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iPad Keyboard Dock A1359 compatibility

Can the c.2010 Apple iPad Keyboard Dock Model A1359, which has 30-pin male and female connectors, be used successfully as an external keyboard with a late-model iPad Pro and/or MacBook Pro which uses USB-C (Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports? Has anyone tested this by, for example, using a 30-pin male to USB Type A male adapter plus a USB Type A female to USB-C male cable?

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Posted on May 29, 2021 10:14 AM

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Posted on May 29, 2021 12:47 PM

LotusPilot, you misunderstood my question -- I want to use the vintage A1359 keyboard as an external keyboard for a current-model iPad (11" iPad Pro (2021)) and/or MacBook Pro (16" (2019). I was not referring to using the old iPhone models as keyboards...

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May 29, 2021 12:47 PM in response to LotusPilot

LotusPilot, you misunderstood my question -- I want to use the vintage A1359 keyboard as an external keyboard for a current-model iPad (11" iPad Pro (2021)) and/or MacBook Pro (16" (2019). I was not referring to using the old iPhone models as keyboards...

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May 29, 2021 10:26 AM in response to ebskolnick

It is very unlikely that anyone would attempt to connect an early model (and now long obsolete) iPad1, iPad2 or iPad3 to a recent iPad Pro featuring a USB-C port. Doing so would be utterly pointless.


An iPad cannot be used as a keyboard for another device.

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iPad Keyboard Dock A1359 compatibility

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