Smart Keyboard not working since ios11.

Are the 3 connector pins on the keyboard perfectly level (equal height/length)?

Please let us know how that works out for you. My iPad’s connectors are showing spots, but they’re lighter (and perfectly symmetrical). They kinda look like they’re supposed to be there?

@hraynm, instead of rebooting, try doing CMD then TAB. This almost always works for me. Immediately following that sequence, go back to any app and start typing. Hope this helps.

Excellent—that works!! And much faster and easier than a reboot.

Best wishes,

Hallie

I've tried reset and also a complete factory reset, and neither resolved the issue.

Call Apple phone support. They replaced my keyboard which was no longer under warranty. I’m on day two and no error codes. They know about this issue.

Was this a permanent solution for you, or do you have to do this frequently?

Thx, but unfortunately this not work for me.

Proabably it's a coincidence and, in a while, this will stop working for you too.....

Still rocking my keyboard forward and backward. Works every time.

Same here. It is profoundly disappointing that Apple cannot fix this. Losing my faith in Apple products.

Same problem. This piece of junk iPad keyboard still requires you to shut down and restart the iPad nearly every time.

What a waste of money.

Most likely going to sell my iPad 12.9. Without a functioning keyboard, the larger size doesn’t make much sense. Apple’s reputation has really suffered in my book. I’ve owned Mac since 1987.

I thought you might have had a solution for my frustrating 12.9/Smart Keyboard problem. I tried rebooting inches from a strong hotspot. The problem is no better.

Yes, that "command, space, cancel" thing seems to do it. Very odd.

Someone said to update newest version to 11.3 and that fixed it finally. Worked for me, Hallelujah!