How To Disable Keyboard

Backlighting On MacBook Pro Or

Air

Keyboard backlighting is one of the best keyboard features on Mac

laptops, illuminating the keyboard to help you see the keys better in
low light situations. And let’s face it, it also just plain looks cool too.
Most MacBook Pro, MacBook, and MacBook Air users like the
keyboard backlighting feature, but there are some users who might
not, and there also some scenarios where some Mac laptop users
may wish to completely disable the keyboard backlighting feature.

This article will show you how to completely disable the keyboard
backlighting on Mac laptops should you want to do so.

How to Disable Keyboard Backlighting on Mac

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Here’s how you can turn off keyboard backlighting on MacBook Pro,
Air, and MacBook:

1. Go to the  Apple menu and to “System Preferences” then

select the ‘Keyboard’ preference panel
2. Under the ‘Keyboard’ section uncheck the box for “Adjust
keyboard brightness in low light”
3. Now press the “F5” key repeatedly (or fn + F5, or find the
keyboard backlight button on Touch Bar) until the key
backlighting is off

That’s it, keyboard backlighting will now be off. This is visibly

obvious, so give the keys a look or take them into dim or dark
lighting to confirm.

It’s important to turn off the “Adjust keyboard brightness in low

light” setting first, otherwise you’ll find the keyboard backlighting
sometimes turns itself back on again depending on what the
ambient lighting situation is.

How to Enable Keyboard Backlighting on Mac

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If you want to reverse this change and re-enable keyboard
backlighting on the Mac laptop series:

1. Go to the  Apple menu then to “System Preferences” and

choose the ‘Keyboard’ preferences
2. Under the ‘Keyboard’ section check to enable “Adjust keyboard
brightness in low light”
3. Press “F6” key repeatedly (or fn + F6, or find the keyboard
backlight button on Touch Bar) until keyboard backlighting is
back on and at the brightness setting you desire
If you’re trying to turn keyboard backlighting on again but see a
keyboard lighting locked logo on the screen, it’s probably because
the light sensor is being activated by a bright light in the room or
from elsewhere. Nonetheless if you’re convinced there’s another
issue, follow this troubleshooting guide if keyboard backlighting is
not working on a MacBook and you’ll probably be able to fix it pretty
quickly.

This applies to the backlit keyboards on MacBook, MacBook Pro,

and MacBook Air, as the Apple desktop keyboards don’t have
keyboard backlighting.

If you know of another method to disable keyboard backlighting on

Mac laptop, share with us in the comments below!