Apple's current technical specifications for the USB-C Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad list Apple silicon models in their Mac compatibility sections. The pages still state a general system requirement of macOS 15.1 or later. These are separate pieces of information, and the compatibility list should not be treated as proof that an existing accessory has stopped working.
MacRumors reported on October 7 that Apple changed the product-page compatibility lists around August 25 and updated some related technical-specification pages this week. The August product-page change and this week's documentation update are different dates; this is not a newly announced accessory launch.
Both support pages identify the USB-C accessories as introduced in 2024. Their current Mac lists include M-series MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, Apple silicon iMacs, Mac Studio, Mac mini and the 2023 Mac Pro. Intel Mac models are absent from those lists.
MacRumors says the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad still work with Intel Macs and that Apple had not responded to its request for comment. That continued-operation statement is reporting from MacRumors, not a new support guarantee from Apple or a test performed by Next Tech Signal.
The source pages do not announce an end date for Bluetooth operation, promise or withdraw specific gesture features on Intel Macs, or explain why the lists changed. Claims that Apple has disabled older Macs, ended all driver updates or removed gesture parity go beyond the evidence and are not included here.
For an Intel Mac owner, the practical distinction is between the models Apple currently lists and what an existing setup can do. Check the specifications for the exact accessory and test the functions you need before buying a replacement. The observed change is documentation, not evidence of a remote shutdown.