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<blockquote data-quote="nickyr" data-source="post: 1931474" data-attributes="member: 40791">thanks PatrickI don't have an Apple store near me, but this problem started with my old 2017 iMac and perservered into my new M1 Mac Mini.&nbsp; It will also show up but not connect to any of the 3 Apple MacBooks in the house either.I think the issue is with the handshake protocol as all devices can &quot;see&quot; the keyboard; they just won't connect to&nbsp; each other.&nbsp; If I remember this all happened after updating to 12.2 or 12.3.&nbsp; I keep hoping with each new release or update that Apple will fix this, but I guess it's not high on their list of priorities!&nbsp; And I have emailed them, but never did get a reply of any kind.I guess all I can do is try again with the &quot;bluetil&quot; and other fixes now I've updated to 13.4, but my guess is Apple have deliberately bricked older keyboards.I've got my eye on a wired A1048 in excellent condition on eBay as a replacement, as I really enjoy and prefer mechanical style full-size ones, so not all is lost.&nbsp; It's just really frustrating and such a waste of a lovely keyboard.&nbsp; It could still be used with legacy MacOS I think, but I wouldn't want anyone to part with money and be in the same boat as me and a small minority of people with this device.But if anyone (in the UK) wants it and is willing to pay postage and packing they can have it for free <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickyr, post: 1931474, member: 40791"] thanks Patrick I don't have an Apple store near me, but this problem started with my old 2017 iMac and perservered into my new M1 Mac Mini. It will also show up but not connect to any of the 3 Apple MacBooks in the house either. I think the issue is with the handshake protocol as all devices can "see" the keyboard; they just won't connect to each other. If I remember this all happened after updating to 12.2 or 12.3. I keep hoping with each new release or update that Apple will fix this, but I guess it's not high on their list of priorities! And I have emailed them, but never did get a reply of any kind. I guess all I can do is try again with the "bluetil" and other fixes now I've updated to 13.4, but my guess is Apple have deliberately bricked older keyboards. I've got my eye on a wired A1048 in excellent condition on eBay as a replacement, as I really enjoy and prefer mechanical style full-size ones, so not all is lost. It's just really frustrating and such a waste of a lovely keyboard. It could still be used with legacy MacOS I think, but I wouldn't want anyone to part with money and be in the same boat as me and a small minority of people with this device. But if anyone (in the UK) wants it and is willing to pay postage and packing they can have it for free :) [/QUOTE]

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