13" M1 Macbook Pro screen/backlight not turning on after wake

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13" M1 Macbook Pro screen/backlight not turning on after wake

When i wake my new m1 macbook pro, either by opening the lid or by keyboard press if asleep with lid open.

The backlight is not turning on. The only way i've found to correct it is to close the lid and re-open it.

I've contacted support.
I've tried disabling "Displays have separate Spaces"
I've re-installed macOS (which had its own issues)
I've tried creating new accounts. this happens 99% of the times i wake from sleep.

Some people may not notice that the display does actually turn on and its just the backlight. I've seen a few others with this issue and no solid solution.

https://youtu.be/5UIhH8aHOPE

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 16, 2021 5:55 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 8, 2021 4:16 PM in response to aspen_linden

This has all been very frustrating. Here's a list of threads with the same issue:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252167152

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252245714 (Macbook Air M1)

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252205798

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Answer 2

Jan 25, 2021 8:32 PM in response to Kalamadoubleewe

Hi! I have the sane issue! after 1 minute of standby i know its normal to auto sleep but if i click they keyboard after 10 minutes or more it wont wake up!? only keyboard has a light but the screen is still sleep. How are we going to resolve this?

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Answer 3

Jun 18, 2021 11:53 AM in response to Cheule

It's dim, not off like you suggest. Yes, there's an obvious defect - a "defective unit" suggests a unique anomaly . This has been described as working otherwise by many people - so the first solution attempt should be via software update.

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Answer 4

Jul 13, 2021 4:10 AM in response to macustry

Same here with the MacBook Air M1.

Since I get logged in automatically with the watch or after touching the fingerprint sensor, my current workaround is to log out again (ctrl + cmd + q) and then esc. When I then press the power button shortly (with fingerprint scan), I'm in with the backlight working again.

Looking forward for a software patch.

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Answer 5

Jan 16, 2021 10:10 PM in response to macustry

Press and hold the power button to force closing.

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Answer 6

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Jan 16, 2021 10:26 PM in response to chrisia777

what will that solve? Im not trying to turn it off. I just expect the backlight to turn on when waking from sleep. And why would I force power off if closing and reopening the lid is a workaround?

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Answer 7

Jan 17, 2021 10:28 AM in response to macustry

Thanks for this post. I hadn't thought to shine a flashlight on it, but yep, it's the backlight. I haven't been able to get mine to work under any circumstance now, monitor connected or not.

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