Apple Magic Keyboard 2 Multiple Devices

Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Keyboard, and many Bluetooth keyboards that use the Apple keyboard layout work with these iOS devices:

1. Apple Magic Keyboard Review
2. Apple Magic Keyboard Pair Multiple Devices

• iPad (all models)
• iPhone 3GS or later
• iPod touch (3rd generation or later)

If you have an Apple Magic Keyboard and Apple Magic Trackpad 2 (the ones with the Lightning port) you're in luck! Just plug the Lightning cables to these devices and connect them to your Mac. They will now work as wired devices, talking to your computer without going through Bluetooth. So I have the new Magic Keyboard and I like the minimal design. I have it working with my Mac Pro, Macbook Pro and a PC. However, and this is a big problem, is that it needs to be shut down and paired again every time I switch computers. So I use it with the Macbook, power the laptop down.

The following Apple keyboards work with iOS:

Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

• No, the Magic Keyboard is really only to be used with one device at a time. I have managed to set it up across native Bootcamp Windows and macOS without repairing on every reboot, but with other devices, one would have to re-pair on each device switch. Answered by Jannis M; Feb 23, 2020 Flag as inappropriate Answer 1.
• Apple uses the term Magic Keyboard to describe multiple products. These include a Bluetooth keyboard Apple makes for desktop Mac users, the company's latest MacBook keyboards, and a premium.
• The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is a great accessory, but has more capability than it appears on the surface. Here are a few tips and tricks to ensure you are getting the most out of Apple's new.

• Numeric keypad
• Lightning connector, built-in battery
• Works with iOS devices with iOS 10.3 or later

Magic Keyboard

• Lightning connector, built-in battery
• Works with iOS devices with iOS 9.1 or later
  

Apple Wireless Keyboard 2011

• Uses two AA batteries
• Exposé and Launchpad function keys:
• When using Apple Wireless Keyboard (2011) with iOS 4.3 or earlier, the function keys are limited to the Eject key. Update to iOS 5 or later to enable additional function keys.

Apple Wireless Keyboard 2009

• Uses two AA batteries
• Exposé and Dashboard function keys:

Apple Wireless Keyboard 2007

• No number pad, uses three AA batteries

Apple Magic Keyboard Review

The original Apple Wireless Keyboard (introduced in 2003, white case, number pad, uses four AA batteries) doesn't work with iOS.

Notes

• Not all function keys that work on the Mac work on iOS devices.
• In addition to Apple keyboards, many third-party Bluetooth keyboards that use the Apple keyboard layout work with iOS devices. Check with the keyboard manufacturer for additional information.

Learn more

• Learn about Magic Keyboard for iPad.

We have two MacBook Airs running El Capitan 10.11.3. We have setup an office environment for a docking/clamshell configuration with an external monitor, Magic Mouse 2, and a Magic Keyboard. As one of us needs to use this office setup, we dock the MacBook and proceed to use the Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Keyboard. However, each time a MacBook is swapped, we have to re-pair the mouse and keyboard using the Lightning connector because the swapped system throws a 'Connection Unsuccessful. Please pair this device again.' error.

Are these two peripherals unable to maintain pairing configurations to multiple Macs? I've read multiple write-ups on this site describing how to pair to multiple Macs using the Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse. It would be pretty disappointing if this feature was discarded. In fact, we'll return these peripherals if that's the case. We understand the devices will not connect concurrently to two Macs, and it would be nice if we didn't have to re-pair the devices via lightning connector each time we swapped the laptop being used in the office,

Thanks!

Magic Keyboard-OTHER, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

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