M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard randomly stops working

Also having this same issue with 13 M4 iPad Pro. Just recently started using an external monitor. Mouse and certain keys would still work after unplugging the monitor (such as bringing up spotlight search with cmd + space), but typing letters wouldn’t work. Restart fixes it every time so far.

I have the new M4 Ipad pro and the new keyboard. I can say the new design of the magic keyboard does not work well with my new IPad PRo.

My old setup has zero issues of the IPad Pro with old magic keyboard.

The new one often cuts out the connection. Basically I cannot type on it anymore and have to fiddle and restart. It happens daily. It does not charge most of the time if I try to bypass charge though magic keyboard. It is so bad that I use my old Ipad and old magic keyboard if I am going to do any typing. I basically just use the new one for for writing because the keyboard is so terribly designed. I cannot believe Apple has put this product on the market.

My issue is the Keyboard Commands and the trackpad clicks not responding at random. The trackpad will notice my finger movement but not clicks. With charger plugged in or not plugged in. I noticed the issue building up to the Ipad OS.

I have the very same intermittent problems. I have the new 11” M4 iPad and the new 13” M4 iPad. Each has the new keyboard. Each keyboard has quit working randomly. Rebooting does not fix the problems consistently. Weirdly, waiting a day has worked. I just got 30 minutes of use today. Now I am forced to type on the glass keyboard. Argh!

This is very unacceptable. I have purchased every previous iPad and every previous iPad keyboard.  Randomness never happened before. 

I am having the same problem. Restarting my iPad seems to be the fix, but I would rather not have to deal with this. This has happened both when I am connected to an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor, and it has also happened when I am not connected to anything but the Magic Keyboard.

I’m having the same issue. The touchpad and keyboard randomly cut out, and I’m forced to use the touch screen. I’m dreading to have to do a reset on my iPad. But, more importantly, I’m dreading that Apple will deny/ignore the issue and then fix it in next years launch, and we’ll be forced to endure it instead of receiving a recall. I hope that I am wrong. I’m using the iPad M4 13” with the new Magic Keyboard and the Apple Pencil Pro. I have this issue even when I’m not connected to an external display. I spent quite a lot to have to be dealing with this issue.

I am also having trouble with the keyboard on my M4 iPad Pro 13”, but not only with the magic keyboard from apple with the Logitech has the same issue, so I believe this is not a hardware thing, this is something else, APPLE, when are you releasing the next update with this fix?

Another issue I encounter is that the arrow keys do not function properly.

Something is really wrong and I bet it has to do with software.

after an update to Ipad, "magic keyboard" became buggy. "accessory not supported" Reset ipad and it works for a little while. plugging charging cable into keyboard makes it happen sooner. since the magic keyboard does not work, I wonder if other aftermarket keyboards do work? Does anyone know? Or is apple working on the buggy update?

Thie issue just started for me this week, 13" M4. No external monitor, keyboard just randomly (seemingly) stops working. The touch screen and function keys work, just not the rest of the keyboard. Interestingly, also this week, I am being frequently logged out of all signed-in websites, and the keyboard also often goes dead at this point. But the keyboard also fails independently outside of Safari and Edge. Don't know if the issues are related other than temporally for me. Such a shame, because I absolutely loved this machine and now the thing is basically unusable.

I was looking forward to the new M4 MBP this fall, but after 15 years of dealing with design flaws of graphic boards, laptop keyboards, etc, and now this, I'm strongly considering limiting my Apple ecosystem exposure to just the iPhone/iTunes/AppleTV. I don't think the risk/reward ratio justifies the significantly higher price points of anything beyond the phone.

This is very similar to my issues with the 13” m4 as well. Im thinking it’s the new OS since my i5 iMac, and my m1 MBP are experiencing buggy things ever since the updates. Programs freezing, or settings screen locking up and requiring force quit etc.

Yes, I agree. It's very wired about the partial dysfunction, and in my case, it happens when I use an external Type C monitor.

Hopefully, it will be fixed after a software update

I have the sale problem but it happened all of a sudden and never has restored.

My iPad Pro M4 suddenly stopped recognizing the Magic Keyboard. It will not even charge via the plug in the keyboard. I guess it’s the connection between the two that is damaged. I tried cleaning both sides (the three copper pins on the keyboard and the three contacts on the iPad) but it makes no difference.

has anyone got a bright idea to fix this?

thanks.

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I am having the same issue also. I, like many buy into Apple as they tend to just work…. Not in this case.. This is not a small glitch, it’s a highly disruptive issue that impacts usability for customers that have purchased 2 high end products that’s purpose is to work together. I feel this is an exceptionally poor show and even poorer that Apple haven’t commented/provided resolution.