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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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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.


  1. Reset SMC by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset SMC. If that does not solve things then-
  2. Reset NVRAM/PRAM by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset NVRAM/PRAM. If that does not solve things then-
  3. 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-
  4. Finally if none of the above works then you can enter ➔ macOS Recovery Mode and reinstall the macOS and see if that solves it.


Axel F.

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Jan 26, 2021 2:18 PM in response to felix_lsky

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.


  1. Reset SMC by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset SMC. If that does not solve things then-
  2. Reset NVRAM/PRAM by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset NVRAM/PRAM. If that does not solve things then-
  3. 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-
  4. Finally if none of the above works then you can enter ➔ macOS Recovery Mode and reinstall the macOS and see if that solves it.


Axel F.

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