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Connect Apple Wireless Keyboard to Raspberry Pi 3 in Raspbian
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rpi3-bt-keyboard.txt
sudo service bluetooth status # Verify bluetooth is active.
sudo bluetoothctl # Lauch bluetooth subshell.
agent on # [No idea what this does.]
default-agent # [No idea what this does.]
scan on # Displays a list of available devices.
pair XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX # This prepares a potential connection, the X's represent your device ID
# A "PIN code" will be displayed, type it on the keyboard and press "enter".
trust XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX # Adds device to trusted devices, this survives reboot.
connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX # Connect to the device now.
exit # Return to previous shell.
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hym3242 commented Nov 9, 2021

"agent" is the thing that negotiates with keyboard, displays the PIN code and finishes the pairing. Newer versions of raspbian(raspberry pi os) seem to have agent registered automatically when launching bluetoothctl.

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