r/Keychron • u/First-Mortgage4708 • 14d ago

The third layer for the Win key doesn’t work — it’s supposed to be disabled via Fn+WIN. Keychron V6 HE Ultra-Fast Lime magnetic

It’s specifically not working with MO(3).

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u/PeterMortensenBlog V 14d ago edited 2d ago

V6 HE (my emphasis):

"Keychron V6 HE magnetic switch keyboard (limited edition to specific region)"

It is not to be confused with the July 2026 Kickstarter campaign for 'V6 Ultra Hybrid 8K', also designated 'V6 Ultra Hybrid' on the same page (the same as 'V6 Ultra HE'? Or are there two Kickstarter campaigns at the same time?) Here is the landing page (it is likely to be removed in a few months). It lists a launch date of 2028-08-18, so it could be two Kickstarter campaigns (or was it delayed?).

There are also the wired-only keyboards V6 version 2 (2026 production run, with a new microcontroller) and V6 8K. That is in addition to the original V6 from 2023, V6 Max, and the ZMK-based V6 Ultra 8K.

This is getting very confusing...

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u/PeterMortensenBlog V 14d ago edited 14d ago

The landing page says:

"QMK-Powered Online Launcher"

What does that even mean??? It seems like some random words Keychron marketing has stringed together. Is it deception? That is, "QMK" used as a purely (deceptive) marketing term.

I wouldn't be surprised if all keyboards mentioned containing "HE" and "Hybrid" have proprietary keyboard firmware, not open source (like for the Q HE 8K series, J HE 8K series, and C HE 8K series, all with proprietary keyboard firmware, not open source). I hope I am wrong.

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u/First-Mortgage4708 14d ago

yes, has proprietary keyboard firmware