K3 Version 2

K3 V2 belongs to the original K series (with proprietary keyboard firmware). It is not based on QMK and thus is not supported by Via and the Via clone (unless taking the exotic route; the K3 is on the list, but it depends on the exact variant). (K3 V3 (AKA K3 QMK) is based on QMK.) References K3 (AN

Ouch, after only 1 month. I love low profile Keyboards. My Keychron K3 v2 quit on me after 2 years with battery blow out. But that wasn't the issue for me, I opened it up, took out the battery, and everything worked again. My issue: I was shocked to find out that it only fit specific Keychron keycap

Re "K3 V2 ... Lock the backlight mode to stay solid on the entire keyboard when in use": That is in the original K series (not QMK-based), with proprietary keyboard firmware That should be possible by holding down Fn + L + for at least 3 seconds. Re "Adjust the backlight sleep timer to s

Re "Is there any way to boost the brightness of the backlight of the key itself?": Presuming it is already at maximum brightness by Fn + W (or Fn + knob (if the keyboard has a knob)), only by using keycaps with better shine-through characteristics That may be difficult for the south-facing LEDs on t

Re "...the brightness won’t increase any greater than what the software considers max...": Here are some attempts: K3 Pro brightness fix (possibly others) Increase backlight brightness beyond default limit Keychron K1 Max RGB too dim Has anyone tried bumping up LED current and survived to tell the t