Not sure if that is the case since I no longer have an Intel Mac to try.
In my QMK findings, I found that some Apple feature only work with their own keyboards, namely the fn key that’s now a core part of iPad’s multitasking keyboard shortcuts.
The solution is to make QMK identify the Keyboard as one from Apple by setting its vendor # to Apple’s code.
Here’s how a gist on how to implement it.