Ipad mini bluetooth wont pair

Question

I have a ipad mini w/retina.  Suddenly it won't pair on bluetooth with my keyboard.  I've cold started and tried several different keyboards.  I see a message that lasts less than a half second giving the digit code but then a message overwrites that ballon with the unable to connect message.  Thoughts?

Answer 1

Hello AMSUSIE,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post I understand you're having issues connecting your Apple Wireless Keyboard to your iPad mini.  Have you tried unpairing the wireless keyboard, and then pairing it again?
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPad. The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPad.
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPad. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
Once it’s paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPad whenever it’s in range—up to about 30 feet (10 meters). When it’s connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear.
Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn off Bluetooth in Control Center. To turn off the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the green light goes off.
Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the keyboard name, then tap “Forget this Device.”
See Bluetooth devices.
Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
http://help.apple.com/ipad/7/#/iPad997d9c9d
Take care,
Alex H.