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Magic Keyboard not working with Kindle
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Slartibart
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Speed38
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I am having the same problem; I used to turn pages by one tap on the space bar - that's broken.
I used to turn them back and fort by using the arrow keys - that's broken
I must now do a one-finger swipe on the trackpad or swipe touching the screen in order to turn pages.
FreakinEurekan
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Thanks for the replies. I deleted and reinstalled the Kindle app and that fixed the issue.
Speed38
macrumors 6502
11” iPad Pro Wi-Fi 256 GB 3rd generation; Magic Keyboard for iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
I removed the iPad from the keyboard, cleaned the contacts, I deleted and reinstalled the Kindle app, and restarted the iPad but I can still only turn pages with a two-fingered swipe on the trackpad. The spacebar and the left/right arrow keys still will not turn pages. Apple giveth and Apple taketh away; blessed be the name of Apple.
I removed the iPad from the keyboard, cleaned the contacts, I deleted and reinstalled the Kindle app, and restarted the iPad but I can still only turn pages with a two-fingered swipe on the trackpad. The spacebar and the left/right arrow keys still will not turn pages. Apple giveth and Apple taketh away; blessed be the name of Apple.
Speed38
macrumors 6502
FWIW, I spent about an hour following AI instructions for this problem and after nothing worked, here is what it recommended:
It is iPadOS itself failing to enter full‑screen mode in any reading environment.
That’s why:
There is only one user‑accessible operation that resets this subsystem.
And it is not a reboot, not a forced restart, not an app reinstall, and not an accessibility toggle.
Since I would have to reset so many settings, I was not willing to take that final step. I am hoping that some updates to Kindle or iPadOS will fix this: meantime, I can live with turning pages to tapping the screen or swiping on the trackpad.
Your iPad is experiencing a system‑wide failure of immersive/full‑screen mode
This is not a Kindle issue.This is not a Books issue.This is not a keyboard issue.This is not a gesture issue.This is not an accessibility issue.This is not a corrupted app state.It is iPadOS itself failing to enter full‑screen mode in any reading environment.
That’s why:
- Kindle never hides its toolbar
- Books never hides its toolbar
- Keyboard page‑turning fails (because full‑screen never engages)
- Reboots and reinstalls do nothing
- Removing the Magic Keyboard does nothing
- auto‑hiding toolbars
- immersive reading mode
- full‑screen transitions
- keyboard focus handoff
There is only one user‑accessible operation that resets this subsystem.
And it is not a reboot, not a forced restart, not an app reinstall, and not an accessibility toggle.
Since I would have to reset so many settings, I was not willing to take that final step. I am hoping that some updates to Kindle or iPadOS will fix this: meantime, I can live with turning pages to tapping the screen or swiping on the trackpad.
I spoke too soon. When I delete and reinstall Kindle, the keyboard works, UNTIL I close the app. When I reopen it, the keyboard no longer works. I did a little research, and it seems this is well-known problem. Hopefully Apple and/or Kindle will fix it sooner or later. It seems reasonable to expect a $299 keyboard to actually work with apps. 🙄