Apple iPad Smart Keyboard Fixed, contact problem

I fixed my smart keyboard, I am so happy about that and want to share with you! Wish my experience can help you too! Make sure you watch the whole video if you want to try this method too, good luck!

[@vishanl06]

I had this same problem and was so frustrated with it for many months. After one point i decided i could deal with it anymore and went to the apple store. When i went there and explained my problem, they replaced it for me free of charge! But now is a couple months after the replacement and the same problem has returned. Thank you so much for this method as it fixed my smart keyboard instantly!

[@cosh5]

Pressing down firmly worked for me. Thank you so much.

[@mcm5227]

Thank you for making this troubleshooting video 🙏🏼 This is very helpful in understanding the mechanism of the 3 dot connectors located at the keyboard. And yes, mine, the middle ones was not at the same horizontal level with the 1st and 3rd dot, it looked somehow pushed a bit inward. So, I made some few gentle push around the middle dot using the back tip (the rounded tip) of my stainless nail file. Then I saw the 3 dots are now at the same level again! I’m now typing with my 3.5 year-smart keyboard, hopefully this would resolve the matter for quite sometime 😁

[@katxinx]

OMG IT WORKED!! OUT OF ALL VIDEOS URS WORKED THANK U SO MUCH!!’😭😭😭🤧🤧🤧🤧 I hope you have a great life and I mean it!!!❤❤❤

[@ludwig77]

Gently pushing down on the 3 pins on the keyboard fixed my issue. Thank you!

[@miniaturemage]

Thank you very much! I was able to fix my keyboard after watching this, then watching another video that showed the soldering technique. It's the first time I've had success with my soldering iron!

[@devlokka]

Thank u soo much.mine was working for the last 6 months. I had countless hours with apple support who wanted me to pay for a replacement. I also tried the method with a pin and it worked for a few seconds. But it broke again. So i took the small rubber beading around the 3 pins and lifted it up. It works like a charm now.typing on my keyboard. Thank you so much. Ps. Guys, if you do the pen trick and its still not working. Poke around with it for a little bit. Each scenario is different. Subbed liked and shared on other videos where people are just moving the ipad along the keyboard. Thank u

[@fredlempaaluhi272]

Thanks for this video. I don’t have a soldering iron and all 3 pins are leveled correctly. I pushed and held my iPad to the left for 10 seconds and voila, I can finally type on my keypad. Thanks again!!!

[@yasserslarmie]

Thanks! This worked for me. I used a scalpel on removed the rubber around the 3 pins. No soldering.

[@kevinwkphoon5946]

I have just tried fixing my magic keyboard.....using an eraser/ rubber to rub off the possible carbon built-up after both contacts points connecting one another too long. Now it work absolutely fine for my key board. Hope this sharing helps others..... Cheers.

[@elacruz6613]

wohoo! Worked like a charm! You da man lol thanksss! I was losing hope hah

[@derricktaffman3887]

Hi there. I have had the same problem with my Smart Keyboard and have sorted it by just pushing down on the pins with a small screw driver and that seems to work. Looks like the problem is with the springs. Thanks for the video. Derrick.

[@Vater01]

I bended my keyboard pins area a little bit ahead for them to over the plastic, and seems to work, Thanks for your explanation which helped me to figure it out !

[@princerock4709]

I got the idea thank you so much. I tried to pull the middle pin up a little bit, and it does work. Thank you

[@adrianfernandez7458]

How did you pull it out. Pin is so small. Special tool?

[@VijvalPlayZ]

Thanks a lot sir, this helped me a lot!

[@youlookwhatlook]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@berniemurugasu-oei892]

Thank you! I just jiggled the pins and it worked!

[@alleniverson4064]

hey, bro. I had exactly the same problem. So I follow what you suggested in this video. Result was dramatic. It works so well. Thanks, bro!!

[@caspar399]

This actually works! Thank god

[@syimahlee9399]

It works, so true not all problems have same solution. My problem same with urs and it works with me tq bro

[@tommarshall9741]

Outstanding, it was about ready to go in the bin... Cheers...

[@leosimon1746]

same problem here. finally found a fix. thank you!

[@MsL.O.V.L.E.Y]

All I can say is THANK YOU!

[@1paolo]

thanks for the tip 👌

[@marshallmulcaster4062]

I didn’t end up doing your soldering trick but after watching your video I realized those 3 contact points are spring loaded. I started adjusting them with the back end of a pen and now I’m able to write this note with my smart pad. Cheers for the info bud!

[@melanie9860]

Thankyou for this!

[@marcoani3014]

Thanks man it worked !!!!

[@schlachtfilms7179]

Beautiful vid

[@sk3llzulavii]

Ty this really helped Tysm

[@renegade2592]

Thank you unlce roger

[@ashroskell]

I would add one thing to your advice, which was VERY HELPFUL, btw. Once I understood that there were springs, underneath the contact pins, I tried GENTLY jiggling them with the point of my wife’s metal nail file. The centre pin popped up again and was FIXED! I am typing this on my keyboard, now. So, I suggest you add that to your video? After checking the Warranty, if you have no alternatives, BEFORE you take the drastic action of soldering, try just giving the pins a bit of a poke? GENTLY, so as NOT to damage them. That worked for me. Thank you for your help ✌️👍

[@tradergame6697]

Great suggestion, thanks for your advice.

[@moisesadame]

awesome this worked for me !

[@fahedal-bustami4408]

Can u do a video to explain it please 🙏🏻

[@noahm2190]

Is it still working? And please tell me how exactly you did it! Please!

[@adalind4696]

Noah M. I just pressed down the pin in the center of the keyboard a couple of times with some small scissors I found, and it worked again.

[@richardtherabbit9310]

Amazing - my keyboard used to constantly make a connecting noise and not work - I am terrible at soldering but added a blob to each and used a nail file to get them all level afterwards. Thank you for the tip! I’m writing this comment with my keyboard :)

[@em2johns]

I too used a thin piece of metal from a twist tie into the middle hole and now it works! Great video and comments

[@davideng9428]

Hi, may I know how you do it? Thank you

[@em2johns]

David Eng Used some small sewing scissors to try to get underneath and lift the metal piece up. Ended up semi-removing some of the plastic around the hole. I then stripped a small piece of twist tie and pushed it into the hole. I ended up cutting the piece smaller after I put the keyboard on as too much was sticking out. The keyboard kind of mashed the metal bit to the side and sits pretty flush. Not elegant but it works :)

[@davideng9428]

Thank you so much, it really works.

[@yazanabandah1677]

I have tried this method and it actually worked!! I have recorded a video and posted it. (I mentioned you in the description as well) Thank you!

[@yazanabandah1677]

Link for the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIiwZn2cq8p8bac

[@randomunboxph3446]

It's like I'm listening to uncle roger hehe but thanks for the weejio.

[@vollethemaster361]

Could I try to put a little piece of aluminium on the pin that is lower than the others befor? Just to try that that is really the problem. Thanks a lot for your video!

[@Qrtenensis]

just about to paratice it, sudddenly mine working !

[@Anthony-ue5mj]

I didn't have the tools needed to fix the problem. So what I did is a cut a small and thin steel ( thinner than needle) and inserted through. Can't believe its working 100%

[@tradergame6697]

Well done!

[@user-jj6qv1ft3y]

Thanks pro

[@NaveedAhmed-um9ph]

Hi sir am very thankful to you for this kind of innocent and fantastic explanation about contacts ....lot of respect from my beloved country Pakistan

[@tradergame6697]

Thanks for your support!

[@Melontized]

Thank you

[@tradergame6697]

Thanks for your support!

[@matthewlovelace6601]

Thank you! Fixed mine!

[@caritokheim9873]

mine worked simply by jiggling to the right. bit. Thank you.

[@TheTaytoni]

I noticed my middle pin is also lower then other two. I’ll give this a try

[@hi5101]

Thanks so much. No one in Thailand can repair it. I fixed mine myself by digging some of the silicone rubber surface out of the plastic trough next to the contacts

[@tradergame6697]

So nice to fix things! Have a nice day!

[@ApakukiNayacakalou]

Hi there! Thanks for the great solution. I don't have a soldering iron handy but decided that if the three pins are spring loaded then a bit of WD-40 and gently depressing the pins numerous times might fix the issues? It fixed the problem for me. Cheers!

[@shellyd9287]

I will try the WD-40!

[@muhamedadel3903]

Are you saying that you pressed on the middle pin or all pins?

[@manojhewapathirana7806]

THANKS BRO 😊

[@pandaengine]

My keyboard was sitting on the shelf for more than 2 years now, gonna try these methods with my brothers iPad and reply with the conclusion.

[@alvinwijaya8316]

How's the result?

[@acwatercolors]

Thank you for the tip! I just have the same problem… such a shame @apple ! We paid for material that doesn’t works !!!

[@ALLEN-uf9hq]

Good!

[@tradergame6697]

Thanks for your support!

[@luchura1]

I just like to add an observation I have done with my keyboard, I got this almost new keyboard and connected to my iPad and the keyboard did not work, I noticed that only works if I put the keyboard at an angle of 90 deg or more. I have another iPad same model, and it works fine, so I thought it must be the contacts. I try cleaning but no luck. I was about to try your solution, but then I realize the problem is not the keyboard. So I did the following. I connected the iPad that does not work with the connector, and then connected the other iPad that works in the area where the iPad sits, in other words I use the iPad that works only to activate the magnet to turn it on the keyboard. To my surprise it works fine. So in summary it may be a problem with the magnet. I think it may be possible to get a strong magnet and charge your iPad magnets. I hope it helps someone.

[@samanthalolololzz1906]

Lui Monterico THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME OMG

[@samanthalolololzz1906]

Lui Monterico make a tutorial

[@miniaturemage]

This worked for me for a little while. I have a bunch of old hard drive magnets hanging around. Eventually, though, I had to give up and grab my soldering iron.

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

A mi me ocurre que funciona cuando quiere, muchas veces no responde. No se a que puede ser debido, he probado a limpiar los conectores pero nada.

[@story1234]

The diagram starting at around 6:30 looks great

[@tradergame6697]

Thanks for your support!

[@papershark]

charge your battery before you do this.. I find my keyboard has issues when the battery is really low.

[@empessoa3280]

I can't do it. I haven't this solda.

[@Lovey309]

I have another problem. I keep on restarting my IPad and trying to reconnect it but it is not working, I checked the dots that connect the keyboard to the IPad but it’s just fine…

[@MrCmymin]

Oh.. it works... just by bending the middle part slightly. Thanks for the idea.

[@YGlove21]

Min-Kee Kim omg I literally just did it right now and it worked instantly! Thank you so much!

[@solosolis3695]

Gente no manchen si me sirvió, llevaba casi un año arrumbado porque había dejado de funcionar y ahorita precisamente esoty escribiendo esto en el, neta se los recomiendo mucho, en especial el de en medio asegúrense de ponerle estaño.

[@NaqibHakim]

Ok, I will try your method

[@tradergame6697]

Thanks for your support, wish you success!

[@noahm2190]

Worked it?

[@Moon-kx1pd]

Does it work?

[@amarazaman4868]

Trader Game this is USELESS,

[@tonymavica]

I got the same keyboard as u so this will help and it doesn’t work so ty

[@tonymavica]

Om it works ty :)

[@Kiet888]

I have this exact problem and it bloody annoys me! Only when I found these videos did I notice the middle one is lower than the other 2.

[@harrymc9553]

Any fixes except welding haha

[@suryaveersurjewala3255]

Hey is it still working? Whats the update on it?

[@tradergame6697]

It's still working!

[@sebasgabriel7798]

I did it with bit of alcohol and works

[@j.d.dickinson2022]

So after trying everything with cleaning and trying to pull out the middle pin which definitely was lower, I cleaned the three magnet dots on the ipad just rubbing them with the end of my shirt and then the keyboard started working:)

[@Ashley-qc3mt]

I tried all of these methods listed in the comments but nothing seems to work :/

[@t_errya]

same and my ipad just won’t connect to the keyboard tho

[@69bruh]

21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 my keyboard works thx

[@Mercyswrath_john4_23-24]

I thought he said “soda.” I was literally thinking clean it with soda then… saw some comment and it word for them… but then towards the end I see soldering! I’m saying to myself…”🤦🏽‍♂️, need to pay more attention! 😅

[@TheDeb1958]

Where do you live?

[@hazentmooz1055]

This

[@AM-jm1hf]

Mine doesnt have 3 dots what do i do???

[@Zero-ry5lm]

Got my keyboard working again

[@tradergame6697]

Always feels so good to fix things!

[@erikshoodie8833]

i just held the power button and restarted the ipad

[@5katt3r8ra1n]

I tried this fully knowing the risks. I used a small piece of solder, not soldered on to diagnose the problem, and it did work.. then when I went to solder, nothing would make it work. I tried varying levels < and that was my problem. I damaged my iPads middle connector, which has some visible denting from trying different sizes. So word of caution, not only did this not work, it caused some damage on my actual machine....

[@franlily8774]

WD-40 did it for me!

[@larissacamara1393]

WTF eu não sei como, mas fiz um jeitinho no teclado e ele funcionou kkkkkkk

[@n.andreas6872]

En español ahora por favor

😂

[@alyellen7216]

Same problem! Didn’t work! :(

[@Luistation]

I am so angry that when I hold a keyboard it writes but when I only tap it doesn’t work.

[@Zero-ry5lm]

Hey gamers

[@tradergame6697]

Hay pal !

[@jxl3224]

Soda?

[@crisbycris4012]

If i grab the ipad and tilt towards me, it works again. But this is too expensive to fail. Disappointed!

[@lillymoradi6087]

This worked for 5 min and went back to not working!

[@tradergame6697]

Ok, then it proved that it's the contact problem, keep try other method to strengthen the contact. Wish you best luck!

[@oliverlay545]

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[@ahf5471]

Mine never worked. Just complete junk.

[@dimiloche6419]

Yo hablo español y no entiendo ni madres :c

😂

[@mogarba1463]

I reset my keyboard dictionary and that seemed to work 1. Go to settings 2. Search “reset” 3. Hit the first one “Reset General” 4. Hit reset keyboard dictionary and type in your passcode 5. Done I was cleaning my keyboard before I had the problem

[@Zom8rocks]

Mo Garba i did not work for me =(

[@mogarba1463]

Zom 8 Dang

[@Theprofessionalsurgeon]

Fml

[@koshasasha]

Гвозди

[@babygodzilla6668]

O E O

[@ugurozekmekci5174]

I have ruined my keyboard with this method. Do not try!!!

[@akelektro1]

If you would speak more clearly there what be a chance to Unterstand you.