My backlit keyboard is not working

I have a 2019 MacBook Pro and the backlit keyboard is not lighting up. Ive tried system preferences and there is not even an option. Is there some thing that I am missing? Here are the specs:

Touch Bar

  • Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor

Finish

  • Silver
  • Space Gray

Display

  • Retina display
  • 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology

Processor

  • 2.3GHz
  • 2.3GHz 8-core Intel Core i9, Turbo Boost up to 4.8GHz, with 16MB shared L3 cache
  • Configurable to 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz, with 16MB shared L3 cache

Storage1

  • 512GB
  • 512GB SSD

Memory

  • 16GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory
  • Configurable to 32GB of memory

Graphics

  • 2.3GHz
  • Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
  • Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • Configurable to Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory or Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory

Charging and Expansion

Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for:

  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Keyboard and Trackpad

  • Full-size backlit keyboard with:
    • 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys
    • Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
    • Ambient light sensor
    • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Wireless

  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
  • Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Camera

  • 720p FaceTime HD camera

Video Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:

  • Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
  • Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

Thunderbolt 3 digital video output

  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Audio

  • Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
  • Three microphones
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Battery and Power2

  • Up to 10 hours wireless web
  • Up to 10 hours Apple TV app video playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
  • Built-in 83.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
  • 87W USB-C Power Adapter


Size and Weight

  • Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
  • Width: 13.75 inches (34.93 cm)
  • Depth: 9.48 inches (24.07 cm)
  • Weight: 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)3

Operating System


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In the Box

  • 15-inch MacBook Pro
  • 87W USB-C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

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MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 24, 2020 8:47 AM

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Posted on Jul 3, 2020 4:00 AM

Make sure it's not too bright in your location as the backlight, as well as the adjustment for it, will not work if the room is too bright. try covering up the area around your built-in webcam where the ambient light sensor is located and see if the keyboard backlight comes on. If it does then it's too bright in the room/location.

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Jul 3, 2020 4:00 AM in response to Dhillr

Make sure it's not too bright in your location as the backlight, as well as the adjustment for it, will not work if the room is too bright. try covering up the area around your built-in webcam where the ambient light sensor is located and see if the keyboard backlight comes on. If it does then it's too bright in the room/location.

May 24, 2020 9:24 AM in response to timothyfromstanley

timothyfromstanley wrote:

• I have a 2019 MacBook Pro and the backlit keyboard is not lighting up. Ive tried system preferences and there is not even an option. Is there some thing that I am missing? Here are the specs:
Touch Bar

15-inch MacBook Pro





>System Preferences>Keyboard>Keyboard






Try resetting the SMC http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964



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