Backlighting on Magic Keyboard with Touch ID-how to make it work?

Connected a new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID to my MacBook Pro and can't seem to get the backlighting feature to work. 13.3 MacBook Pro with M2 silicon.


Posted on Jan 12, 2023 6:20 AM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2023 6:34 AM

Johnmonthrots wrote:

Connected a new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID to my MacBook Pro and can't seem to get the backlighting feature to work. 13.3 MacBook Pro with M2 silicon.


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I did not know the external keyboard included a backlight... Where did you get that idea(?)


"The Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID doesn't have any backlighting"

ref: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English - Apple


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Jan 12, 2023 6:34 AM in response to Johnmonthrots

Johnmonthrots wrote:

Connected a new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID to my MacBook Pro and can't seem to get the backlighting feature to work. 13.3 MacBook Pro with M2 silicon.


?


I did not know the external keyboard included a backlight... Where did you get that idea(?)


"The Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID doesn't have any backlighting"

ref: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English - Apple


Jan 12, 2023 7:10 AM in response to Johnmonthrots

Johnmonthrots wrote:

I keep getting underwhelmed on Apple products as I attempt a move from Windows. Sheesh, I assumed that it would like the Logi keyboard I was using on my PC. You are right though as there is no mention of that feature in the description and I stupidly assumed it was there.


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