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felix_lsky Author

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keyboard lighting

Sorry for German language. Even though the keyboard lighting is switched on in the settings the keys are not illuminated. Does anybody know what I am missing?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Jan 26, 2021 1:32 PM

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Axel Foley

Level 10

149,592 points

Posted on Jan 26, 2021 2:18 PM

Based on your settings, the Keyboard lighting should be ON and adjusted for ambient lighting. Apparently that is not happening and therefore I am recommending that you try the following troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue.

Reset SMC by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset SMC. If that does not solve things then-
Reset NVRAM/PRAM by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset NVRAM/PRAM. If that does not solve things then-
Enter ➔ Safe Mode and see if the screen issue still exists in Safe mode. Log out of Safe Mode and then reboot computer. If that does not solve things then-
Finally if none of the above works then you can enter ➔ macOS Recovery Mode and reinstall the macOS and see if that solves it.

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