How to pair Magic Keyboard with iPhone

You can pair Magic Keyboard, including Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, with iPhone over Bluetooth, and reconnect it later.

By Stacey Butler - Senior Staff Writer
1 Min Read

You can use Magic Keyboard, including Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, to enter text on iPhone. Magic Keyboard connects to iPhone using Bluetooth®.

Make sure the keyboard is turned on and charged first. There’s one more thing to check. If Magic Keyboard is already paired with another device, you need to unpair them before you can connect it to your iPhone. And once it’s paired, you can reconnect Magic Keyboard to iPhone later.

Pair Magic Keyboard

  1. Make sure the keyboard is turned on and charged.
  2. On iPhone, open Settings and tap Bluetooth. Then turn on Bluetooth.
  3. Select the device when it appears in the Other Devices list.

Note: If Magic Keyboard is still paired with another device, you must unpair them first, then you can connect Magic Keyboard to your iPhone. Use one of these options:

  • On macOS 13 or later: Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Bluetooth in the sidebar, Control-click the device, then choose Forget.
  • On macOS 12.5 or earlier: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Bluetooth, Control-click the device name, then click Remove.

Reconnect Magic Keyboard to iPhone

If you turn its switch to Off, or move Magic Keyboard or iPhone out of Bluetooth range (about 33 feet, or 10 meters), the keyboard disconnects.

To reconnect, turn the keyboard switch to On, or bring the keyboard and iPhone back into range, then tap any key.

TAGGED:
Senior Staff Writer
Follow:
Stacey is a senior staff writer at GeeksChalk and has been writing about Apple for nearly a decade. She covers all things Apple for GeeksChalk, including iPhones, iPads and Mac. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stacey is often found hiking precarious landscapes or tinkering with a camera.
Leave a Comment