Fire keyboard automatically disconnects from Bluetooth

mcgee107 · 12-21-2022, 08:01 PM

After only a few minutes of not using the keyboard it disconnects from Bluetooth. I have to constantly go to Settings to reconnect it. Does anyone know if there is a way to correct this problem?

tomsem · 12-24-2022, 01:15 AM

It sounds like there's something wrong with the keyboard, e.g. it is not holding a charge.

Normally (with sufficient energy stored in battery) tapping a key (say, Shift) will restore previous connection, you don't need to re-pair. And it'll have a timeout more like 15-30 minutes of inactivity.

It's perfectly normal to have the keyboard disconnect after some timeout to conserve battery but not normal to have to go to Settings to do anything to restore.

mcgee107 · 01-01-2023, 07:19 PM

Thank you for the information. I have been using only the touch pad, instead of tapping one of the keys so I didn't realize it was just the keyboard timing out.I have had this tablet for a while and should have figured that out by now. Thanks again.

12-21-2022, 08:01 PM	#1
mcgee107 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Southwestern Ohio Device: Amazon Fire tablet	Fire keyboard automatically disconnects from Bluetooth After only a few minutes of not using the keyboard it disconnects from Bluetooth. I have to constantly go to Settings to reconnect it. Does anyone know if there is a way to correct this problem?

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12-24-2022, 01:15 AM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,478 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	It sounds like there's something wrong with the keyboard, e.g. it is not holding a charge. Normally (with sufficient energy stored in battery) tapping a key (say, Shift) will restore previous connection, you don't need to re-pair. And it'll have a timeout more like 15-30 minutes of inactivity. It's perfectly normal to have the keyboard disconnect after some timeout to conserve battery but not normal to have to go to Settings to do anything to restore.

01-01-2023, 07:19 PM	#3
mcgee107 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Southwestern Ohio Device: Amazon Fire tablet	Thank you for the information. I have been using only the touch pad, instead of tapping one of the keys so I didn't realize it was just the keyboard timing out.I have had this tablet for a while and should have figured that out by now. Thanks again.