Apple wireless keyboard won't pair with iPad 3G-64G.

Ian, that was the perfect tip!! Thank you. Been grappling with this for a while. That did the trick. :)

Hi clippedeagle,

Please mark this discussion as answered.

If you could be so kind as to also give some answering poin to the one that solved your issues ...

Thanx

Yes, I had to turn my iMac off before it worked (shut down, sleep won't work because keyboard wakes it up again when turned on). Then, it paired up fairly quickly and I typed in a 4 digit code, etc. (I have the aluminum 2009 keyboard).

Now, it doesn't work with my iMac, but since I had replaced my keyboard with an illuminated full-sized one anyhow, the wireless Mac keyboard was extra, and I intended on trying it with the iPad.

The iPad touch keys aren't as bad as I thought they'd be, though, better than the iPod Touch or other phone keyboards (too small for me).

I had my iPad connected previously and it worked with no issues. This morning it would not connect I tried all the above mentioned steps, Forget Device, Bluetooth On Off, Keyboard On Off, still would not pair. I then turned my iPad off and when powered back up it connected.

Go to settings > general > Bluetooth > turn on > hold the power button on the keyboard until is shows on the iPad > type the code they sent > done

The trick is holding the power button. I paired another iPad/Keyboard and I didn't have to hold the power button, so I was puzzled, then I read a reply on this thread about holding the button and it worked

This procedure worked for my "The New" iPad, i.e. the iPad3. I turned off the iPad, then switched on my Apple Bluetooth Keyboard (a two-year-old model that has an aluminium body with white plastic chicklet keys). I turned on Bluetooth on the iPad via Settings > General > Bluetooth, and then held in the power button at the right rear of the keyboard. The iPad shortly responded by finding my keyboard and informing me that it was not paired, which -- duh! -- was true at the moment. A moment later, a dialog box popped up informing me that the Keyboard wanted to pair with the iPad. The dialog box provided a 4-digit pairing code and asked me to enter the code on the Bluetooth keyboard and then press "return/enter" on the Bluetooth keyboard. At this, the iPad settings screen indicated the iPad was now paired with the keyboard, providing the name I had long ago assigned to the keyboard. Mission accomplished. Now to discover the idiosyncracies of using a Bluetooth keyboard with an iPad on iOS 5.1.

Thank you, Gil ! Your solution worked for me!

Thank you so much Ian! It works!

lllaass wrote:

Still no solution for the Apple white BT keyboard.

I have not seen an anwer to this yet and I'm tired of waiting. I finally bought myself a case that with a keyboard build in:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/Logitech-UltraThin-Keyboard-Cover

Good luck everybody!

My partner just bought the same product. Very impressive! She likes the compact size. I still like the full size keyboard from Apple. To each their own, and YMMV!

Just bought the latest iPad... and although it recognized the keyboard and I click on "pair", it doesn't pair. I don't get the dialog box like you did. Quote:"The dialog box provided a 4-digit pairing code and asked me to enter the code on the Bluetooth keyboard and then press "return/enter" on the Bluetooth keyboard."

The little round spinning circle just gives up and diappears! 😕