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Is the magic keyboard supposed to alway have the backlight on?

My magic keyboard backlight seems to stay on all the time. It stays on even when the case is closed and iPad is locked. Does anyone have any info on that? I may have neglected to read the manual in my excitement to try it out. Now I’m finding that my iPad battery is drained from the keyboard always staying on. Anyone else see this problem?


iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 3rd Gen, Wi-Fi

Posted on Jun 29, 2020 2:19 AM

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Jun 30, 2020 3:26 PM in response to Bschmonka

I’m having the same issue. This is a know problem. I’m not sure if it’s software or hardware related. A (temporary) fix is to remove the iPad from the smart connector and reattach. It comes back after a week or so...


So annoying as I always have to manually check the light has gone out it will come back to a drained iPad.

Is the magic keyboard supposed to alway have the backlight on?

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