How do I fix broken retainer clip on Magic Keyboard O button?

Hello, I open the buttons to clean my keyboard as keys were not working properly but during that my magic keyboards O buttons one attach point was broken and now it’s not fixing back actually I took other buttons without their retainer clips but this

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Posted on Mar 19, 2025 8:44 PM

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den.thed

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Mar 19, 2025 9:05 PM in response to anonymous_512

Those keyboard are not made to be dissembled for cleaning.

see > How to clean your Apple products - Apple Support

The fix now, is to replace the keyboard.

Most any inexpensive generic keyboard will work, if you can not afford a new Apple keyboard.

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How do I fix broken retainer clip on Magic Keyboard O button?

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