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Magic Keyboard on my iPad Pro stopped typing

Trackpad still works and the backlight comes on, but key presses do nothing. Took it off and reattached it, restarted the iPad, updated iPadOS. Any ideas before I take it in?
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alex_7 Nov 12, 2026
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one more test before you book a repair: does it type in some apps and not others? that's software. dead everywhere after cleaning the contacts and a restart, it's the keyboard or the connector, and an Apple store can try it on another iPad in a couple of minutes.
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jay_tech Oct 14, 2026
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Does the trackpad still work? That tells you a lot. If both are dead it's the connection: take the iPad off, wipe the three little contact dots on the iPad and the matching ones on the keyboard with a dry cloth, put it back and restart the iPad. Updating iPadOS has fixed it for people too. If the trackpad works and only typing doesn't, look in Settings > General > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboard, and make sure you don't have a bluetooth keyboard paired that's grabbing input.
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