Apple Wireless Keyboard behaving weirdly

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Apple Wireless Keyboard behaving weirdly

All of a sudden my Bluetooth Apple keyboard (Model No. A1314) started entering the wrong keys when I type. For example:

t always comes out as T
shift always prints the letter T also
return adds a -

I've tried replacing the batteries with fresh non-rechargeables, disconnecting and reconnecting, checking Accessibility to make sure I don't have weird sticky key settings turned on, and connecting the keyboard to a different Mac. None of these have helped. Is my keyboard just fried?

Posted on Dec 6, 2021 1:25 PM

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the_big_dyl Author

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Dec 8, 2021 3:03 PM in response to the_big_dyl

My keyboard miraculously started working again. Here's what's strange though:

It stopped working the day before I got a new laptop
My old laptop had been wiped and had a new OS installed on it (Monterey), but somehow it still remembered to pair with my wireless mouse and keyboard after being wiped.
Once I removed the keyboard from my old laptop, it was able to pair with the new laptop and all the weird wrong key issues went away.

If anybody else ever finds themselves in a similar situation, I hope this helps. You can still remove keyboard pairings even after a laptop is wiped!

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SeaPapp

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Dec 7, 2021 2:45 AM in response to the_big_dyl

If the keyboard exhibits the same behavior on a different mac then the keyboard is somehow defective and should be replaced.

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ku4hx

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Dec 7, 2021 4:54 AM in response to the_big_dyl

How old is your keyboard? It sounds like it's at end of life to me.

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the_big_dyl Author

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Dec 7, 2021 1:14 PM in response to ku4hx

It’s pretty old. Maybe almost a decade old. What’s weird is it broke the night before I got a new computer.

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the_big_dyl Author

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Dec 7, 2021 1:15 PM in response to SeaPapp

****, I was afraid you’d say that. Do you happen to have any third party wireless keyboards to recommend? The Apple keyboard is quality but also so expensive.

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SeaPapp

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Dec 7, 2021 1:35 PM in response to the_big_dyl

I use an Apple keyboard now, wired, but in the past I've always had good luck with Logitech, I just wouldn't install any software they bundle with them.

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ku4hx

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Dec 7, 2021 1:47 PM in response to the_big_dyl

Time to retire the old guy.

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Apple Wireless Keyboard behaving weirdly

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