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Apple Magic Keyboard Multi-Device* trick

I'm a big fan of Apple Magic Keyboard. It has everything* that I need for a slim profile Bluetooth keyboard except its ability to connect to few different devices (one at a time). Occasionally, I would want to use my iMac (for its larger screen), but the action to switch/reconnect to another device is so painful and troublesome.

But, I have discovered a trick recently, which is to make use the lightning port on the Apple Magic Keyboard to connect to different macs. Once the keyboard is connected to device through cable, it will be connected to it after that.

Now, it is effortless* to switch the keyboard to another device (compared to disconnecting and connecting to the new device)

Let me know if it works for you too.

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