOS Sierra

By Darren Allan

If you’re a Mac owner with a Razer peripheral, and you’re thinking of upgrading to macOS Sierra following its release yesterday, then be warned – there are apparently compatibility issues with the Synapse software and Apple’s newest desktop OS.

This has meant that we’ve witnessed an outpouring of complaints from people with Razer mice and keyboards that no longer function correctly following the Sierra upgrade – for example, check out this thread on the Razer forum, and a short thread on Reddit.

There have been reports of Razer keyboards (such as the BlackWidow TE Chroma) not working at all, and mice (like the Deathadder and Naga) buttons failing to work, and/or mouse sensitivity going all weird – or worse still peripherals outright crashing the operating system.

Fried Synapse

This seems to be down to the Synapse software conflicting with macOS, and the generally suggested solution for now is just to ditch Synapse from your Mac – at least until Razer updates the software with a fix.

One user (Kale) on the official Razer forum suggested: “Once Synapse has been removed you have the ability to plug the Razer peripheral back in to your Mac and use it as normal just without …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components