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Magic Keyboard: Bluetooth is not working and cannot be found.

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:56:15 -0700

Bluetooth isn't working and can't be found. What could be causing this?

⟐ Commented August 14, 2025 at 6:56 MST

Apple Magic Keyboard A1843: Bluetooth not working on Apple Magic Keyboard A1843

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:42:12 -0700

My Apple Magic Keyboard A1843 only works when connected via cable to my computer. Bluetooth doesn’t seem to function at all.

I’ve already tried the following:

Resetting the keyboard
Removing (“forgetting”) the device from Bluetooth settings on all other devices
Ensuring the keyboard is fully charged

Despite these steps, the keyboard still won’t connect wirelessly. Has anyone experienced this before or have suggestions on what else I could try?

Apple wired aluminum keyboard (extended): when I connect my keyboard, the star button is pressed repeatedtly

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:02:57 -0700

When i connect my apple keyboard to my laptop the asterik sign * or star star appears in my search, and it is pressed repeatedly. only the star sign button is pressed not others.

Apple Extended Keyboard: Who can repair an old Apple keyboard?

Fri, 10 May 2024 13:08:59 -0700

I have a wireless extended keyboard dating from several years ago. In recent months when I switch on my iMac, wireless mouse, and keyboard I get a message "Keyboard not connected." I've had to go to Bluetooth, click the "Keyboard not connected " under Devices, then switch the keyboard on and off several times before I see "connected," or sometimes numbers to type in and press Return, in order to connect.

I decided to buy a new keyboard from Apple. But this is slimline, not as wide as the extended keyboard with raised keys, with the keys in slightly different positions, It has proved hopeless when I touch type, which I could do with speed, on my old one.

Do you know anyone who can repair my old keyboard with its raised keys?

Apple Magic Keyboard: Replace the metal bracket (hook) with something else?

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:25:29 -0700

I have taken off the space bar of my Magic Keyboard, but broke one of the little metal brackets (one of the four little things as highlighted in the Ytube screenshot, i don't want to open the space bar again and risk losing the other 3) during the process. Now the space bar just sits on the bottom without being able to bounce back. Is it possible to fix this? Maybe replace the bracket (hook) with something else?

⟐ Edited by author August 14, 2023 at 6:25 MST

Apple Wireless Keyboard A1314: A1314 does not light up

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:20:56 -0700

Replaced batteries nothing lights up when on/off button pushed

⟐ Commented July 01, 2023 at 13:20 MST

Apple Magic Keyboard: Keyboard not connect to iMac.

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:25:13 -0700

I left it plugged in for a while so charge shouldn't be an issue. This is a new to me iMac, 2019. The keyboard worked at first until I tried to charge it. After that I could not get the iMac to recognize it again. I gave up and plugged in my old wireless keyboard without issue.

Apple Wireless Keyboard: My partner whipped the keyboard with a tetaw and naw the buttons aren’

Sat, 06 May 2023 05:33:03 -0700

Keyboard terms on but wen I posh the keys nuthing happens . Wen I tern the keyboard on it shows it is connected but the keys aren’t working at all I replaced the batteries still nothing

Apple Extended Keyboard: My MacBook late 2008 keyboard unresponding pls help

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:59:01 -0700

Need help! My macbook late 2008 keyboard not responding. Option and command are okay.

⟐ Commented April 18, 2023 at 4:59 MST

Apple Extended Keyboard A1243: Space Button No Longer Pops Back Up

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:03:12 -0700

The space bar felt like it was stuck, so I followed instructions to remove it. I cleaned it, but there was no obvious ‘spring mechanism’. When I reassembled the space bar, there was not a change.

I took it back apart and it appears that the bump or ‘wart’ in the middle which is part of a ‘mat’ is supposed to supply the ‘spring’ and this rubber-like bump is torn.

Am I correct that is the issue? Can I replace the mat that has that bump?

Magic Keyboard: Replacing Lightning Port - How/Where to Buy

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:53:15 -0700

Hello!

I reached out to iFixIt support for replacing the lightning port on my Magic Keyboard with numeric keypad (A1843). I have a broken gold pin on it so it won’t charge when plugged in. IFixit says they don’t sell replacement ports and I’ve had a hard time sourcing it on Amazon, EBay, etc.

Has anyone been able to replace the port on these and found where they can be bought? IFixIt has a tear down that looks helpful in getting to the port, but comments from users suggest it may be incomplete and have broken their keyboards in the process. Magic Keyboard Teardown

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! I would hate to throw it out for a broken port!

⟐ Commented January 05, 2023 at 8:53 MST

Apple wired aluminum keyboard (extended): Beer spilled on the numeric keypad of the keyboard 7 keys don't work

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:56:41 -0700

French: De la bière est tombée sur le pavé numérique du clavier Apple alu, filaire, 7 touches ne fonctionnent plus

English: Beer dropped on the numeric keypad of the Apple aluminum keyboard, wired, 7 keys no longer work

⟐ Edited July 13, 2022 at 12:56 MST

Magic Keyboard: Can you create a silver and black Magic Keyboard

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 01:23:24 -0700

I guess we can all agree that the silver and black Magic Keyboard, that only comes with the Mac Pro, is gorgeous.

So obviously I want to have one, but they are scarce (especially here in Europe) and fittingly expensive, also they only come in with a numeric keypad, while I prefer the added mobility of the smaller formfactor.

Is it possible to buy the smaller silver Magic Keyboard and just swap black key caps on, if so where can I get black key caps (buying a space grey Keyboard doesn’t seem all that effective)?

Also how about the other Magic Accessories, the Magic Mouse seems rather straightforward, but it seems like it is really easy to mess the Trackpads mechanism up.

Apple Wireless Keyboard: 2009 Apple Wireless Keyboard|Connecting But Not Typing In Pairing Mode

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:37:46 -0700

I have a 2009 Wireless apple keyboard that won’t pair with anything, I have tried an iPhone running IOS 14.8, and iPad running iPadOS 14.8, an LG G5 and a Windows 10 Desktop, I have also searched online for a few hours to find a solution but no luck.

I got this keyboard used from a shop, it’s in decent shape but I don’t know where the original Mac that it was being used with is, however, the board still has a name from the previous owner/Mac.

The main issue is that once put into pairing mode the Green LED begins to flash like normal and it shows up under Bluetooth on all of the devices, but when I connect and try to type in the given code nothing happens, after about 1 minute both the idevices and Android phone say that there was no response from the broad and to try again later and my desktop just continues to try for as long as it likes or until the keyboard goes to sleep.

I have replaced the batteries and cleaned the board to make sure the keys were pressing down in the way they are suppose to, but still nothing.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Magic Keyboard: Replacing keycap and the key does not spring

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:41:33 -0700

I popped the space key off to clean some stickiness and now I cannot seem to get the keycap back on and functioning. It clips on, but there is no spring to the key, it’s just stuck in the lower position. I don’t see any damage to the keycap, tension bar, nor the scissor mechanism. All of the videos I see make it seem like it just works. What could I bedding wrong?

Apple Extended Keyboard A1243: USB Device Not Recognized, Nothing Works and Caps Light Not Lit

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:55:46 -0700

I have an A1243 keyboard from 2007. I love this keyboard, however when I had it plugged into my iMac there was some static electricity that was felt off of the keyboard and now the keyboard does not work, the Caps Lock LED does not light up, however when plugging the keyboard into a Windows 10 PC I get a notification that the USB Device is not recognized. What could potentially be the problem, and is there a way to fix this? I have verified the problem is with the keyboard itself, not my Mac or PC.

Apple Keyboard A1048: My keyboard is typing two characters

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:20:48 -0700

My Apple Keyboard A1048 is typing 2 characters for each of the keys in row 2 and 3.

Here is a sample showing what is being typed

Any suggestions?

Apple Wireless Keyboard: A1255 keyboard not pairing. Works fine with Windows laptop

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:53:06 -0700

I have a couple of A1255 original wireless keyboards that work fine with Windows laptops. I can find them under Bluetooth devices and connect fine. Whenever I try and connect to Mac devices, it fails to register keys pressed in order to pair.

I have read that these keyboards (if paired with another Mac) need to be unpaired on that mac before they can be successfully paired with another Mac. But surely there's got to be a way to overcome this as I don't know which Mac they were previously paired with and don't have access to those macs.

I've tried keeping the power button pressed throughout the process but still keys are not registered when enter keys to pair screen pops up

Apple Keyboard A1048: Apple Keyboard A1048 recognized,usb hub works, keyboard not responsive

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:00:45 -0700

Just got a second hand Apple Keyboard A1048.

After cleaning it’s not working. Tried resetting SMC and restarting my Mac. The USB works and gets recognized.

What can I do?

⟐ Commented December 29, 2018 at 11:00 MST

Apple Wireless Keyboard: 5 unresponsive buttons, no physical damage seen.

Sun, 01 Jul 2018 20:22:40 -0700

These 5 buttons (spacebar, down arrow, caps lock, delete, and quotation marks) stopped working after I accidentally left open an autoclicker which clicks the spacebar while the mac was sleeping. When I noticed it, the 5 buttons stopped working.