My iPad Magic Keyboard is not backlit. When I attempt to adjust the lighting in settings or in control center, the slider immediately migrates back to zero. Following a lengthy support session with Apple, my old unit was replaced. However, the same problem persists.
iPad Pro
Since Apple already replaced your keyboard unit and the problem persisted, the issue is not hardware-related to the Magic Keyboard itself. The keyboard backlight slider snapping back to zero is almost always caused by an ambient light sensor restriction or a specific iPadOS Accessibility glitch.
The Magic Keyboard does not have its own ambient light sensors; it relies entirely on the iPad's built-in light sensor (located near the front-facing camera). If the room you are in is brightly lit, iPadOS will actively block you from raising the slider to prevent battery drain. Alternatively, a software conflict is overriding your manual input.
Try this
An ongoing iPadOS glitch causes the AssistiveTouch feature to lock the keyboard backlight slider at zero.
Since Apple already replaced your keyboard unit and the problem persisted, the issue is not hardware-related to the Magic Keyboard itself. The keyboard backlight slider snapping back to zero is almost always caused by an ambient light sensor restriction or a specific iPadOS Accessibility glitch.
The Magic Keyboard does not have its own ambient light sensors; it relies entirely on the iPad's built-in light sensor (located near the front-facing camera). If the room you are in is brightly lit, iPadOS will actively block you from raising the slider to prevent battery drain. Alternatively, a software conflict is overriding your manual input.
Try this
An ongoing iPadOS glitch causes the AssistiveTouch feature to lock the keyboard backlight slider at zero.
That worked! Thank you so much.
Unresponsive Magice Keyboard Backlight Slider
