Touch Bar is working but no light

MacBook Pro is working fine, however, the Touch Bar is all black and is not lighting up. When I touch it, it functions normal but still no light.


I've tried restarting, no go //

Tried holding the power button for 10 seconds // still no go

Tried reset SMC by pressing shift, control, alt and power for button for 7 seconds // still no go


How do we resolve this issue?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on May 18, 2021 8:22 PM

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May 19, 2021 2:30 PM in response to GSV_touchbar

Hello GSV_touchbar,


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! We understand you are experiencing some issues with the light on your Touch Bar for your Mac. We are happy to provide some guidance.


It looks like you've done some great steps to address the issue so far. From the troubleshooting steps you listed, it seems the steps to reset the SMC we would want to try again. You want to press and hold Control + Option + Shift keys for for at least 7 seconds, then press and hold the power button and continue to hold all 4 keys for another 7 seconds, then release them. You then would wait a few seconds before turning the Mac back on. Take a look at the exact steps in this helpful article:


How to reset the SMC of your Mac


Keep us updated on how it goes after trying those steps again.


Best Regards.

May 20, 2021 8:33 AM in response to GSV_touchbar

Thanks for keeping us updated on this. If resetting the SMC with the above steps didn't work, one other thing to try would be to boot the Mac into safe mode to see if the behavior stays the same. Take a look at how to boot into safe mode here:


How to use safe mode on your Mac


If the behavior doesn't change, the next step we would recommend would be to reach out to Apple Support directly to go over the next best steps. Use the following link to reach out directly: Get Support


Cheers.

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