The lighting will turn off after about 45 seconds when the keyboard’s not in use. You activate the backlight by pressing the function key plus a dedicated backlight key, then press those keys again along with the up or down arrow key to cycle through the colors. The HB030B includes a choice of seven backlighting hues: cyan, light green, purple, soft blue, dark green, deep blue, and red. Keyboard backlighting isn’t particularly novel, but the opportunity to select the color of the light is. And I couldn’t simply reconnect a previously paired device I had to delete/forget it, and then re-pair it. Whenever I tried to pair two devices, the first would disconnect as soon as I paired a second, so it would seem to only support one device at a time.
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But neither the provided user manual nor the website make any mention of this that I could find. The “Q,” “W,” and “E” buttons are also labeled “iOS,” “Android,” and “Win,” respectively, which seems to suggest you can toggle between the three systems. It’s also not clear if you can pair more than one device at a time. Not sure if this was unique to my experience or if it’s a quirk of MacOS, but it’s worth mentioning. But when I paired it with my MacBook Air, the keyboard showed up as a string of numbers, and then only when I opened my Bluetooth preferences.
This worked as expected when I connected the HB030B with my Windows laptop, iPhone, and Android phone. Pairing the keyboard is as easy as pressing the “Connect” button next to the on/off switch and selecting Bluetooth keyboard 3.0 from your device’s Bluetooth menu. The Arteck HB030B Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard supports Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS devices.
Above the keys are LED status lights for the Caps lock, Bluetooth pairing, charging, and battery life.
There’s a full set of alphanumeric keys, a set of system-specific function keys, and a Windows button that doubles as a MacOS/iOS Command key. The layout essentially replicates your laptop’s keyboard.