Are you a MacBook Pro, Air, or MacBook user who finds the keyboard backlight feature unnecessary or wants to turn it off temporarily? This guide will show you how to disable the keyboard backlight completely on your Mac laptop.
Disable Keyboard Backlight on Mac Laptops
The steps to turn off the keyboard backlight feature on Mac laptops are as follows:
- Open the “System Preferences” app from the Apple menu on your Mac laptop.
- Click on “Keyboard Preferences.”
- Uncheck the “Adjust Keyboard Brightness in Low Light” box.
- Press F5 repeatedly (or function + F5) until the keyboard backlight is off.
Note that it’s essential to disable the “Adjust Keyboard Brightness in Low Light” setting first to prevent the keyboard backlight from turning back on depending on the current lighting situation.
Enable Keyboard Backlight on Mac Laptops
If you want to re-enable the keyboard backlight on your Mac laptop, follow these steps:
- Open the “System Preferences” app from the Apple menu on your Mac laptop.
- Click on “Keyboard Preferences.”
- Enable the “Adjust Keyboard Brightness in Low Light” box.
- Press F6 repeatedly (or function + F6) until the keyboard backlight returns and set the brightness to your preference.
For MacBook Pro models with a Touch Bar, you can enable or disable the keyboard backlight by tapping the backlight button on the Touch Bar repeatedly.
FAQs
What devices and operating systems does this guide support?
This guide on how to disable/enable keyboard backlighting is applicable to MacBook Pro, Air, and MacBook devices running on macOS or iOS.
Are there any alternate methods to turn off the keyboard backlight on Mac laptops?
If you know of any other method to turn off or on the keyboard backlight on your Mac laptop, feel free to share them with us in the comment section below.
