[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Original_Cubelodyte:
Final solution (hopefully)

As miraculous as this sounds (to me, at least), I'm typing this "final" entry using my bluetooth keyboard on my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.

And you can too!

I wrote to Samsung support and narrated my woes. They wrote back suggesting that I do a Factory Reset (using Kies to backup data first).

By golly, it worked!

[Warning]

Even with the backup/restore, doing a hard reset is not for the faint of heart. I lost 14 months worth of custom settings and achievements in several of my favorite games, but I gained the ability to finally use my tablet for something more productive than games.

I'll take it!

Below I've pasted the instructions as they were sent to me.

Remember, not everything get's backed up. You'll probably spend hours getting your tablet back to something close to the way it was. However, since the way it was included the inability to reliably use a bluetooth keyboard, that's not really such a bad thing.

I've seen a lot of posted solutions that haven't worked for me. I hope this one is the one that helps the rest of you.

One last caveat: There are still isolated points where the bluetooth keyboard seems to drop out. It seems to involve heavy WiFi usage. So far, it was only during my sign-in to Google Play and I only have to do that once (until the next hard reset).

Please perform a hard reset on the check if the issue persists. Hard reset is a tool used to remove everything that was imported, added or installed on the device. If you do not want to lose your data stop now and perform a data backup using Kies software. Install Kies software on your PC and refer to the instructions in the link below for backing up the data.*

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00059167/81098*

To perform a hard reset, follow these steps:*

1. Power the Tab off.*

2. Press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons.*

3. The Android system recovery menu appears.*

4. Press the Volume Up or Down button to select "wipe data/factory reset", and then press the Power button to make your selection.*

5. Press the Volume Up or Down button to select "Yes – delete all user data", and then press the Power button to make your selection.*

6. When the reset is complete, press the volume Up or Down button to select "reboot system now", and then press the Power button to make your selection.*

If you are looking for more details on the functionality of a product or would like to find answers to some of the questions, visit us at*http://samsungsimulator.com/ for an interactive review of some of our Samsung products.*​

Updated 02/23/2015

No, it didn't work at all.

About a week and a half in and my bluetooth keyboard disconnection problem is every bit as bad or worse than it was before.

I've gone though all the bloatware in the Application Manager and "Turned Off" as much as I could. Flipboard still insists that life isn't worth living without it, but I managed to kill most of the rest. Even though an hour ago, I was experiencing the worst bout of keyboard disconnect I've ever endured, I'm now having a respit from the infuriation. This comes from rebooting after Turning Off all the background crap I could find.

I have no hope this will last, however. Every new day comes with unwanted updates and every update has the potential to screw up my tablet all over again.