Is the surface go pogo compatible with surface 3 keyboard?

[Brian282]

just a bit curious if the pogo is totally new. My guess is yes it's totally new and not compatible.

 

[ClintRo]

I will let you know on Saturday, if no one else does sooner...LOL

 

[LibbyLA]

What is a pogo? If you are asking if the Go can use the Surface 3 keyboard, the answer is no. If you’re asking something else, never mind.

 

[Brian282]

Thanks Libby. Bummer that they aren't compatible. Was hopping for a bigger keyboard when not on the go.

Pogo pins are the brail like pins that connect all surface keyboards to the actual surface hardware.

 

[ClintRo]

The black one is the go.... Cobalt is the pro 2017

 

[Brian282]

interesting, I wonder why the board has extra two pins. Is that do to the switch to usb-c?

(pure speculation)

in the past my surface 3 would flip out and disconnect the keyboard. immediately my surface would tell me usb device disconnected. it might have been the very reason Surface pro wasn't updated to a dedicated usbc port. Maybe Microsoft didn't update the port because they didn't want to invest in a new keyboard connection... anyways.