Brightness not working

I can turn my brightness down but not up. I turned it down but it didn't brighten back up and I had to restart, but it still is like that. They key presses fine, but when I click it, the brightness popup icon thing doesn't pop up and the brightness wont change, but is normal when turning it down. MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 11:24 PM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2020 10:28 AM

Hello -_Bella_-,


Thank you for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. We understand that the display brightness on a Mac is unable to be adjusted. We'll be happy to help


To help troubleshoot this behavior, we suggest to reset the system management controller (SMC): How to reset the SMC of your Mac From there, see if you continue to experience the same behavior.


Please let us know if that helps.


Kind regards.

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Nov 28, 2020 10:28 AM in response to -_Bella_-

Hello -_Bella_-,


Thank you for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. We understand that the display brightness on a Mac is unable to be adjusted. We'll be happy to help


To help troubleshoot this behavior, we suggest to reset the system management controller (SMC): How to reset the SMC of your Mac From there, see if you continue to experience the same behavior.


Please let us know if that helps.


Kind regards.

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