Wireless Apple Magic Keyboard

[Jason]

Wehave 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,

Just use the keyboard and trackpad in wired mode with the lightening to usb cable. Both should work happily if you leave them connected to the docking station, and they will have auto paired with the last Mac to connect to the docking station if you disconnect them.

For example, I have the Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad 2. I turned off Bluetooth on a Mac Mini. I then paired the two devices to my Macbook Pro Retina using the Lightening cable. I disconnected the Lightening cable and Screen Shared to my Mac Mini, turned off Bluetooth on the Macbook Pro Retina and turned on Bluetooth on the Mac Mini. The two devices showed up immediately and I Connected each to the Mac Mini. Last, since I wanted to use the two devices with the Macbook Pro Retina, I turned on Bluetooth on the Retina, disconnected the two devices from the Mac Mini and reconnected them to the Retina. Both Macs have Bluetooth turned on and all I have to do is disconnect them from one Mac and connect them to the other to switch back and forth.

Teleport, as a poster mentioned above, is your friend. Get it from here: Legend has it that it was developed by someone from Apple! If it's two computers running Mavericks or above, use the latest version. If, like me, you're mixing PowerPC macs with Sierra macs, use 1.02 for Sierra.

The set up in my house is that I have a USB C dock connection to a monitor and I have a Logitech unifying usb plugged into the dock. That is the best solution that I can come up with so that when I plug into the dock with my 2016 macbook the keyboard and mouse immediately work. Likewise, when my wife plugs in her 2016 macbook pro she has the keyboard and mouse immediately work.

There is no seamless solution with the magic trackpad and keyboard that I can figure out. Which is sad because many bluetooth devices from Logitech and others have an easy switch button that will let you swap between up to 3 devices with ease. Sad that Apple can't make that happen with their "magic" stuff.

See if Bluetooth is getting in the way here. Bluetooth may be in a constant loop of not being able to connect. Go Here: Use "Reset the Bluetooth module" to Fix Constant Bluetooth Disconnections - User Tips

I have reset SMC 4 times this time with everything disconnected and will see what happens. My problem is intermittent ...it will work for a few days and then all of a sudden, it starts up again with typing additional keys on its own or hesitating a long time before the strokes show up on the screen. It is as if the keyboard is possessed ....Yes, I have Norton antivirus installed and have had it for years.

Reset the SMC 2-4 times quickly (this is important) with all wired peripherals disconnected (printers, scanners, cameras, etc..) then retest. If that does not restart in Safe Mode. If that does not work, post back and there are more actions. There is nothing wrong with BT but there may be some issue with your installation.

The best antivirus, cleaning app, and overall maintenance app for Mac OS is Mac OS itself. All you need to do with Mac OS to keep it secure and running well is to keep it up-to-date and do periodic (about 1x per week) restarts. Other than that, leave it alone. Adding third party antivirus, cleaning, security and other types of maintenance apps to Mac OS adds no additional level of security. The only thing these apps do is have the opposite affect users want. They make Mac OS slow, unstable, generate odd behavior (much like you are experiencing) and make Mac OS appear buggy.

Please locate the developers uninstall instructions for Norton and follow to the letter. Then restart in Safe Mode per the directions in Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac and then restart normally.

I recently purchased a new mac which came with a magic keyboard. I had issues with the keyboard (erratic typing...sometimes typing on its own, etc). I recently exchanged it for a new one. It is doing the same thing....I think this is a bluetooth issue..as I have a number of bluetooth devices and it seems like there was some sort of interference. I went back to an older Apple wireless keyboard and have had no problems.

I am having exactly the same issue with my new wireless magic keyboard. Now, I am using my older wireless keyboard and have no problems. I had noticed when I first used the new magic keyboard that I thought that the s key felt weird when typing, almost like it was sticking or something. Then it would randomly make a repeating noise as if one of the keys was depressed and I couldn't stop it. When it would do that I had no control over the keyboard. I would have to shut my computer down and restart, then I could use the keyboard for a short time and it would start again. Again, using my old wireless keyboard with the same computer works just fine. The keyboard came with my new imac, but I purchased it from Best Buy, which probably was a mistake. They will not do a thing.

I have a 2017 MacBook Pro that I have paired with an Apple bluetooth magic keyboard. The keyboard will connect fine but then randomly start repeating keys. If I turn it off and turn it back on or if I plug it in with the lightning cable it fixes the problem until the next time the keyboard has to reconnect.

Yes, I've done those. Plugging in the lightning cable or turning the keyboard off and then on will fix the problem until the next time, then it comes back. Why doesn't the bluetooth connection reliably work? WHat's the point of having a wireless keyboard if you have to continually mess with it to get it to work properly?

That doesn't really help - I'm using a CalDigit TS3+ hub and an LG TB USB3 monitor and I think the cables are good quality (how do you tell?) Regardless, the problem only occurs when I wake the computer from sleep. As I said above, if I disconnect and reconnect the keyboard by turning it off and then on again or if I plug it in with a lightning cable then unplug it it works perfectly until the next time the computer goes to sleep. If it were an interference problem it should persist.

Check out the steps here for some help: If your Apple wireless mouse, keyboard, or trackpad isn't working as expected. If you're still having trouble, try in safe mode. This can help tell us if the issue is possible login items. Here's some more information about testing in safe mode: How to use safe mode on your Mac.

Thanks for reaching back out. Have you had a chance to look through this article to see if the issue is with Bluetooth interference? Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference - Apple Support.

My new MacBook Pro 16" really annoys me. I use it with a Magic Keyboard, and intermittently, there's an awful input lag. Every few minutes, the computer seems to stop listening to the keyboard; I stop typing, and then the letters turn up very slowly until almost all of them are in place (not all, there's always a few missing). This totally ruins my workflow, of course.

For me with a Magic Keyboard, the fix was strangely turning off and then back on the magic keyboard itself. I tried all the other solutions (resetting NVRAM, turning off the accent popup, etc). Just flipping the switch on the keyboard off and then on again cleared it right up. Must be some buffer in the keyboard itself.

Not knowing whether the menu is an effect of the problem or if it is actually causing the problem, I have now disabled the menu since I never use it. It is possible by writing "defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false" in the Terminal and then restarting (or maybe logging out is sufficient).

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