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Jurgenbrune Author

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Unable to rename Magic Keyboard name

There is a 2017 thread with the same issue, relating to OSX Sierra. The suggested procedures in that thread did not solve the problem. I have the same issue with an older Magic Keyboard (the style that takes two AA batteries). The old thread appears closed so I started a new one.

2018 MacMini, OS 10.15.4 latest update April 11, 2020.

Renaming procedure appears to work initially, but as soon as I close Bluetooth preferences, the keyboard name reverts to the old name. Tried the Debug / Factory reset all BT devices, to no avail. Connected the keyboard to a different Mac, not any better. This is more an annoyance, but I would like to get this resolved.

TIA for any help from the Community.

Posted on Apr 13, 2020 5:24 PM

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Jurgenbrune Author

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Posted on May 3, 2020 3:36 PM

No response from Apple on this yet. There is an unsupported method of renaming the keyboard that involves turning off the keyboard or removing batteries during the rename process. Not very elegant but it worked for me.

See here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251116009?answerId=252227529022#252227529022

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