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Macbook keeps repeating keys

i have tried turning off key repeat and cleaning the keyboard with alcohol and with compressed air. the keys that most seem to be affected is e, s, space, and r.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 30, 2021 4:02 PM

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Posted on Mar 30, 2021 7:40 PM

This is a known issue with the 2015-2019 USB-C Apple laptops which use the dreaded Butterfly keyboard. See if your laptop qualifies for the free Apple keyboard repair program:

https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks


FYI, here is a current list of the publicly acknowledged free repair programs for various Apple products (some products have multiple programs):

https://support.apple.com/service-programs


If your laptop does not qualify, then you will need to pay for the repair, but you should first confirm an external keyboard does not have the same issue.

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Mar 30, 2021 7:40 PM in response to zoeg7329

This is a known issue with the 2015-2019 USB-C Apple laptops which use the dreaded Butterfly keyboard. See if your laptop qualifies for the free Apple keyboard repair program:

https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks


FYI, here is a current list of the publicly acknowledged free repair programs for various Apple products (some products have multiple programs):

https://support.apple.com/service-programs


If your laptop does not qualify, then you will need to pay for the repair, but you should first confirm an external keyboard does not have the same issue.

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Macbook keeps repeating keys

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